How To Build a DIY Patio Table
Looking to enhance your deck or patio? This low-maintenance DIY patio table is a great place to begin.
How To Hang a Porch Swing
Want to swing your afternoon away in the warm breeze? Here's how to set up your porch swing in no...
How To Dig a Post Hole Using a Power Auger
Got some post holes to dig for a fence, foundation or mailbox? Learning how to use a power auger can...
What Exactly Is a Bioswale?
You've likely already seen these planted ditches on the side of the road. Here's how they work.
How to Build a Sustainable Retreat
Learn how to build a versatile, multi-purpose “extra room” in your backyard.
How to Make a Lemonade Stand
Growing up, I always dreamed of having a lemonade stand to feed my candy and baseball card habit. Here's how...
This Shepherd’s Hook Planter Is a Genius Hack for Hanging Bird Feeders
It's sturdy, it's moveable, it's beautiful!
If You Want to Update Your Yard, Try a Backyard Bocce Ball Court
Pickleball may have been the sport of 2022, but 2023 is all about bocce ball.
How to Build a Chicken Coop
This easy-to-build DIY project combines the coop and run in one design, making it perfect for urban and rural settings.
With Just a Few Supplies From Dollar Tree, You Can DIY This Headboard
Who knew your latest bedroom upgrade came from the gardening aisle?
How To Build a Brick Pizza Oven
Make artisan pizzas and more right in your backyard.
How to Build a Modern Water Fountain
Create a calming and relaxing environment right in your backyard with this modern water curtain.
How to Build a Vertical Garden
Time to grow up with these plans for a vertical garden.
How to Install an Egress Window
Adding a code compliant egress window makes a brighter, safer basement.
What Is Winter Sowing?
Using commonly recycled containers and a few hardy seeds, you can make your own mini greenhouses
How To Drain a Pool
If you live in a cold climate, you may need to partially drain your pool in the winter. Here's how...
How To Clean a Pool Filter Cartridge
Be sure to clean your pool filter cartridge system as part of your pool winterization process. It's easy if you...
How To Grow Microgreens Indoors
Microgreens add nutrition and freshness to any meal, and they are easy and quick to grow without a lot of...
How To Get Toilet Paper Out of Trees
If those teenage neighborhood kids adorned your majestic maple with TP streamers but you're not feeling the vibe, here's how...
How To Build an A-Frame Swing for Kids
Want to inspire some old-fashioned outdoor play? Learn how to build this simple backyard swing and frame.
How To Grow an Avocado Tree
Yes, you can grow your own avocados, if you have patience and the right climate. Or just grow one from...
How to Build a Portable DIY Sauna
DIY a portable sauna? No sweat.
Greenhouses & Acreage
The projects and features in our greenhouse and acreage package are a modernized take on living on and with the...
How to Build a Greenhouse
Extend your growing season with this greenhouse you can build yourself.
How to Build Your Own Little Free Library
Join us by building a Little Free Library in your front yard!
How to Build 4 Different Styles of Path Lights
Bollard posts are short, stout posts used around buildings or as roadway dividers. They resemble tree trunks, which are also...
Cleaning a Charcoal Grill in 5 Different Ways
The secret to a successful cookout is a clean charcoal grill. Here's how to get your grill into tip top...
How to Build Custom Composite Benches
Here's how to build maintenance-free seating out of framing lumber and composite decking.
How To Grow and Care for Lilac Bushes
What sweet-smelling harbinger of spring was introduced into American gardens in the 18th century, and is still popular in them...
How to Build a Propane Fire Pit Using Gabion Baskets
A fire pit is the perfect backyard complement. Here's a propane fire pit you can build in a weekend.
