Growing Tomatoes in Self-Watering Buckets
Here’s another great idea that makes gardening possible for busy owners. Are you one of them and you want to grow some tomatoes? Then this is definitely for you! This container garden is a watering system that can take care of your tomatoes for 2-3 days straight. It’s great to have if you constantly forget to […]
Cozy Wishing Well Burn Barrel: Affordable 6-Step Project
Why buy an expensive, decorative fire pit for your yard when you can have something as impressive by upcycling an old (cheap) washing machine drum? Take a look at this wishing well burn barrel! This DIY fire pit is another example of creativity, function and beauty. And what’s great about it is that it is also simple, […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Conclusion
The Last Post If you’ve followed this blog from the beginning, you’d be forgiven for thinking that I perhaps never got to finish our pond because of the brain eating amoeba. Alas, nearly as surprising, we added a fourth girl to our lives which sent us from busy to bedlam. (And if you haven’t read […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 9
The Day the Pond got Car Jacked! We’ve certainly had our ‘moments’ during this project. It started as an idea, became a dream and at times came close to becoming a nightmare. But three daughters asking ‘can we have a swim yet?’ has kept my determination up. Our very limited budget has needed us to innovate […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 8
Brain-eating Amoeba and Other Possibilities If you’ve followed this blog from the start (a big thanks for that), you’ll know that it has been a long series of holes being dug and then being filled again. And the reed bed is no different, except for the fact that it is the last hole! I’ve read […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 7
Boys and Their Toys… OK – it’s been a while! But before I could continue with the latest antics of our swimming pond project, I had to take a deep breath. Why? Because although the overwhelming feedback for my first series of posts was positive (for which I thank you), the last post seemed to raise a […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 6
Sand, Cement, Water and One Very Irate Woman! Well, well, well – three holes in the ground. (OK – so it’s an old and tired joke). Actually, we just have one very big hole in our yard, with a factory second fibreglass pool in it. See? If you’ve been following my blog, you know that my dream […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 5
The (W)hole Disaster Continues… Even if you’ve been paying close attention as you’ve followed my journey into the unknown, you’re forgiven if you’ve lost track of where I’m at. Even I’ve lost track of where I’m at ? A quick recap is undoubtedly warranted… In the beginning there was an idea. That idea was to […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 4
The (W)hole Disaster! If this is the first time you’ve read my blog, here’s a quick summary – We are a family with three young children (two with disabilities). I got the idea into my head to build a natural swimming pond for them. We’ve found our location and chosen our pond liner. Now we […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 3
Snakes and ladders! Yes, this is kind of what I had in mind. Well sure… bigger and finished but I’m sure you get the idea. Read on, fellow travellers. There is a sound logic behind all this. Just ask my husband… The adventure continues – So, with three little kids involved, we’ve decided to build a […]