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Skillnadens Blog: Garden DIY

Garden DIY: Creating New Garden Paths

Making new garden paths can be complicated, to say the least. But I have found a method that works really well for me. My garden paths are cheap, easy to make and close to completely weed-free!

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My wood chip garden paths

We have a wood chipper at home but we mostly just use it for fun. I need a lot more material than I can make myself for my wood chip garden paths.

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Ett fat med färgglada vackra blommor bredvid varandra.

How to grow everlasting flowers

These colorful everlasting flowers are pure bliss! We have a tradition here in Sweden where we put the everlastings between the inner and outer windows in our homes. It looks pretty and helps absorb some moist between the windows too.

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Två mjölkpaket med fruset innehåll i en frysbox.

Garden DIY: Reusing milk cartons

I'm reusing milk cartons to freeze lots of things from my kitchen. It's really convenient, try it!

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Garden DIY: Making a woven compost basket

This large woven compost basket is like a work of art. Do you want to build one too? Read this article to learn how to make your own.

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Protect your crops with plant cover

As you might know by now, I'm a firm believer in growing vegetables all year long. Using plant cover is one great way to make the growing season outside just a little bit longer. This is how I use it.

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Garden DIY: Building a cold frame lid

My large cold frame (9 ft 10 x 3 ft 3) is covered by two smart lids that I built myself. Building a cold frame lid is actually really easy and helps you prolong the growing season. Try it!

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Fertilize with nettle water

After three weeks in the barrel, it's finally time to start using the nettle water in my vegetable garden. I'll do it on a day when rain is in the air.

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Ett prydligt odlingskvarter med flis i gångarna och långa raka bäddar med rader av grönsaker i.

How to edge your beds

Nice edges can make a huge difference to the look of your garden. It's a lot more convenient to edge your beds properly too since you won't trip over landscape fabric or get it stuck in the lawnmower. Perfect!

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A nice flowering boarder in sunset.

No-dig gardening: Creating new raised beds

I often use the no-dig method to create new raised beds here at home. My latest goal is to make beautiful flower beds with this method. Read this post to learn how it's done!

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A paperboy filled with pots made from paper.

Create your own paper seedling pots

Looking for a new DIY project for your garden? Why not create your own seedling pots from newspapers!

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Best time to take lavender cuttings

Propagating lavender with cuttings is surprisingly easy, and I get really good results too. Lavender cuttings are of course free, which just makes it even better!

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