VERTICAL HERB GARDENS - gardening, planting, nature, garden, sustainable lifestyle, do-it-yourself, creative environmental options, craft, organics, gardening, planting, flower pots, reusing, old and vintage, nature, environmental news, recycling tips, br. Comments on 04/22 at 01:35 AM Oh wow, I like this too.
I'll have to research this...like how do they get the plants to stay in the box?! I also like the boxes themselves. I am hoping to build a similar one soon for a tabletop salad garden. on 04/22 at 12:56 PM Hey! I want to build one too! On 04/22 at 01:00 PM My question would be how to water it. on 04/22 at 01:02 PM Inside the house environment. on 04/29 at 12:33 PM. Best plants for terrariums. Happy monday, friends!
If you’ve been around here for a while, you know i love terrariums. unfortunately, i’ve learned the hard way about which plants do and don’t survive in this type of climate! (let’s just say mine once started growing mushrooms.. ) in efforts of helping you skip the trial and error phase, i thought you might find this article helpful. better homes and gardens recently published an article about which plants work best for terrariums, and i’ve summed them up in an easy to view table below (you can read the bhg article for more details!).
(click on the image to make it bigger) as pictured above: 1. peperomia caperata ‘variegata’ 2. cryptanthus bivittatus 3. arachnoides simplicior ‘variegata’ 4. pilea involucrata ‘moon valley’ 5. selaginella kraussiana ‘aurea’ 6. tillandsia stricta 7. acorus gramineus ‘minimus aureus’ 8. ophiopogon planiscapus ‘nigrescens’ 9. asplenium bulbiferum 10. saxifraga stolonifera 11. fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura. Inspiring garden spaces. As spring starts to settle in, i can’t help but crave extra time outside. with my hands itching to dig in the dirt, i’ve been drooling over some especially inspiring gardens. today, i’m sharing a few of my favorites with you!
Garden sheds by bhg tree house inspiration by studio g romantico! By villa von krogh outdoor room ideas and vegetable gardens by bhg flip flops and pearls by little blue deer garden envy by apartment therapy wrap up: { flowers } { garden } { inspiration } { outdoor } { spring } { summer } { vegetable } Contemporary Photography Magazine Online. Secret hideout. Posted by victoria //// 50 Comments after my little crash and burn last week, i took some of your much needed good advice and spent some time outdoors this weekend. i am very lucky to have a secret garden, which when not engulfed in knee-high weeds, is a lovely little spot to hide out in the big bad city. robyn pope gardens transformed the weeds into a happy oasis of green a while ago, replacing them with river rock, minted moss, lavender, rosemary and mexican sage. and then this weekend, i finally put together this teepee that had been sitting in a box in the garage forever!
It’s the most amazing retreat i could hope for. such a peaceful hideout! Thanks for all the helpful ideas and well wishes, guys. you can’t know how very much it means to me. Search Results. Robyn Pope - Child Friendly Gardens. Robyn Pope - Child Friendly Gardens. Teeny Tiny Terrarium Tools from Terrain. Mother’s Day Terrarium by Nicole Balch of Making It Lovely. By Guest A terrarium that you’ve assembled would make a great Mother’s Day gift, but if the lucky recipient enjoys gardening or crafting, you could also consider giving her all of the components to make her own.
I’ll show you how I put mine together below. I have two young kids, so I wanted to add some color and sparkle to my terrarium. The billy buttons are one of my favorite elements too, because I think they look a little like Seuss trees in a landscape. Materials The project can be completed from start to finish (including clean up) in less than an hour. Choose the Best Spot for Your Garden. Curbly-Original.
Windowsill Sprouting my way through the Winter. My orchids are dark speckled and bruised from the cold.
The flowery Lantana shrubs are like coarse twine unraveled in a pile on the ground. The tall ornamental grasses, which I love for their swaying grace, stand in stiff bunches like little scarecrows scattered across the lawn. My herbs…oh, let’s not even go there (I think thyme and cilantro are barely holding on). Then there’s the pile of dead and crispy Christmas trees strewn around the fire pit. How To Make Newspaper Seed Pots.
DIY Projects / Indoor herb garden for less than $20. VERTICAL VEGETABLES: "Grow up" in a small garden and confound the cats! Plaid Pigeon : Toy Planters. DIY Patio Garden Kit - Fire Escape Farms. Terrarium Centerpieces The other week, my good friend Stephanie and I planned out a craft weekend.
Our mission: Terrariums. Not the kind you keep lizards in, but the kind you can seal up and watch the moss grow. It was fun, cheap, and easy, and while we were creating them I realized how awesome they would be as centerpieces at a wedding. They are totally unique, creative, and beautiful. We each made four of them, which just goes to show they are not even that labor intensive. Terrariums are meant to be long lasting, so you can even make some months before the wedding and still have them thriving in time for the big day. So lets get down to the nitty-gritty of how you can actually make them: Step 1: Materials • Glass containers in whatever size you heart most.
. • Good dirt and rocks. . • Figurines or decorative rocks to place inside. . • Horticultural Charcoal. DIY : Succulent Garden. DIY : Tackle Box Garden. DIY: Succulent Tea Cups. SEEDS - Fire Escape Farms. 1-2-3- weeeee! let’s build a garden... How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden. Good news and bad news.
I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. That’s the bad news.