The flower market at Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA is a treat. Flower vendors stand behind countless buckets of blossoms, creating bouquets with art and whimsy. Since my current lodging is close to the market, I get to enjoy the flower market as a part of my weekly routine. Quickly, I noticed how uniquely…
For some time now, I have been curating my own whimsical garden in Missouri and snapping photos of unique garden spaces when encountered them, but I thought it might be good to collect some of those images into one post, to provide a reference for myself and others who might be seeking fresh ideas and…
This vintage birdcage makes a unique hanging basket featuring small shade-loving plants and a vintage bird figurine. One element of creating a whimsical garden is using ordinary objects to add playful interest to your garden. (Last year’s post on creating a garden fountain using an old sink counts!) Birdcages can be a fun addition but…
I have made no secret of my affinity for daffodils on my blog. In order to feature them even more prominently in my spring landscape, a few years ago I started planting daffodil bulbs in planters around my porch and driveway. When, at the end of summer, I’m cleaning up the planters, I tuck daffodil…
Hawk Hill is home to many flowers and flowering plants, but by late summer/mid fall there’s not much that hasn’t gone dormant or to seed, so my vases are usually empty. One day I realized that even though my flowerbeds were empty, there were lots of colorful and unique plants- even weeds- on the property…
One of the big unanticipated benefits of DIY & Garden blogging is that the blog, over the years, begins to serve as a reference book for all your documented projects and adventures. I can’t tell you how often I refer to my own blog to re-learn something or remember the name of a product I’ve…
I potted up a new Eucalyptus houseplant today, and I thought I’d take some photos to document a few things I’m doing uniquely or differently in my indoor and outdoor garden lately, while also illustrating how to pot up a small Eucalyptus plant to help give it the room needed to grow large enough for…
Like a lot of chicken owners, I struggle to get anything green to grow in my chicken coop. Last spring, totally out of space in my garden, I decided to experiment with growing watermelons vertically up the “trellis” of my chicken coop’s run. Growing vining plants vertically and keeping chickens can go hand in hand…
This post updated: I love container gardening, but the prices for big planters can be painful! This spring I decided to repurpose some basic 5 gallon buckets I had lying around into these cheap, charming planters. Step 1. Pick your buckets & drill holes in the bottom for drainage My buckets had giant holes due…
