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 Hypertufa Plant Containers

Spring's arrival brought ideas for all types of garden projects.   Hypertufa containers is something I never experimented with, even though I loved my concrete DIY projects.  Since my emphasis is going to be container gardening this year, this is a project I am going to try. Click here...

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DIY Concrete Garden Hands

Love this unusual concrete garden hands container!   I'm always looking for unique containers I can make myself, especially those made with concrete :) Click here for the tutorial. ...

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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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Discover Hypertufa Plant Containers

Hypertufa plant containers are so cute! I've made lots of concrete plant containers and have heard of hypertufa, but have not yet made any.  The great feature of hypertufa is less weight than concrete.  I love my concrete containers, but huge containers are almost impossible to move...

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Fabulous Stepping Stone Inspiration

Stepping stones are a quick way to add color and sometimes functionality to an area of your garden. My favorites are the colorful mosaics like the ones in the photo. Making your own stepping stones can be a fun experience the whole family can participate in. Click here for an article that features...

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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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DIY Fake Rocks and Boulders

There is no limit to what you can create with this type of project. You may simply want to add some large fake boulders in your garden design, make the facade for the waterfall and pond you have been dreaming of or a raised bed that doubles as a place to sit. Once you know the basics of...

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DIY Gel Fire Pits

What an awesome idea! I love concrete projects and this one is unique, different and something we would use every night for our concrete jungle.  The little fire pit would make an awesome gift for someone who spends a lot of time outdoors. If you would like to make one for your garden,...

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DIY Concrete Containers

Making concrete planters has to be one of the most satisfying and useful crafts ever.   I love the selection of molds in this video! Once you make a couple, your imagination will go wild with all kinds of stuff to use to for molds to make not only containers, but pavers and decorative border pavers...

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Beautiful container plantings

Seems like I love container planting more and more as time goes by.  I love being creative and taking inspiration from other gardeners to come up with my own creations.   Although there are many wonderful websites to inspire us, my latest favorite is Fine Gardening Magazine's website....

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Pebble Stepping Stones

These colorful stepping stones would make  an awesome addition to our garden!!   Love this look! The photo comes from a fan of the Facebook page, Recycled Backyard, brought to you by the publishers  of the awesome magazine Birds and Blooms. Check their page out...

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Concrete Sofa

This awesome concrete sofa has totally captured my attention!! I've always enjoyed being creative with concrete blocks, but this project goes down as the most imaginative and awesome ever! The Captain and I have decided to definitely make the sofa for our concrete jungle carport.  What...

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Leaf Stepping Stones

One of my favorite garden projects is creating with concrete! I've been seeing these leaf creations lately and would  love to make some  for my garden. Here is my favorite . . . the leaf creations used in a water feature! Click here for a tutorial on how to make the...

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Mosaic Trash to Treasure

This gorgeous mosaic planter started off as a concrete slab piece with square inserts that someone had ready for the trash.  It goes to show you that one person's trash is another's treasure.  I love the use of mosaic tiles! Click here for the tutorial on how it went from a ready...

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