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Jan 17, Garden Totems – using your thrift store finds to make garden art
Make Garden Totems out of recycled thrift store finds; use those lovely glass and ceramic pieces that appeal to you; don’t feel guilty about giving them yet another life in your garden…
Feb 21, Rustic Bench – how to build your perfect twig and barnboard seat
A Rustic Bench in just the right spot will be a regular stopping point in your garden; enjoy the songs of birds, buzzing bees and flitting butterflies from your twig and barnboard seat…
Storing Excess Daytime Solar Energy to Heat Greenhouse at Night
Russell has a unique and effective solar heating system for his greenhouse. On sunny days, the system takes excess heat from the peak of the greenhouse that would normally just be vented outside and uses a water to air heat exchanger to transfer this t…
Jan 18, Hypertufa Thumb Pots – unique little wedding favors
Looking for something totally unique for wedding favors? How about some Hypertufa Thumb Pots planted with a tiny Sempervivum or two?
Nov 9, Easy Rustic Projects – crafts for the less crafty
Easy Rustic Projects for the less crafty; you will not need special tools, intense training or expensive materials for these rustic garden crafts
Sep 22, Twig Archway; a rustic tunnel or arch for your garden vines
Create a Twig Archway; an easy and eyecatching rustic craft for your garden; train vines around it for even more impact…
Mar 19, Driftwood Dining Table; use your driftwood to make a rustic table
A Driftwood Dining Table for your alfresco meals ads a rustic ambiance to your garden or porch; imagine the silvery patina of the weathered wood…
Apr 2, Weathering and Distressing Techniques – make wood look vintage
Use the Weathering and Distressing Techniques to age and weather your wood garden crafts; make wood look old by special painting methods; the patina of aged wood is hard to fake…
Night Radiation Cooling of Water Flowing Over Roof for Space Cooling
David lives in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia with hot and dry summers. He is working on a simple and inexpensive and very energy efficient space cooling system that uses water cooled via radiation to the night sky.The roof spray tube and the collect…