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Stephanie White
Stephanie White
Stephanie White is a DIY expert who has over 10 years experience teaching design, art, and do-it-yourself projects. She has previously been published on Apartment Therapy and Ikea Hackers. When she's not writing, Stephanie is traveling the globe on the lookout for inspiring crafts and living spaces.
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Updated on 05/06/20
Get inspired with these garden DIY projects that anyone can do. From plant labels to raised garden beds, there are projects for every gardener to try.
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DIY Stone Planter
Skip the ugly plastic outdoor planters and make chic stone planters of your own usingpatio stones.
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DIY Raised Garden Beds
Start a small vegetable garden in your backyard by first DIYing some raised garden bedsfor successful planting.
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DIY Gardening Tool Box
For an easier way transport your gardening tools, such as small shovels or sheers, craft a fun and rustic gardening toolbox to hold all your essential items.
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Cascading Clay Pot Fountains
This cascading, clay pot fountain is a truly unique water feature you can add to your yard. Not only is it a focal point, but also the sound of gently cascading water is oh so relaxing.
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DIY Stamped Clay Garden Labels
Quickly identify all the various plantsin your garden by making a set of garden labels. These clay labels are an easy DIY or you can try repurposing old wine corks for your herb garden.
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DIY Modern Garden Trellis
Help your climbing vines go the distance by building a modern garden trellis. Hang it on an exterior wall of your home to help the plant grow upright. Over time, the climbing plant will grow over the trellis, giving you a lush green wall in your garden.
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DIY Garden Bench
This fantastic DIY gardening bench is not only is useful but also is the featured space to grow a small plant that makes it look beautiful too.
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DIY Planter with Hose Storage
Keep your gardening hose hidden until you need it. This DIY wood planter allows you to store your hose underneath when it is not in use, so you can keep your yard looking tidy.
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DIY Hanging Gutter Planter
If you are tight on gardening space or simply want to grow delicious herbs out of reach fromyour pet, this DIY hanging gutter planter is the perfect solution.
DIY Hanging Gutter Planter Tutorialfrom Boxwood Avenue
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DIY Cowboy Boot Planters
For an original planter that showcases your personality, repurpose your old worn cowboy boots and use them as two small planters, perfect for growing small flowers such as pansies or marigolds.
DIY Cowboy Boot Planters Tutorial from Dream A Little Bigger
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DIY Paint Dipped Garden Tools
Update all your gardening tools to appearas a matching set by painting the bottoms of the handles the same color. Not only is this DIY project easy to do, but it is an excellent way to beautify the tools you use all season long.
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DIY Gardening Apron
Keep all your gardening essentials within easy reach and sew a homemade gardening apron to hold your pruners, string, and seed packets around your waist.
DIY Gardening Apron Tutorial fromSatori Design For Living
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DIY Colorful Cinder Block Planters
Repurpose the extra cinder blocks that are lying around inyour shed by painting them with fun geometric shapes, and then stacking them on top of each other to create a colorful planter garden, perfect for growing a variety of plants in.
DIY Colorful Cinder Block Planters Tutorialfrom A Kailo Chic Life
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DIY Mini Planter Trellis
Keep your potted vines and climbing plants supported by assembling a mini trellis, which you can stick into a planter.
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DIY Modern House Number Planter
For additional planting space and a chic focal point for the front of your house, DIY this modern or art deco house number planter.
DIY Modern House Number Planter Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess
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DIY Washi Tape Garden Markers
Do you often confuse cilantro with parsley when you are cooking? Label all the herbs in your garden with washi tape markers to avoid potentially disastrous mix-ups again!
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DIY Wood Outdoor Planters
Adorn your front porch or back patio with a pair of classic outdoor plantersflanking either side of your door with small shrubs.
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DIY Deck Flower Box
Enhance your deck by with a flower box to hang over the railing.
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DIY Hanging Planter
Even if you only have a small balcony, you can still make space for gardening by creating a hanging planter with an embroidery hoop.
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DIY Vertical Fern
Adorn your exteriorwith ferns using this clever project.
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DIY Monogram Planter
Customize your garden and spell out your initials with a spectacularmonogram planter.
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DIY Tile Mosaic Planter
Give yourself some extra space to grow plants with a lovely tile mosaic planter that is perfect for smaller buds.
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DIY Seed Balls
Combine single seeds into one giant gardening seed for quicker gardening. Instead of digging small holes in the soil for each individual seed, you can dig one larger hole and drop the seed ball in. This will result in tons of plants in a single area.
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DIY Colorful Gradient Planters
Add an extra splash of color to your greeneryby painting some multicolored gradient planters for your patio.
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DIY Hanging Basket Planters
Give your tiny yard some vertical gardening space with layered hanging baskets that you can DIY. How cute would this be for your herb garden?
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