These days, habitat gardens are all the rage among eco-conscious Californians. They add native plants to their yards, patios or even balconies to provide food and shelter for wildlife. But here’s the ...

You can transform your garden into a handmade, personality-infused oasis using only refreshingly simple, inexpensive materials. In Handmade Garden Projects (Timber Press, 2012), Lorene Edwards Forkner ...

So you don't have the space, know-how or budget to build a pond? Plant a water garden with a bubbler in a container, and place it on a patio, deck or by the front door. Use a watertight container that ...

The finished red starburst on the top of the mason jar rim symbolizes fire, one of the five natural elements included in this project. Feng shui is based on the idea that our homes are a mirror of our ...

In this video, we turn a simple ibc into a self-watering wicking bed perfect for any gardener wanting to save water, save money and grow big crops of healthy vegetables! 0:00 Introduction 1:45 What is ...

After two years of maintenance gardening, this was finally the summer of the water feature. During our tenure in New York a decade ago, my husband got into pond gardening big time with a large ...

Turn an empty bottle into a low-maintenance planter that keeps your plants perfectly hydrated and adds a creative, eco-friendly touch to your space.

DIY web site Instructables details how to keep your plants healthy by building a self-watering planter from a couple of plastic IKEA storage boxes. The concept is simple. Two boxes are nested inside ...

Wanita Wright’s backyard pond near Central and 143rd East will be on the Kansas Pond Society’s Water Garden Tour June 18-19. The pond was made by Wright and her late husband by converting the pool and ...

In flood-prone southern Louisiana, the problem with water is usually that there’s too much of it. But during dry periods, weeks can go by without a good rain. This spring brought a lengthy dry spell ...

DIY water features instructor Andrew Chaves and his wife, Amanda (not pictured), dug out the roughly 4-by-6-foot hole required to install this preformed pond in their ...