DIY Garden Projects (Hardie Grant Books, 2016) by Mat Pember and Dillion Seitchik-Reardon is all about fun and practical projects that will transform your backyard into a functioning vegetable ...

Here's what they recommend as you start planning and building your first vegetable garden beds ... as well as a space-saving planter. Garden year-round: The couple's most recent addition is ...

Planters are an excellent introduction to hypertufa as a material, so let’s walk through the steps for making a hypertufa planter from scratch. Hypertufa is an easy DIY cement mix made with ...

But a DIY raised garden bed ... Go a bit taller if you want a planter box that’s even easier to reach. If you’re planning on growing root vegetables like carrots or potatoes, opt for a ...

Learn all about how to make DIY self watering planters for tomatoes and other vegetables and herbs, perfect for small-space gardening. The following is an excerpt from The Urban Homestead by Kelly ...

Sowing vegetable garden ideas is an easy DIY project—whether it’s an herb ... This herb garden uses hanging planter bags to maximize space. Two points for sustainability if you make a small ...

But a DIY raised garden bed ... the Asparen planter from IKEA. A minimum depth of 12 inches is good for most herbs and shallow-rooted vegetables. For root crops like carrots or potatoes, aim ...