Category: Project Ideas

How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

A raised garden bed offers several advantages over a ground-level bed. For one thing, it gives you easier access to your plants, so you don’t have to bend over as far. It also makes it easier to cover your plants in winter (if necessary) and manage the soil content. There are several other benefits of [...]

How to Build a Retaining Wall in Your Yard

Retaining walls can be used in many ways to complement your landscape design. You can use them to enclose a flower bed. You can use them to separate one area of your yard from another. Or you can use them purely for design purposes. You can even accomplish all of these goals in a single [...]

Landscaping a Flower Bed to be a Foundation Border

I used to sit on the patio of my backyard and admire all of the landscaping projects the wife and I had completed. Then I would look at the bare foundation along the back of the house, and I would get the itch. You know the itch I’m talking about … when you look at [...]

How to Landscape a Small Area in Your Yard

Small areas can be a landscaping challenge for a variety of reasons. But with a little bit of planning and forethought, you can easily landscape a small area to make it more functional and attractive.
Today, I’ll share one of my recent projects with you, because it’s a prime example of what I’m talking about. I [...]