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Gina
2017年03月15日
Gina

If you’ve been inside a nursery any time recently, or spent any time on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen some version of a miniature garden. Mini gardens are a whole cottage industry now, with classes and clubs and a cult like following. (In a good way!) Fairy gardens are closely related, and are simply miniature gardens tended by mythical fairy creatures. Makes perfect sense, right? I totally get the need for some garden fantasy, but I personally lean less towards the fairy and the cute kind of gardens, and more towards the mini versions of what I dream about for my big garden! I’ve had this idea for a miniature garden for while now, and I plan to get to it soon, even already have the copper container…and when I do, I will share it with you all, but in the meantime, I wanted to show you what some other great bloggers have done, and how they did it so you can get hooked as well! DIY miniature gardens, with tutorials, ideas and resources! Our feature project, above, is a miniature garden with patio from much admired Garden Therapy. Stephanie has a complete tutorial at her site, including instructions on making a permanent patio and resources on where to find supplies. From Pollyanna Reinvents, I love this one. Its a tabletop mini garden terrarium complete with a bucolic scene, and is perfect for chasing away winter blues indoors. Click through to find her step by step!
  The Knitted Garden has created this inspiring miniature fairy garden, right in the base of a tree. I think this just epitomizes the magic of a garden.
  Find out how to make this tabletop tray garden from BHG… This is a great miniature garden for indoors!
  This miniature garden from Janit Calvo at ‘Two Green Thumbs‘ would be created with the same patio instructions as the ones from Garden Therapy in the first project…Visit Two Green Thumbs for more ideas and a great source of miniature garden supplies!
  Organized Clutter Queen has a different take, with this kitchen miniature garden. Love her use of what she had and creating something great from nothing!
  Unfortunately I don’t have a step by step for this broken pot mini garden, it was created by Pinterest user Sue Matyszak. Plenty of inspiration here! You can find a step by step for broken pot mini gardens at The Garden Diaries.
  If you want to go an easier route, you can order this fairy garden broken planter kit from Laughing Orange Studio. Love this!
  Another inspirational fairy garden built into a tree by artist Sally Smith… If you are interested in this type of miniature garden, visit her site and find out all about her and her resources! Lastly, we have this tiny little miniature Teacup Garden,  from Salt Tree. This is such a cute idea! What a nice gift this would make!
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Gina
2017年03月15日
Gina

Just when you thought the snow would never melt, or the winds would never stop, daffodils brighten your garden with a burst of color in spring. Super easy to grow in most zones, daffodils are great cut flowers, can be used in both formal and informal gardens, can be grown in containers, and can even be forced to bloom out of season! There are many more varieties than just the time honored sunny yellow, and single and double foliage. There are even miniature daffodils, perfect for making a statement in a small garden, planting in a casual lawn of grass, or using in containers. If you know how to dig a hole and be patient, you can grow daffodils. Daffodils must be planted in the fall to bloom in the spring with just a few easy care requirements. How to Plant and Grow Daffodils Choosing Bulbs and Varieties Choose healthy bulbs by looking for bulbs that are papery, not shriveled. Full, heavy bulbs that don’t have gashes or cuts are a good sign of bulb health. Don’t buy any bulb with mold or fungus. Most varieties will bloom wherever there is a winter frost, as they need a period of cold dormancy to force blooming. There are varieties that grow in the south in zone 9, check with your local nursery for best suggestions for your area. According to ‘Southern Living’, these types are perfect for Southern gardens. ‘Avalon’, ‘Carlton’, ‘February Gold’, ‘Geranium’, ‘Hawera’, ‘Ice Follies’, ‘Jack Snipe’, ‘Jetfire’, ‘Minnow’, Narcissus odorus, ‘Quail’, ‘Saint Keverne’, ‘Salome’, ‘Tête-à-tête’, ‘Thalia’, and ‘Trevithian’. Varieties run from two foot tall sunny yellow traditional daffodils, to tiny little minis, to white doubles with a pure pink throat. There are pale yellows, coral throated beauties, and even a pure pink variety! Check out our favs at the end of the post to help you choose. Remember, choose for your space. Don’t expect a dozen minis to make a big impact on an acre lot.
Planting Daffodil bulbs are planted in the fall, before the ground freezes. It’s best to plant them as soon as you can get your hands on them to give them time to set out roots. Choose a light soil, they hate heavy clay. (Don’t we all?) Plant 3 times deeper than their height. So if your bulb is 2 inches tall, you need to plant them 6 inches deep. 3-6 inches apart, depending on size, larger bulbs farther apart. Choose a full to part sun position. Pink and red varieties have better color with afternoon shade, but all prefer 6 hours of sun a day for best flowering.
