Wooden Trellis A garden trellis is required to complete any garden. Many vegetables including peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, luffas and many others, require a trellis to grow to their fullest ability. Sometimes buying a trellis can be expensive, but the garden is a great place to use repurposed items to keep inline with a natural look.… Read More How to Repurpose a Screen Door into a Garden Trellis
Plastic Free Shampoo Zero waste shampoo was one of my latest zero waste swaps to make. In the area of beauty products, I’m about as low-maintenance as it gets. I bought my shampoo and conditioner in the largest containers available to save money, but it also greatly reduced my plastic usage. However, I started to… Read More Zero Waste Swaps: Zero Waste Shampoo
Benefits of Butterflies Butterfly houses are an important part of creating a habitat for butterflies. A butterfly habitat goes a long way in providing a safe haven for something that’s not only are they beautiful, but they value in the areas of health, aesthetics, education, science, and even economic value. Butterflies have been around for… Read More Butterfly Houses: How to Create a Butterfly Habitat in Your Yard
In our family we go through a lot of plant labels in the garden. We’ve tried all kind of DIY plant labels, and here are some of our favorites.
Composting Basics Composting might seem like a daunting task, but this post is everything you need to know about the basics of composting for beginners.
No matter how big or small your space, wormless composting is possible. When making steps toward sustainable apartment living, I learned about composting with worms. I’m still a huge advocate of vermicomposting (composting with worms). The worms do all the work, you never really have to touch them, and the the DIY bins are super… Read More Wormless Composting: Apartment Composting Made Easy
Fan Blade Dragonfly Yard Art Got some fan blades from a broken ceiling fan? Don’t toss them just yet! You can give them a new life as a fan blade dragonfly! This past Christmas, I made dragonfly garden decor for my mother’s gift. She’s an avid gardener and she had seen them previously on Pinterest… Read More Fan Blade Dragonfly Yard Art
Importance of a Bird Feeding Station These unique bird feeder ideas are perfect for any backyard bird feeding station because they draw in the birds that add to a healthy backyard ecosystem. When you have a healthy ecosystem you’re less reliant on pesticides. Instead nature does what it does best to keep itself in check.… Read More Unique Bird Feeder Ideas for a Bird Feeding Station
Unique Gardening Gifts Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so I wanted to share my top 10 best gardening gifts for mom, including one I made myself Mothers are so incredibly special. A few years ago, I wrote the 23 lessons I learned from my mother and every year I find more things I… Read More The 21 Best Gardening Gifts for Mom
Bentonite Clay Toothpaste This zero waste toothpaste recipe with bentonite clay changed my life. A few years ago, I had a wake up call about my oral hygiene. Without dental insurance I had to come up with quite a chunk of change to fix some of the issues I had ignored for years. But it… Read More Zero Waste Toothpaste with Bentonite Clay