DIY & Projects
Hello! Here in “DIY & Projects” you’ll find all our favorite projects we have completed here at our urban homestead. Simply scroll down this page to see all our DIY articles. If you are looking for a particular project, like one you may have seen on my Instagram, feel free to use the search icon above or select a subcategory from the drop down menu. Enjoy ♥
No-Stress Bare Root Planting Guide
February is great for bare root planting Hey everyone! While I’m still in disbelief that it’s already one month into the new year, February brings many exciting things to the garden that I want to share with you! First, it’s bare root planting season! If you’ve ever...
How to Prune Boysenberry Plants
It's finally a beautiful, rain-free weekend in January! Therefore, it's the ideal time to prune boysenberry plants as well as roses and most fruit trees. Today I'm sharing what has worked for us as far as pruning our thornless boysenberry plants here in Southern...
A David Austin Rose Garden
This is the first year for this David Austin rose garden here in zone 10. Back in Spring 2022, I planted this rose garden from scratch and filled it with seven, carefully selected, David Austin English roses. I’ve always been mesmerized by more cupped, heavily...
Winter Vegetable Planting in Southern California
If the chill in the morning air is any clue, it's time for winter vegetable planting here in Southern California. Today I'd like to share how I set up the garden this year. 2022 will mark my seventh year planting a winter garden, and the tools and tips I've picked up...
A Unique DIY Tomato Trellis Design
Over the years I've grown a lot of tomatoes. In the process, you can imagine I've developed my own way of doing things and stumbled upon "what works for me." This year we are building a DIY tomato trellis that checks all the boxes and I can't wait to take it for a...
Get an Early Start on Dahlias With Pots
Sure, it's a little more work to start dahlias early, but these flowers are worth it! This little potting up technique I'm sharing today is a great way to get a head start on the season and makes sense for gardeners who are trying to use their space intensively too....
My Garage Indoor Seed Starting Setup~ 2022
It has been hard to resist starting Summer seeds, but it's finally time to prepare and get going! This year, the biggest change is going to be growing seeds under grow lights for the very first time. Due to space constraints in my home, this will be a garage seed...
Shade Cloth vs Row Cover ~ A Garden Update for Fall
To set the stage: it's mid-October 2021. The weather has been all over the place. In the last few weeks it was 100 degrees, followed by sudden rainstorms (and hail!), and has recently settled into "ideal" Fall gardening temperatures with chilly mornings and day temps...
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