Handmade Garden Projects: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creative Garden Features, Containers, Lighting and More

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Review “Whimsy is the watchword here, even as Forkner provides full-color photos, practical conversion tables, hardiness zones, and resources listings in this innovative addition to DIY creativity.” —Booklist “Filled with ideas for turning unused items and common materials into decorative and functional garden accents.” —Akron Beacon Journal “Part inspiration and part manual, but for anyone comfortable working with simple tools and construction materials there is just enough step-by-step instruction to get started.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Her instructions are practical, her aesthetic pleasingly funky.” —Seattle Times “Puts a smile on your face . . . . any gardener is bound to find a project they’ll love. . . . Jam-packed with colorful photos, great advice, and good guidance, making it a must-have. Better buy two, one to keep for yourself!” —Belfast Republican Journal “Unique creative weekend projects.” —Poppy Talk “A series of well-photographed and inspiring garden visits and projects, meant to enhance your garden.” —Danger Garden blog “A creative new book. . . . filled with ideas and instructions with DIY ideas from fountains to fire pits.” —Plant Talk “A collection of simple and inspiring projects that take your garden—be it balcony, small or large—to the next level and reflect your personality and taste.” —Treehugger “If you are wondering what’s in this book for plant nerds, the good news is: Plenty.” —Pacific Horticulture “If you need a little inspiration for infusing your personality into your own garden, be sure to check out [this] book.” —Digging Product Description Your journey to a made-from-scratch outdoor space starts here. Transform your yard into a beautifully personalized retreat with 30 step-by-step projects! The finished pieces include creative pathways, unique support structures, DIY water features, clever containers, and special finishing touches that help bring your garden to life. With easy to follow instructions, lush color photography, and sidebars filled with helpful tips and additional ideas, Handmade Garden Projects is an inspiring step toward a more stylish space. From Booklist As unique as a fingerprint . . . handmade gardens reveal the creative vision and personality of the gardener in charge. Creating outdoor spaces of character, comfort, and fun involves scouring garage sales, your own garage, and building-salvage yards with such recyclables as broken ladders (for climbing flowers) and follies, fanciful outbuilding features like the tiny vintage trailer in Forkner’s Aluminum Garden surrounded by silver, green, and white plantings. Landscaping foundations—ground-level pathways and patios with pebbled mosaic accents or mown-lawn labyrinths—draw the eye upward to industrial rock-screen trellises and scrap-metal window ledges supporting planters. Old water jars and catch-basin sections become fountains; plumbing-pipe pergolas sport canvas drop-cloth awnings; industrial light fixtures contain outdoor terraria; and old shutters are turned into shelf storage/plant stands. Each project comes complete with lists of needed materials and tools, instructions, and recommended plantings. Whimsy is the watchword here, even as Forkner provides full-color photos, practical conversion tables, hardiness zones, and resource listings in this innovative addition to DIY creativity. --Whitney Scott From the Back Cover You can transform your garden into a handmade, personality-infused oasis. Author Lorene Edwards Forkner—part eco-friendly non-traditionalist, part crafty creative with more ideas than money—will show you how. Projects run the gamut from eye-catching structures, like a pergola made from plumbing pipes, to imaginative details, like a tree-hung chandelier for nighttime ambiance. You’ll also find helpful plant guides to accompany projects: delectable herbs to fill a stacking container tower, stellar succulents for a vertical gutter garden, glorious flowering vines to climb a bamboo obelisk,