Seasonal Care Fall Plant bulbs and water well. Water occasionally if the fall is dry. Add a bulb fertilizer at time of planting and each fall after that to help the plant store energy for blooms. Bone meal is a good organic food for bulbs, especially in the planting hole. Spring Water the bulbs if it has been dry, and a half strength liquid fertilizer at this time can boost bloom. Summer Do not cut back withering foliage until it has totally died back, like most bulbs. They need every last bit of the green energy to store away enough for next seasons blooms. Most gardeners plant perennials or annuals near the bulbs so that as they grow in the spring, they cover much of the aging foliage. Cut back foliage to the ground when it it totally browned. Winter Daffodils are very hardy and do not require being dug up for winter. You may mulch to prevent them from being displaced by the heaving ground at hard freezes. Remember to remove the mulch in spring. Tips and Cautions  Daffodils are poisonous if eaten, so do not plant where young children or pets can access them. The flowers will tend to face the sun, so make sure you keep that in mind when choosing your site. You don’t want all those gorgeous blooms with their backs to you all day! Daffodils can be lifted and divided with a sharp spade in early fall as they multiply, and then replanted for a larger display next year. Most can be divided every 3-4 years. Daffodils are deer resistant. Our Favorites Our selections here are from ‘Brecks‘, as they are our favorite online bulb supplier. Nope, they did not sponsor this post, we just love ’em! ‘Carlton‘ A traditional yellow, medium sized bulb, these thrive just about anywhere, and naturalize beautifully! And they have a vanilla scent!
  ‘Mount Hood‘ A tried and true pure white variety. Large blooms great for cutting.
  ‘Cotinga‘ We love pink daffodils, and Cotinga has white petals with a pink throat. This is a smaller one, less than 12 inches high, but the long throat and delicate translucence to the petals make this an elegant choice.
  ‘Riot‘ Need a little more color from your Daffys? Try Riot for its red cups against white petals. Medium sized at 16 inches and very weather resistant, these are a great choice for grabbing attention for your garden!
  ‘Dick Wilden‘ aka ‘Golden Beauty’ This stunning double yellow daffodil is a focal plant, to be sure. Medium height, easy to grow. Gorgeous in a vase!
  ‘Bravoure‘ One of the most awarded daffodils, Bravoure is a great blend between a traditional happy yellow, tempered with a true pure white, and long elegant cups. Medium sized.
  ‘Petit Four‘ Tall, fragrant, beautiful.
  ‘Tête-à-Tête’  This is the double version of the iconic Tête-à-Tête mini daffodil, and we love this! Perfect for pots at only 8 inches high, this is a lot of bloom packed into a tiny plant! The original Tête-à-Tête is not double, but just as sweet!
  ‘Salome‘ Our last choice is Salome for it’s apricot throats and pure white petals… These are medium plants that look amazing en masse. And they are fragrant!
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Gina
2017年03月15日
Gina
If you need more gardening space, or you just want to try something a little more unique and interesting, consider a vertical garden.  There is nothing new about the idea of going up in garden design… hanging planters, trees and arbors and porticos are all examples of taking things skyward. But these DIY vertical gardens are clever and smart, and give your garden a creative edge. So the next time you’re trying to figure out how to find enough space to grow those herbs, or what you can do to liven up a ho-hum garden space, go vertical! Our feature photo below, is a modern, space saving DIY vertical garden from Chris at ‘Man Made DIY’. He grew veggies in it, but anything is fair game!
  Rachel at ‘Shades of Blue Interiors’ wanted a pop of color for her small front porch. Her DIY ladder vertical garden brought that color to eye level and added charm to her porch as well! This is an easy project with inexpensive materials. The key would be an attractive wooden ladder! If you don’t have an authentically old one, consider picking up a cheap wood ladder at a home improvement store and staining it.
  Got a roll of rusty metal fence? Or already have a fence that could use a spruce up? Punch holes in simple metal or plastic containers, and hang onto the fence with an s-hook. Plant with your fav flowers or herbs! Remember, keep the containers small enough so that the fence will hold the weight when they are full of soil. This project is from Jill at ‘Sew a Fine Seam‘.
  Make succulent frames with this tutorial from ‘Sunset‘. This is a fun project that can turn a patio or balcony space into a really special garden area, even if you have only concrete flooring! Photo from ‘Sky Parlour‘.
  ‘AKA Design’ built an arbor support for their DIY vertical garden. I love these kinds of container gardens because they are so versatile. This could be all moss, ferns, succulents, herbs, or flowers. Use a color theme or all the colors you can. Trailing plants or mounding ones. Having the same pot throughout ties it all together. Great tutorial!
  This vertical herb garden trellis wall from Carrie at ‘Making Lemonade’ is perfect for adding some shade to a window with none, or just making fresh herbs easily accessible from the kitchen door! Simple project anyone can do with ordinary trellis from the home improvement store and some Ikea pots. Plus, I love her theory on how important it is to take care of yourself! (Go read it, the whole deck makeover is so cute!)
  Love this DIY suspended vertical garden from ‘The Heathered Nest’ via ‘Remodelaholic’. This project is made with some simple pots and galvanized wire, and they walk you through it step by step. They even make suggestions on how you can customize it!
  This DIY outdoor succulent wall garden from ‘Sugar & Cloth’ was made using an unfinished hand rail and used paint tins! Love how clever this is.
  Lovin’ on this DIY simple modern vertical wall garden from ‘The Fresh Exchange’. Would love to grow container veggies in this! This is made with felt from the fabric store, believe it or not!
