Garden Tools & Supplies

Create your own hypertufa cement planting pot at home with a few easy-to-find supplies. The pots make great accent planters for flower and rock gardens. Purchase and organize all supplies prior to...

Building an easy wooden planter box is a perfect way to spice up your home or even your office. Even if you have never built anything in your entire life, there is no need to spend money buying...

White planter boxes accentuate brightly colored plants and flowers. These boxes come in many styles, shapes, sizes and materials. They can be made of different kinds of materials including...

Stihl weed eaters are simple, well-built machines that require minimal lubrication procedures. Their simple design includes only one area that requires regular lubrication, and that is the gear...

Earth boxes are closed-system vegetable gardens. A homemade earth box planter is simple to build with basic materials. Earth boxes are sustainable options to a large vegetable garden. Not just...

Walk into any garden center and you will find a variety of garden planters. Some of these planters truly are works of art. However, you do not have to spend a fortune to have a lovely planter of...

Making a flower box is a relatively simple task. Placing flower boxes around a garden or at the edges of your house can be a beautiful addition to a garden. Whether hung from a window or used as a...

Many window boxes require that you drill holes into the side of your house to hang them. However, if you have vinyl siding, such alteration of the siding is not recommended. You can still hang...

Grow boxes are popular with urban gardeners who want to grow vegetables in apartments or homes with yards too small for a garden. Some grow boxes are located on rooftops. Others can be a cabinet...

Constructing your own earthworm breeding box is easy. Feeding the worms is an excellent way to rid your home of common food wastes. The earthworm box should be kept in area where the temperature...

Have you ever been caught in that first snow storm and remembered that you left your lawnmower outside unprotected? ….but you really don’t have room in your garage or storage shed because you...

Have you gone outside by your fence where you left your lawnmower uncovered last fall only to find that it was uncovered to the snowy elements? Or if not snow, the freezing rain that turned to...

Do you have a small outdoor area? Do you have a sunny or a shaddy balcony? Do you have a door step that could hold a box? Would you still like to garden? Well, here is how I made some very...

A hot box is a type of greenhouse used to start seedlings. The box is easy to make and works just as a greenhouse does, but it is compact enough to sit next to your garage or house with taking up...

Depending on what region of the country you live in you may experience rocky soil. Not all of us are blessed to live in the Mississippi River valley where fresh sediment is plentiful. In the...

Box scrapers, or box blades, are tractor attachments that look like a box. They are pulled behind a tractor to level the area. Box scrapers are raised or lowered to determine the height at which...

Box blades are typically attached to the rear of a tractor and pulled by the three-point hitch for adjustment. The three-point hitch on a tractor uses the hydraulic system to power lift or lower...

Using a grow box to start seeds indoor anytime during late fall or early winter season. The main requirement is the proper lighting from the light fixtures and a little construction for a base....

Starting flower or vegetable seeds indoors can be a rewarding task if you have the correct equipment. An indoor windowsill and grow box is all that is needed to begin this year's garden plants...

Even if you don't have a large yard, you can still enjoy your own fresh vegetables by building your own garden box. Your box can be as large or small as you like and can make gardening easy. This...

Your grub box is where you store your kitchen when you go camping. The more organized it is, the easier of a time you will have when you are camping which will leave more time for enjoyment and...

Why spend time yanking on a pull starter every time you want to start a gas motor? How bout an easy way to 'one pull' your mower and get on with the program? Or save your battery on small motors...

Drip irrigation is fun to work on. All those little parts that make up a watering system and the life that grows from your efforts. But how does one contain and categorize all those pieces. Easy;...

Learn how to plant window box container gardens in this free home gardening video. Get beginner gardening tips, ideas & advice.