Looking for DIY garden projects to make your green space awesome? We have you covered!
Throughout Garden Week we’ve shared incredible DIY garden projects here at CAGW and on all of the sites that participated! We were blown away by the creativity and ingenuity of each project posted, and we hope that you were too! To end Garden Week with a bang, we’ve put together 75 of the best DIY garden projects in a mega round-up. All of the garden creativity you’ll need this spring is right here at your fingertips!
Outdoor Decor
- Upcycle a metal tin into a chalkboard planter
- Turn an old crib into an upcycled garden trellis
- Upcycle an old chair into a colorful planter
- DIY card catalog drawer garden planter
- DIY concrete mosaic
- Turn an old bowling ball into a garden ornament
- DIY tiki torches from old glass bottles
- Turn old bricks into a vertical planter
- Grow a miniature succulent garden in a light bulb terrarium
- How to: painted stones for your garden
- Whimsical yard art from recycled plastic pots
- Kitty planters from plastic bottles
- DIY pallet garden walkway
- A portable pallet fence
- Create a decorative plate wall for your porch or patio
- DIY chandelier bird feeder
- DIY wire spool and metal tub coffee table
- Make a chandelier planter
- Dresser drawer planter
- DIY bundt pant planter
- Upcycle an old shutter into garden art
- DIY garden boot strawberry planter
- How to make teacup planters
- $10 DIY one hour upcycled firepit
- DIY pallet garden organizer
- Turn a lamp into a birdbath
- Make a totem pole from recycled materials
- DIY tin can wind chime
- Create tire planters
- Turn a plastic pumpkin into a sheet music planter
- Vintage suitcase turned garden planter
- DIY floppy disk planters
- DIY tie planters (use recycled grocery bags instead of plastic bags)
- Decorate an outdoor candle
- Painted tire planters (use low VOC spray paint, if you can!)
- Upcycle a dresser into a planter
- All natural graffiti made from moss
- Dry wall tape terra cotta pot
- Cute recycled planters that you can make with your kids
- DIY seed bomb wedding favors
- Biodegradable plant pots from coffee grounds
- How to care for your garden furniture
- DIY bird feeder from an old glass soda bottle
- Build a solar street lamp for your backyard
- DIY hanging garden tins
Gardening Tips and Tricks
- Where to buy seeds and what to look for
- 35 garden ideas to keep you growing
- 5 beauty herbs and how to use them
- How to make an upside down tomato planter
- Build a honey bee habitat from scrap wood
- DIY wood pallet garden
- DIY drip irrigation for under ten dollars
- Make your own natural or recycled pots for plants and seedlings
- How to get started with raised bed gardening
- DIY garden markers
- 5 simple DIY plant markers
- DIY gardening: how to build a worm compost
- Homemade insecticidal soap
- How to regrow your lettuce
- 5 homemade fertilizer recipes
- CD plant markers
- DIY seed starting mix recipes
- DIY hanging herb planter from a mesh produce bag 64. Knowing your first and last frost or freeze dates
- Compost 101: don’t garden without it
- Planning the ultimate heirloom garden
- Keep snails away from your garden with copper
- Top 15 food plants that grow in the shade
- 5 tips for having a Green Diva spring garden
- The DIY compost bin that you’ll actually want to use
- How to plant spring garlic
- DIY gardening: build a rain barrel
- Mini greenhouse from a plastic bottle
- How to grow herbs in a container garden
- Test the soil in your garden
What are your outdoor plans for this spring? Which DIY garden projects do you want to try? Share your plans with us in the comment section below!
[Photo credits: Garden Scene via Shutterstock; Colorful bicycle carrying flowers via Shutterstock; Gardening tools via Shutterstock.]