  This vertical garden DIY is from ‘Numi Tea Blog’, and is made from ordinary rain gutters. I wonder if we could figure out a way to mount these to a stone block wall? :)
  Make a cinderblock garden! You can visit our tutorial for our DIY cinder clock vertical planter to get all the instructions. This photo from ‘The Rainforest Garden‘.
  Last, learn how to plant a vertical garden from ‘Front & Main’, the blog of ‘West Elm’. This project would look amazing indoors or out on a covered patio. Simple and awesome!

Get creative! No matter how small or boring your garden space, there is always a way to create your own amazing little bit of green earth!
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Gina
2017年02月15日
Gina

We here at have been doing a lot with antique glass insulators lately… we have a tutorial on making a garden lantern from insulators that has been pretty popular on Pinterest… I think we’re drawn to the insulators because we love colored glass, we LOVE the history behind these up-cycled pieces, and also because they seem to fit well in every style, from rustic to modern.
We recently came across yet another insulator garden project we just had to share! Dan 330 used a box of unused antique insulators (a little jealous there!) to create these really neat mini planters. He used trendy succulents to really modern them up, which we LOVE! His entire tutorial is here. Needless to say, this is an easy project as well. BTW… we found insulators at our local antique shop for $5… be careful though, there are collectors ones that go for over $100! We want to make a couple of suggestions… if you are interested in using succulents for this project, it looks great. Problem is that these planters won’t have any natural drainage, and succulents hate to sit in water. We suggest using just a touch of gravel and activated charcoal (indoor planting supplies) at the bottom of the insulator before planting. On the other hand, we think this could be equally amazing planted with mosses… Right now we are having a love affair with something called Spike Moss, which can be grown outdoors in the shade, or as a houseplant. Love the texture… we definitely prefer the golden variety, although it is less hardy and best used as a houseplant or annual.  Here is info on Spike Moss here. Irish and Scotch moss are good choices as well!
So give this project a try…these would look great lined up on a bright kitchen window as well!
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Gina
2017年02月15日
Gina
When gardening in a small space, one of the largest budget busters is purchasing containers for your plantings. Even at the discount stores, buying containers for your garden can take a huge chunk out of your wallet, leaving nothing for the plants! There are ways to creatively create your own containers and save money on gardening in a small space. Remake a Cheap Container When you look at the reality of it, all a container has to do is hold soil and allow water to drain. Looking pretty isn’t necessary for function, but most of us want to dress up our yards with our gardens. Here’s some ideas: Cheap pots from the dollar store, kitty litter buckets, or plastic paint buckets Spray paint made for plastics Glue gun Decorative pebbles or stone If your container has no way for water to drain, drill a few holes in the bottom. If you don’t have access to a drill, use a hammer and nail. Make sure you clean your container well, then follow the paint can directions for giving your container an attractive base color. Earth or natural tones are best to keep the container looking unobtrusive. Metal finishes are also an option, you may want to try one of the newer hammered metal finishes for a modern look. Allow to dry overnight. Using your glue gun, attach your stones or pebbles in a decorative fashion. I like to lay the planter on its side and work around the pot using bands of stones to “paint” simple designs. Lines, waves, geometric shapes and banding effects are all easy enough for any beginner. Try to plan your design to hide the less attractive areas of the container, especially if you’re using something recycled.
Allow the glue to set 24 hours. If the containers will not be in a protected area such as a porch or deck, you might want to consider using an exterior grade glue instead. Fill with soil, plant, enjoy! Using Unusual Containers If cheap garden containers are what you need, yard sale season is the perfect time to find them! Since we already know that all garden containers need to do is hold soil and provide drainage, this is a perfect way to make charming container gardens on a budget. Scour yard sales, thrift shops and your own home for unique garden container ideas. Miniature gardens can be created and displayed inside everything from pretty teapots with a chipped rim to old suitcases or even purses! Wooden tool boxes, hanging colanders, mason jars and even old canoes! Want something with a modern flair? Check out a pipe supply company for lengths of metal drainage pipe that can be used as trendy, urban looking containers. Attach lengths of chain to old light fixtures to make funky hanging containers. Use your imagination… and it doesn’t hurt to say it again. If it can hold soil, it can be a container! That having been said, make sure to use items within the style and theme of your home and gardens. Planting old work boots with trailing sedums would look great near an old barn in a country garden, but its going to look all wrong on the porch of a contemporary home.
Tips and Tricks When using cheap or free containers in your garden, there are a couple of tips to help keep your garden looking less than “cheap”. Use a common element to keep things pulled together. Use the same color family, same style of decorating the pots, or use an unusual shape for the pots to make it all look deliberate. You don’t want it to look like a hodgepodge. Use trailing plants with abandon. Letting plants fall over the side of the pots moves them into the background, hides imperfections in your containers, and puts the focus on the plants which is where it belongs. Bring the eye up. Plant some tall, dramatic plants in pots to keep the eye from examining the containers too closely. Cleome, hollyhocks, and cosmos are tall plants that can easily (and quickly) be grown from seed, saving money. When planning small space gardens, making cheap containers can help you save money, while adding color and flexibility to your special outdoor space.
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2016年05月29日
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