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Want to explore home gardens and grab ideas? I’ve got tours, galleries, tips, and ideas for getting creative, crafty, and organized in both your home and garden. I garden organically and we live debt-free so everything is frugal and usually repurposed or recycled.

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Ideas for the Home & Garden

I collect ideas wherever I go and attend a lot of garden tours where real-life gardeners like you and me do wonderful things on modest budgets. You can see many of these gardens in the Idea Galleries by Topic section.

If you want garden how-tos see Grow and DIY project instructions are in Make.

Topics

1 Idea Lists | Creative and quirky collections.

2 DIY Project Videos | Watch how it’s done.

3 Idea Galleries by Topic | It’s a creative rabbit hole!

4 Get Organized | For those who need order to get crafty.

5 Creative Ebooks | Instant downloads

1 Idea Lists

Home & Garden Ideas | Explore everything!
Idea Galleries | Photo galleries filled with ideas
Garden Hacks | Using household items
Money-Saving | Improvements without spending
Problem-Solvers | Using household items
Reader’s Faves | Best of creative garden ideas

2 DIY Project Videos

3 Idea Galleries by Topic

Arbor, Trellis, & Obelisk Ideas
Backyard Pond Ideas
Back & Knee-Friendly Garden Ideas | So you can continue gardening
Bed Frame Flower Bed | Repurposing idea
Bird Bath Planters
Birdhouse Gallery of Ideas
Burlap | Creative and functional ideas
Chairs in the Garden
Clay Pot Ideas | What to create with those terracotta pots
Clematis Trellis | How to choose the right supports
Clematis Gallery
Chicken Coop Ideas | From a local coop tour
Colour Ideas for the Garden
Doors and Windows in the Garden
Fairy and Miniature Garden Ideas
Fence Ideas | For Better Privacy and Creativity
- Fence Garden Art Ideas
- Fences: How to Make Fences Taller
- Hide Chainlink Fence | Brilliant disguises
Faux Windows | For a fence
Fish Pond Ideas | Building tips, creative ideas, fish care, clean water tips
Flower Container Ideas and More Flower Planter Ideas and More Container Ideas and More Creative Containers and Container Ideas
Garden Art Ideas
Garden Art Easels
Garden Art that Shows Your Personality
Garden Balls and Globes
Garden Gate Ideas
Garden Junk Ideas
Garden Myths | Exploring popular, misleading garden advice
Garden Profiles | Interviews with garden friends around the world
Garden Shed Ideas and More Shed Ideas and More Fabulous Sheds and Garden Shed Mania
Garden Signs and Words in the Garden Gallery
Home garden tours
Idea Bank | Look up what you have and see what you can make
Kitchen Garden Art
Ladders | Ways to use old ladders in the garden
Metal Garden Art Ideas
Metal Garden Flowers
Mirrors in the Garden Ideas
Obelisk Ideas
Outdoor Seating Area Ideas
Potting Bench Gallery
Privacy Fence Ideas
Quirky Flower Planters | In unexpected containers
Raised Beds | Free plans and ideas
Recycled DIY Idea Bank
Rusty Garden Art
Simple Garden Art Ideas | So easy yet beautiful
Stepping Stone and Garden Path Ideas
Strawberry Containers | Think outside the shoe
Stop Solicitors | Signs to prevent unwanted knocks
Sunflowers | Gifts for sunflower fans
Succulent Garden Ideas
Tipsy Pots
Tool Art Ideas
Veggie Garden Design Ideas
Watering Can Garden Art Ideas
Winter Garden Art Ideas
Wildlife | All the wild things in the garden
How to Watch Live Bird Cams | Armchair birding at its best!
Wheels in the Garden and More Bikes and Wheels in the Garden
A video tour of Canada’s first Elevated Park in St. Thomas, Ontario

4 Get Organized

Garden Organization Tips | Take the stress out of gardening.
Home Organization Tips | Declutter, organize, breathe.
- Decluttering | Let it go, let it go!
- The Lifechanging Magic | …of getting your home in order.
Debt-free Living | No more living on the edge.