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Modern, DIY Chicken Coop for Backyard Chickens

12 Comments 24 January 2011

I’m finally getting backyard chickens! You know what that means, it’s time for another DIY project. No, I’m not using chickens as another excuse to build something new. Backyard chickens provide fresh eggs you can’t buy in a supermarket, valuable chicken manure for the garden (more on chicken poop in future posts), kitchen waste recycling, and companionship. [...]

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Planting Succulents in Re-used Containers

No Comments 21 January 2011

The new year has me searching for easy, but stylish looking, DIY projects for my home and garden. I recently ran across this succulent toolbox planter, designed by Matthew Levesque, on the Terri Planty blog, where she found it on another cool site named Gardening in Heels. Not sure this planting project will make my [...]

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How to Make a Hanging Gutter Garden

58 Comments 04 January 2011

During my after-holiday-get-organized mode, I discovered all these past garden projects I had taken pictures of, but never posted them on the blog. Remember that “living wall” I bragged about? Well, it’s a dead wall now, but there is much to be learned, so I’ll post about it soon. I’ll start my 2011 DIY project [...]

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Edible Landscaping – Rosalind Creasy Interview and Book Giveaway

27 Comments 11 November 2010

The much-anticipated book Edible Landscaping from gardening guru Rosalind Creasy has just landed in stores. And we’re pleased to announce that Rosalind sat down recently with Nest in Style co-hosts Teresa O’Connor and Jayme Jenkins to share some gardening tips and talk about her new book. And we’re giving away a free copy of this [...]