How to make concrete steps

One my favorite projects in the garden is working with concrete. Click here for one of the best articles on how to work with concrete. The featured path on this page is a old photo from my garden. ...

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Leaf Casting Water Feature

This is the most awesome water feature I have seen yet! The leaf castings are made of concrete . . . there is no tutorial to go with this photo, but it should not be too difficult to figure out how the water feature part of it could work. Use the photo as inspiration, as well as some of the websites...

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DIY Concrete Countertop For Your Outdoor Kitchen

Concrete is a durable and inexpensive solution to your outdoor kitchen countertops. I've worked with concrete on many outdoor projects for decades and many of them are still intact and functional.  In addition, concrete was fun to work with and once I started, it was so addicting that I...

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DIY Lace-Like Stepping Stones

Here's another creative DIY project to add some pizazz to your garden design. Karen from Mindful Matters came up with a most unusual way to use lace doilies to paint these stunning stepping stones.  What really makes them special . . . they glow in the dark.  How cool is that? Her...

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