DIY Outdoor Garden Ideas

Are you new to the world of gardening? There's so much to learn and consider that you just don't know where to start? Relax, we've got you covered. You can learn from the collective knowledge of the Hometalk community on our discussion boards, slide shows, DIY video tutorials, and lots of innovative projects. Happy gardening!

Easily Transform Your Garden
Create DIY planters
Not all planters have to be store bought. Remove the drawers from a filing cabinet, spray, and set on its back for a unique garden planter.
Light a garden with small touches
Glue colored marbles to a battery-powered bulb and set inside a terracotta pot for a glowing garden globe.
Decorate vertically
Give the illusion of space by building a vertical planter. Create an N-frame and add crossbeams. Add hooks and guttering for a layered look.
The 10-minute pallet planter
For a quick and easy planter, staple landscape fabric to a pallet. Stand on its side, fill with soil, and add plants in between the slats.
Make your mark with spoons
Gardens should be fun, which is why wooden spoons make fantastic markers. Decorate and add labels to give your vegetable patch a neat look.
Top DIY Garden Projects

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Popular Slideshows for Outdoor Gardens

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Outdoor Garden Videos

Need some video tutorials on how to get started creating the perfect garden? Enjoy.

Pretty As A Picture Succulent Planter

Colourful succulents, with their beautiful, complex shapes look like mini works of art. Here we show you how to plant a succulent pot to make your own piece of garden art, inspired by the still life paintings of the Old Masters.

Add Some Beauty to Your Fence With DIY Decorative Plates

As you may have noticed, I’ve been on a quest to update the outdoor spaces of my home for the past few months. Beyond adding a new coat of paint, I wanted to add some decor to my fence to spruce it up a bit and add some visual interest. These DIY decorative plates are easy to make and super cheap. They will only last a season or two, but with a project this cheap and easy you’ll be happy to make a new set when needed. Follow my step-by-step tutorial below to get started today!

DIY Large Concrete Stepping Stones Shaped Like Natural Stone

Make natural looking DIY concrete stepping stones or pavers. Color the concrete and mold it into the shape of real fieldstones or flagstones. Finally, the DIY Concrete Stepping Stones are finished. It’s a project I wanted to do last year because when we moved into this rental home, we quickly decided that we wouldn’t use the front door to go in and out of the house. Why?Because the existing path from the driveway to the door was 6” deep with pebbles. To walk on it, I kid you not, was like walking in quicksand or even like walking in deep water. Someone didn’t have their thinking cap on when they made that path. ;0)

Realistic Bark Texture With Caulk and a Fork! Easy Flower Box Makeover

Check out the longer version of this video on our YouTube channel with charts to help you choose just the right colors from 5 different brands of chalk paint. The longer video is here: Stephie McCarthy Bark Texture made with CaulkHere's how we used this same technique to make RealisticRust with Ash Paint.

New Outdoor Gardening Projects

We have tons of new DIY garden projects to get you started here.

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Build A Sturdy Sofa/Couch From Pallets (Outdoor) DIY
Just wanted to share a photo of the Fountain I made using Rhurbarb leaves.
Easy Espalier Trellis
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Pallet Shed Using Pallets, Old Windows & Tin Cans
DIY Waterdrop Solar Lights
Styrofoam Heads Garden Pots-Cute and Unique
Creating a Xeriscape Backyard Landscape
How to Create a Rose Trellis
Wind Spinner From Soda Bottle
Add Some Beauty to Your Fence With DIY Decorative Plates
How to Make a Functional Stone Birdhouse
DIY Suncatchers From Upcycled CDs
DIY Brick Garden Border and Edging
Wooden Vegetable Garden Markers
How to Make Repurposed Folding Steamer Garden Flowers
Hummingbird Feeder DIY Made From Soda Bottle and Seasoning Container
How To Weatherproof Ribbon For Outdoors
How to Edge a Flower Bed Like a Pro
Garden Trellis DIY
How to Make a Fountain for Under $50
How to Craft Stunning DIY Poinsettia Decor
Two Amazing Shade Gardens
Quick & Easy Ladybug Mosaic
It's Mad Hatter Tea Party Totem Time
DIY Stepping Stone With Secret Key Hider
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How to Build a Window Box
The DIY Trellis of All Time
How to Fill a Whiskey Barrel With Flowers - Level Up
Lighted gazing ball
Fairy Garden Concrete Mushrooms
Turn Your Wine Bottle Into A Beautiful Copper Wire Hummingbird Feeder
DIY Solar Fountain With Planter
"DIY Tiki Torches"
DIY Wind Chime Made With Recycled Bottles Glass In The Microwave
Recycled Soda Bottles as Hanging Seedling Rain Chains
DIY Flower Pot Beaded Wind Chimes
Caps and Bricks Do a Patio Make
How to Create a Realistic Faux Bark Planter: A DIY Gardener's Dream
How to Landscape in 8 Simple Steps
How To Turn Strawberry Planters Into Succulent Pots
The Sights and Sounds of Paradise: My Tropical Tiki Fountain
How to Make a Cute DIY Tire Swing Planter For Your Garden Gnomes
DIY PVC Birdhouses
Mosaic Tile Birdbath Using Recycled DVDs
Aluminum Beer Bottle Wind Chime
How to Make an Easy Hanging Bird Bath for Your Garden
How To Make a Resurrection Garden
Baby Buggy Planter
How to Plant Succulents in an Old Birdbath
Repurposing an Old Pedestal Sink Into a Planter