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Expertise needed for this recreational Zone 5 gardener. Leeks: My daughter and I have routinely started our leek seeds (“Hattie’s Leeks”) on Valentine’s Day. This was after noticing that the ones at Wegmans were about 2.5″ in diameter, and clearly […]
Our garden’s archway trellis was a new addition in 2017, and one that we’re going to use again this spring. Aside from being a great way to raise climbers in an enclosed garden space, it was the perfect little tunnel […]
Elaborate landscaping and flowering gardens exist in our dreams; not so much in reality. Container gardens are my domain for now, and between herbs and potatoes and flowering front porch planters, we kind of rocked it this season. I always knew […]
Alt title: The Thing the Woodpecker Nibbled Before it Could Be Photographed Alt-Alt title: The Thing that Wasps Found Before I Could Finish This Post Dry storage space in the garden wasn’t really an issue until this house, where most of […]
Ready to make some raised planters that’ll hold up really, really well? No bolts, no screws, simple design. After you make the cuts they assemble securely with pieces of rebar. The interlocking design shown way back when on an episode […]
I’ve written a little bit every year to track the evolution of our backyard garden. If you want to go through those stories, feel free to do so here: 2013 (crushed by a tree), 2014, 2015, 2016 Those archives will prove that starting […]
The growing season is off to a great start, and as usual, my eyeballs/stomach expect more out of our garden than ever before. My spacial planning skills need a reality check too; I never seem to do that well planning the ground to […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in October 2013. Just when the grass stops growing two inches a week and you think your biggest outdoor project is wrangling all the fallen leaves into bags for […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in September 2014. Feeling crafty? This hanging planter was made of just basic rope and embroidery thread (so easy-peasy). I chose a glow-in-the-dark 1/4″ Polypropylene cord, but the color […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in August 2015. There’s nothing quite like having an excess of fresh fruits and vegetables this time of year – it’s a welcome opportunity to freeze, can, pickle, and […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in June 2013. I’ve planted a tomato garden for as many years as I’ve been a homeowner. I do it because it enables me to affordably eat my […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in July 2013. I aspire to a garden that graces me with fresh blossoms from spring until fall. It’s this time of year in the Northeast when the […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2015. Spring is a great time of the year to focus your efforts on transplanting and landscaping your yard. Ivy! Pachysandra! Myrtle! There are so many […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2015. The impact made by edging the driveway, sidewalks, and stone patio never ceases to amaze me. When I moved into this house, my husband and […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2013. My north-facing front yard garden soaks up about 4 hours of sun in the morning, followed by 9 hours of shade in the afternoon. The […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2012. I can’t claim to be a landscaping professional, not even close, but I’m learning things as I go. This month marks the beginning of the […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in April 2013. Last summer, I almost broke into a sweat deciding what type of mulch to use in our garden. Could there be more product decisions available […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in April 2012. A lush, luxurious garden is a dream, but as I sit on the deck on warm evenings, I know that it’s going to be years […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in March 2014. Sow, sow, soon the garden will grow. The seed starting season is upon us now (Zone 5, representing!) and soon enough, we’ll be prepping those […]
I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for HGTV and DIY Network, follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
Thanks for visiting!
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