7 DIY Garden Projects Anyone Can Do

Supplies Needed

15″ Foam Crafting Wreath

Faux Succulents With Stems

Scissors

Instructions

1. Start by planning a rough design by laying out your succulents. You can also place them randomly for a more unique look.
2. Insert the faux succulent stems into the foam wreath. You may need to cut the stems down first if they’re too long.
3. Make sure to cover up all the blank areas of the foam; you might want to use some smaller sized succulents to fill in the spaces.
4. Once your wreath is complete, you can use a decorative ribbon or some yarn to hang it from the door or from a hooked garden stake.

Supplies Needed

Round Glass Vases

Portland Cement

Peat Moss

Water

Large Container (for mixing)

Wooden Stirring Stick

Rubber Gloves

Cooking Spray

File

Wire Brush

Hammer

Protective Goggles

Instructions

1. Prep your vases by spraying them down with cooking oil. This is highly important for the dried concrete to come out smoothly.
2. Mix together your concrete mix: 1 part cement, 1 part peat moss, and water. Make sure to add enough water so the mixture isn’t too thick.
3. Carefully pour the mixture into your vases – make sure to not fill the neck of the vases. You want them to be as round as possible.
4. Keep your vases upright inside of plastic bags and let them sit for about 2-3 days until they cure. Keep them in a cool space to help with the curing process.
5. Once cured, hammer the vases to break the glass around the globes. Make sure to wear your protective goggles and keep the vases inside the bags to prevent a mess.
6. After you’ve broken all the glass off, file off your globes to smooth them down. If you want a rougher look, use a wire brush.
7. Display in your garden!

Supplies Needed

Tin Cans

Acrylic Paint (any colors you want)

Paint Brush

Drill

Steel Strapping Cutter

Hooks

Outdoor Finishing Spray

Instructions

1. Start by painting your tin cans any colors that you want. If you want to create a bright display across your fence, opt for a large variety of colors. If you want more of a subtle and clean look, choose a simpler color palette.
2. Let them dry and then set them with finishing spray.
3. Carefully drill draining holes in the bottom of each can.
4. Use the cutter to cut out a small space towards the rim – this is where they’ll hang from the hooks.
5. Install the hooks on your fence where you want the planters to hang. You can either use metal hooks that you nail into the fence, or you can use command hooks that stick on.
6. Finally, fill your tins with flowers and soil and hang from the hooks on the fence.

Supplies Needed

Mini figurines: fairies, mushrooms, fences, benches, houses, etc.

Decorative Stones

Decorative Moss

Flowers & Potting Soil

Instructions

1. No matter what you want your fairy garden pots to look like, you’ll want to first start by planting your flowers. Make sure to leave a sufficient amount of room for all your decorations and fairy add-ins. You’ll probably only want to plant several flowers spread out in the pot.
2. Now comes the fun part: setting up your fairy land! You can do this almost any way you want to, but here are some ideas:
   1. Start with a mini fence in the pot and place some moss and stones in front of it.
   2. Then, set up a few mini decorative mushrooms.
   3. Place a mini house in the center with a fairy nearby.
   4. Use some other decorations in the pot if you have room.

3. You can even create a fairyland of multiple flower pots that connect to one another. Connect each flower pot with the use of mini wood bridges.

Supplies Needed

Non-stick Cake Pan (round)

Contact Paper

Vaseline

Mosaic Tiles

Gemstones (optional)

Concrete

Marine Varnish

Chicken Wire

Bucket

Hammer

Trowel

Safety Goggles

Rubber Gloves

Dust Mask

Instructions

1. Start by carefully hammering your mosaic tiles into small pieces. Make sure to wear safety goggles and cover the tiles with a sheet before hammering.
2. Cut out a circle on the contact paper by tracing the cake pan to get the right size. Cut out the circle.
3. Peel off the backing of your contact paper and set it sticky side up inside of the cake pan.
4. Start adding your mosaic pieces face down onto the stick side of the contact paper. You can also add some gemstones if you want. Make sure to leave some room in between all your mosaic pieces and gems for the concrete.
5. Mix your concrete according to the instructions on the bag. Each concrete brand may have slightly different instructions.
6. Spread Vaseline around the inside rim of the cake pan. This will help you more easily remove the stepping stone when it’s done later.
7. Now it’s time to add concrete. You’ll want to create a 1-inch layer in the pan. Be sure to smooth it out as much as possible.
8. Next, cut out a square of chicken wire and place it on top of the first layer of concrete. This is to help provide extra support for a sturdy stepping stone.
9. Add another 1-inch layer of concrete on top of the chicken wire and smooth out.
10. Let the concrete dry and set for 2 days.
11. After the 2 days, carefully turn your pan over and gently tap on the bottom to release the stepping stone.
12. Remove the contact paper and then brush on marine varnish to finish it off.

Supplies Needed

Wood Pallet

Sandpaper

Black Paint & Paintbrush

White Chalk Marker

Landscape Fabric

Staple Gun

Instructions

1. First, sand down your wood pallet if there are any rough edges.
2. Paint the main 3 horizontal wood pieces black and let dry.
3. Next, cut up the landscape fabric to fit the width of your pallet. Cut a piece for each “box” section of the pallet. You’ll want to be able to fold the fabric around the bottom of each box section, so make sure to cut enough for each.
4. Then, staple the fabric onto the pallet. Make sure to staple on all sides to keep it secure.
5. Once you have your planter sections secured, you can finally add the potting soil and herbs inside.
6. Label each section with a white chalk marker to keep track of what you planted.
7. You can lean your pallet against the wall or hang it up with nails.

Supplies Needed

Smooth Stones (various sizes)

Red, Black, & White Paint

Small Paintbrushes

Aerosol Varnish

Instructions

1. Start with the black paint: paint a small triangle shape on the top for the face with a line going down the center.
2. Fill in the black triangle with the black paint, and fill in the other 2 sections with red paint. Let dry.
3. Once dry, you can paint the ladybug’s black spots – feel free to paint cute hearts or go with the traditional dots.
4. Paint the ladybug’s eyes with white paint and black for the details.
5. Then, paint on a red “nose/mouth” in the shape of a heart.
6. Let the paint dry.
7. Finish it off with an aerosol varnish to keep the acrylic paint safe in the rain.