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One-of-a-Kind Garden Ideas for Your Growing Space

Published on April 9, 2018Last updated July 2, 2021 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

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Would you like creative and frugal ideas from real-life home gardens? Here you go! Dig in and explore these snapshots from designer-free backyards and grab ideas to make your own one-of-a-kind growing space.

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Would you like creative and frugal ideas from real-life home gardens? Here you go! Dig in and explore these snapshots from designer-free backyards and grab ideas to make your own growing space one-of-a-kind. 

Ideas from Wonderfully Ordinary Gardeners

When I was a new gardener, my mom (garden buddy) invited me on a local garden tour. I did not know what to expect but it ended up being one of the most inspiring and rewarding things I could do as a new gardener.

Garden tours show you what grows best in your region, and I soon learned that most gardeners are just like me.

We’re in love with plants and life outdoors, we have big dreams for our gardens, average or low budgets, and we’re impatient for the wonderful things we envision!

Since then, I have visited hundreds of gardens. And my camera is always with me.

I always check that photos are permitted and do my best to respect the privacy of both the home owner and the other visitors. I snap photos of anything that makes my heart flutter and thank goodness that I do, because without the photos I would not remember much!

Gardening is where art and science/nature collides.

It’s a relationship where we constantly adapt, coax, and change.

It brings a contentment that is deep and healing.

And, if you have experienced it yourself, you know the desire to share it. So many of life’s woes can be forgotten with an afternoon spent working in the garden.


One-of-a-Kind Garden Ideas

This new ebook features dozens of photos I have taken in my own garden and gardens I have visited. They are simple shots from backyards just like yours and mine, sharing delightful ideas to make your garden unique.

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One-of-a-Kind Garden Ideas

by Melissa J. Will

Grab ideas from home gardens to make your outdoor space creative and one-of-a-kind.

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Table of Contents

I selected 90 of my favorite photos illustrating frugal and creative garden ideas. The is primarily a photo book with some text offering tips and ideas.

Garden art ideas include:

  • Beds
  • Bikes
  • Classics
  • Collections
  • Color & Themes
  • Displays
  • Dividing Lines
  • Entrances
  • Focal Points
  • Formal Gardens
  • Functional
  • Growing Up
  • Kitchen
  • Mirrors
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Naturalized
  • Nostalgia
  • Ordinary Extraordinary
  • Ponds
  • Privacy
  • Quirky & Creative
  • Repetition
  • Second Life
  • Stumped
  • Tell Your Story
  • Verticals

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Ebook

Empress of Dirt One-of-a-kind Garden Ideas ebook cover.

One-of-a-Kind Garden Ideas

by Melissa J. Will

Grab ideas from home gardens to make your outdoor space creative and one-of-a-kind.

About This Ebook | Visit Ebook Shop

This ebook is a digital file (PDF format) you save to your device. It is not a physical product.

Buy Now
$6 US

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~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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