Try These Cool and Easy 25 DIY Garden Projects (2024)

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Get inspired with these garden DIY projects that anyone can do. From plant labels to raised garden beds, there are projects for every gardener to try.

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  DIY Stone Planter

  

  Skip the ugly plastic outdoor planters and make chic stone planters of your own usingpatio stones.

  DIY Stone Planter Tutorial from 1000 Threads

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  DIY Raised Garden Beds

  

  Start a small vegetable garden in your backyard by first DIYing some raised garden bedsfor successful planting.

  DIY Raised Garden Beds Tutorial fromDelia Creates

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  DIY Gardening Tool Box

  

  For an easier way transport your gardening tools, such as small shovels or sheers, craft a fun and rustic gardening toolbox to hold all your essential items.

  DIY Gardening Tool Box TutorialfromSatori Design For Living

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  Cascading Clay Pot Fountains

  

  This cascading, clay pot fountain is a truly unique water feature you can add to your yard. Not only is it a focal point, but also the sound of gently cascading water is oh so relaxing.

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  DIY Stamped Clay Garden Labels

  

  Quickly identify all the various plantsin your garden by making a set of garden labels. These clay labels are an easy DIY or you can try repurposing old wine corks for your herb garden.

  DIY Stamped Clay Garden Labels Tutorial from Burkatron

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  DIY Modern Garden Trellis

  

  Help your climbing vines go the distance by building a modern garden trellis. Hang it on an exterior wall of your home to help the plant grow upright. Over time, the climbing plant will grow over the trellis, giving you a lush green wall in your garden.

  DIY Modern Garden Trellis Tutorial from Francoise Et Moi

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  DIY Garden Bench

  

  This fantastic DIY gardening bench is not only is useful but also is the featured space to grow a small plant that makes it look beautiful too.

  DIY Garden Bench Tutorialfrom Burkatron

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  DIY Planter with Hose Storage

  

  Keep your gardening hose hidden until you need it. This DIY wood planter allows you to store your hose underneath when it is not in use, so you can keep your yard looking tidy.

  DIY Planter with Hose Storage Tutorial from DIY Candy

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  DIY Hanging Gutter Planter

  

  If you are tight on gardening space or simply want to grow delicious herbs out of reach fromyour pet, this DIY hanging gutter planter is the perfect solution.

  DIY Hanging Gutter Planter Tutorialfrom Boxwood Avenue

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  DIY Cowboy Boot Planters

  

  For an original planter that showcases your personality, repurpose your old worn cowboy boots and use them as two small planters, perfect for growing small flowers such as pansies or marigolds.

  DIY Cowboy Boot Planters Tutorial from Dream A Little Bigger

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  DIY Paint Dipped Garden Tools

  

  Update all your gardening tools to appearas a matching set by painting the bottoms of the handles the same color. Not only is this DIY project easy to do, but it is an excellent way to beautify the tools you use all season long.

  DIY Painted Dipped Garden Tools Tutorial fromSarah Hearts

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  DIY Gardening Apron

  

  Keep all your gardening essentials within easy reach and sew a homemade gardening apron to hold your pruners, string, and seed packets around your waist.

  DIY Gardening Apron Tutorial fromSatori Design For Living

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  DIY Colorful Cinder Block Planters

  

  Repurpose the extra cinder blocks that are lying around inyour shed by painting them with fun geometric shapes, and then stacking them on top of each other to create a colorful planter garden, perfect for growing a variety of plants in.

  DIY Colorful Cinder Block Planters Tutorialfrom A Kailo Chic Life

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  DIY Mini Planter Trellis

  

  Keep your potted vines and climbing plants supported by assembling a mini trellis, which you can stick into a planter.

  DIY Mini Planter Trellis Tutorial from Francoise Et Moi

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  DIY Modern House Number Planter

  

  For additional planting space and a chic focal point for the front of your house, DIY this modern or art deco house number planter.

  DIY Modern House Number Planter Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess

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  DIY Washi Tape Garden Markers

  

  Do you often confuse cilantro with parsley when you are cooking? Label all the herbs in your garden with washi tape markers to avoid potentially disastrous mix-ups again!

  DIY Washi Tape Garden Markers Tutorial fromSarah Hearts

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  DIY Wood Outdoor Planters

  

  Adorn your front porch or back patio with a pair of classic outdoor plantersflanking either side of your door with small shrubs.

  DIY Wood Outdoor Planters TutorialfromCentsational Girl

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  DIY Deck Flower Box

  

  Enhance your deck by with a flower box to hang over the railing.

  Flower Box Project fromYellow Brick Home

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  DIY Hanging Planter

  

  Even if you only have a small balcony, you can still make space for gardening by creating a hanging planter with an ​embroidery hoop.

  DIY Hanging Planter TutorialfromNorthstory

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  DIY Vertical Fern

  

  Adorn your exteriorwith ferns using this clever project.

  DIY Vertical Fern Tutorialfrom Vitamini Handmade

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  DIY Monogram Planter

  

  Customize your garden and spell out your initials with a spectacularmonogram planter.

  DIY Monogram Planter TutorialfromBurkatron

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  DIY Tile Mosaic Planter

  

  Give yourself some extra space to grow plants with a lovely tile mosaic planter that is perfect for smaller buds.

  DIY Tile Mosaic Planter TutorialfromCentsational Girl

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  DIY Seed Balls

  

  Combine single seeds into one giant gardening seed for quicker gardening. Instead of digging small holes in the soil for each individual seed, you can dig one larger hole and drop the seed ball in. This will result in tons of plants in a single area.

  DIY Seed Balls Tutorial from Squirrelly Minds

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  DIY Colorful Gradient Planters

  

  Add an extra splash of color to your greeneryby painting some multicolored gradient planters for your patio.

  DIY Colorful Gradient Planters TutorialfromA Beautiful Mess

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  DIY Hanging Basket Planters

  

  Give your tiny yard some vertical gardening space with layered hanging baskets that you can DIY. How cute would this be for your herb garden?

  DIY Hanging Basket Planters Tutorial fromA Beautiful Mess