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Vanessa shares 70 DIY outdoor projects you can do this Summer.

She begins the post with:

“From planting a small flower garden to sprucing up your outdoor furniture, many of these projects will take you less than a day to complete and some may not cost you anything at all if you have a few basic supplies on hand.

Go ahead and get ready for summer by adding some beauty to your outdoors. From DIY stepping stones to marvelous outdoor patio furniture that you can make yourself, this collection has it all. There are even instructions for how you can add a little color to a stone patio and wonderful ideas for dressing up boring fences and adding a bit of privacy.

Whether you choose on project or choose them all, we are certain that you will find something that will instantly improve your outdoor décor and give you a great reason to get outside this summer.”

There’s a wealth of excellent projects and tutorials in this post. What I like is that you can do a lot of them with your kids.

• Rainbow trampoline
• Steel pipe garden edging
• A gnome home
• Glowing orbs
• Build a backyard smoker
• Build a backyard couch
• Build an outdoor table
• Build a living teepee (I love this one!)
• Chair planters
• Outdoor fire pits
• And More!

To see all 70 DIY backyard projects, click on the 70 Genius Summery Backyard DIY Projects link below.

 70 Summery Backyard DIY Projects

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This article has a great selection of outdoor planters that you can make yourself:

• Wooden Planter Boxes
• Large DIY Planter on Wheels (Genius!)
• Recycled Can Planters
• Drum Planters
• Coppice Vertical Planters
• And MORE!!!

Most of these outdoor garden planter projects have complete tutorials. If you see a project you like, just click on the link for more details.

Click on the DIY Outdoor Planter Projects link below to see all of the great DIY planter ideas.

DIY Outdoor Planter Projects

There are so many different styles of window box flower planters.  I love the warm and friendly look they give to any house. This is a great post by Midwest Living that shows 18 beautiful window boxes. What I love about this article is that Midwest Living recommends specific flowers for each window box planter.  Excellent article!

Click on the 30 Bright and Beautiful Window Box Planters link below to see all 30 window box planters.

30 Bright and Beautiful Window Box Planters

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This is a FANTASTIC article that includes 40 different flower bed tutorials. There’s some great inspiration here too. Here are just a few of the projects:

• Suspended Flower Beds
• Raised Flower Beds
• Vertical Flower Beds
• Towering Flower Beds
• Vertical Pallet Bed
• Flower Beds from Old Chairs
• A Headboard Flower Bed (I LOVED this one!)
• Hill Raised Flower Beds
• Raised Brick Flower Beds
• Flower Bed Pond
• Spiral Brick Beds
• Marble Chip Flower Bed
• And MORE!

Click on the 40 Beautiful and Easy DIY Flower Beds to Brighten Your Outdoors link below to see all 40, creative gardening ideas.

40 Beautiful and Easy DIY Flower Beds to Brighten Your Outdoors

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If your kids have a Grandfather and would like to give him a special, homemade gift on Father’s Day, this is a wonderful gift idea. It’s a handmade stepping stone that he can put in his garden to remind him of his grandchildren.

This particular project uses a kit that you buy. It has the stepping stone mix, a mold, stamps, mosaics, and everything else you need. Tara explains how to mix the concrete, get an even texture in the mold, stamp and decorate the stone. She also has a lot of helpful tips. As she mentions at the end, this would be a terrific gift for a teacher, coach, mentor, or anyone else who helps your kids.

Click on the How to Make a Stepping Stone for Grandpa’s Garden link below to see the complete tutorial.

How to Make a A Stepping Stone for Grandpa’s Garden (Father’s Day Gift)

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This article includes 12 different raised bed tutorials. If you see a raised bed project that looks good, just click the link and you’ll be brought to the tutorial for that project. Here are just a few of the raised bed projects:

• Wine Box Garden Beds
• $35 Raised Garden Beds
• Water Trough Raised Garden Beds
• Log Raised Garden Beds
• And More!

Click on the 12 Raised Garden Bed Tutorials link below to see all 12 raised bed tutorials.

12 Raised Garden Bed Tutorials

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All insects are not created equal. Some insects help garden plants and others only harm them. For example, aphids feed on most vegetable and fruit plants, flowers and shade trees. Well ladybugs just love to snack on aphids. If you plant Tansy, Yarrow, Dill, Queen Anne’s lace or Fennel, you’ll attract ladybugs to your garden and will have a little army going after any aphids.

Understanding the relationship between plants, good insects and destructive insects can really help you to have a thriving garden. This is a fantastic article that has two charts. One is a list of beneficial insects and the destructive insects that they eat. The other chart Includes a list of 23 plants and all of the beneficial insects that they attract. Individual plants and flowers can attract multiple positive insects.

Be sure to read the helpful tips and suggestions at the end of the article. Click on the How to Attract Helpful Insects to Your Garden link below to read the entire article.

How to Attract Helpful Insects to Your Garden

This is a neat article at Midwest Living with 9 quick and easy garden projects.  Bird baths, butterfly gardens, wildflower gardens, quick and easy garden labels…and more!  There are directions for each project.

To see some fantastic and easy-to-do garden projects, click this link……

15-Minute Quick and Easy Garden Projects

They have collected 20 different, beautiful garden gates.  The gates are all extremely creative. Some are traditional and others are modern.   I hope you enjoy the photographs of these garden gates as much as I did.

20 Beautiful Garden Gate Ideas