Garden Pallet Bench Tutorial

Garden Pallet Bench Tutorial

Ah pallets. We’ve had this ongoing relationship. It’s good for the most part, but sometimes we have our differences. Since breaking up months ago, I was ready to bury the hatchet and get back together. After all, when one of us isn’t being stubborn, we can do great things together. (Asterisk’s indicate affiliate links which give me a small commission… Read More

How to Build a Garden Trellis for $30

Peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, melons, beans, squash, and peppers all have one thing in common: they climb. Their tender branches reach for the sun and grab hold of anything they can to get higher. With so many varieties of plants that climb, a garden is just about naked without a trellis for them to rise onto. Not only that, but a… Read More

How to Get Free Labor

Long ago, people did things less efficiently than we do today. Things like shelling beans, plowing fields with a horse drawn plow, and getting from point A to point B were a slow process. But, they did know how to do one thing super efficiently and with free labor to boot: raising barns. The whole community would get together for… Read More

The Truth about Starting Seeds in Eggshells

You should start your seeds indoors! There are so many benefits such as the satisfaction of raising a plant from the very beginning, the huge amount of money you will save, and the fun you’ll have putting together cutesy little containers for you seedlings! It makes so much sense, right? That is certainly what I thought when I purchased all… Read More

A Comprehensive Fence Project Planning Guide

Hello dear friends! Would you agree with me that the backyard is a wonderful place? It’s a place we go to have good times with friends, to get exercise, to play, to relax, to meditate and gain perspective. It’s your own little piece of God’s beautiful green earth to call your own. If you are an outdoorsy person like me, you automatically… Read More