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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Solar Bird Bath
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Wicker-style Garden Obelisk From a Tomato Cage!
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Cinder Block Fence With 4x4's
Beehive -diy
DIY Inexpensive Solar Fountain for the Garden
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Easy DIY Fan Trellis to Spruce up Your Vines & Creepers
Repurpose an Old Light Fixture
Elephant Ear Bird Bath
Got Cracks? Fill 'em
DIY Wire Flower: How to Create an Allium-Inspired Garden Craft
Recycled Soda Bottles as Hanging Seedling Rain Chains
Quick & Easy Ladybug Mosaic
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Shed Converted to Chicken Coop
How to Make a Cute DIY Tire Swing Planter For Your Garden Gnomes
From Plastic Mannequin to Gorgeous Garden Art
DIY Large Concrete Stepping Stones Shaped Like Natural Stone
You're About to Be Obsessed With This Sloped Yard Idea
Fairy Garden Concrete Mushrooms
How to Use Dollar Store Bowls to Make Mushroom Solar Lights
Hiding an Ugly Shed That Houses Pool Equipment.
DIY Potted String Light Stand
Paint An Old File Cabinet To Make A Large, Colorful Planter
How To Make A Gorgeous Garden Gazing Ball With These Easy Tips
My Garden Bench. Literally!
How to Build Flower Boxes for Railings. Deck Planters or Windows Boxes
Old Lamps to Classic Fountain
Easy Espalier Trellis
DIY Stepping Stone With Secret Key Hider
Magical Garden Doors for Fairies, Hobbits, Gnomes and More
A Tornado Worked Into Your Home Decor!? (Vortex Water Feature!)
How to Make an Easy Mini Aquatic Plants Pond With an Old Metal Washtub
Concrete Garden Orbs
Thrifted Glass Bird Feeders
Pallet Privacy Living Wall
DIY Fence Picket Garden Shed