Diy Garden Design
How to make your own Fairy mini Garden?
I would like to make my own Fairy like mini Garden.
Dose anyone have any hints, ideas, webpage links, DIY kits, Designs that one can get ideas from. etc.
A few links
http://www.thefairysgarden.com/
(I fixed this link, it wasn’t working on here)
here is a good link to a site that has directions for making your own fairy houses: http://www.fairyamber.com/
http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/shop/fairies.shtml
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_containers_indoor/article/0,1785,HGTV_3559_1667624,00.html
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_design_other/article/0,1785,HGTV_3566_3401615,00.html
A few years ago, when my daughter was younger, she was a believer in fairies, I think she still is. I made her a small fairy garden of her own for her fairy dolls. We planted a huge, wide planter with miniature size plants and a few larger flowers for fairy trees. We made a fairy house out of scrap pieces of wood that we glued pretty stones and shells to. We even made a fairy hammock out of a shell suspended between two sticks. We made a path leading to the fairy house through the planter using tiny flat stones. We made an arbor with sticks bent and twisted together that the path led under in front of the fairy house. My daughter was in charge of this garden, watering it and weeding and caring for it. She enjoyed doing this, as well as playing with her fairy dolls in the fairy garden. I think most of her friends were a little jealous of her garden and they all loved playing with it. Even my older sons got into the construction of the fairy house, and fixed it a few times when it was coming apart a little, making improvements, even.
Some of the plants we used in the fairy garden… we used tiny Corsican Mint as a ground cover around the house and other plantings, like a fairy lawn, we also had Sweet Allysum, which comes in whites and lavenders and smells so good, And Candytufts were the tall flowers for fairy trees. One year we used Geraniums for the fairy trees.
We used tiny shells for dishes for a fairy tea party setting.
Have fun with your fairy garden!
Diy Garden Design
Diy Garden Project – How To Clean Garden Decking
Installing garden decking boards represents a financial investment which can help increase the value of your home. Care and maintenance are essential to keep the garden decking in prestige condition. There is also an important safety aspect to keeping your garden decking clean as it will prevent the surface from becoming a slippery over time.
Materials: warm water, soda crystals, chemical agents (optional)
Tools You’ll Need: stiff household broom, pressure washer (optional)
Before You Begin: The cleaning process is likely to take some time, make sure you have the time and do not rush the job. For better results, clean your decking in summer when the decks are dry.
Step 1 : Clear the decked area – Make sure the decking surface is free of any obstacles so you can concentrate on cleaning rather than moving toys, chairs and tables around. Do not drag any piece of furniture around therefore you should consider getting a helping hand for this step.
Step 2 : Brush thoroughly – Using a stiff broom give the deck a thorough brush followed by jet wash using a pressure washer if you have one to get rid of dirt and debris. Do not use an industrial grade pressure washer as it might damage the wood, those used as multi-purpose home jet cleaners will work just fine.
Step 3a : Use warm water and soda crystals – To clean the decked surface on a budget and to minimise wastage, use warm water and soda crystals. Spray warm water over the decked surface and sprinkle soda crystals. Leave the decking for a few hours and once dry brush using a stiff broom.
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Step 3b : Use dedicated cleaners – Soda crystals are fantastic for cleaning garden decking, but they take a while to dry. There are a number of chemical agents which will both clean and rejuvenate the timber. Look out for a chemical agent specifically designed for your type of timber which can vary from ipe decking to teak decking etc and purchase it from a reputable source. Normally those chemicals are highly concentrated therefore one to two liters will do.
Step 4: Rinse the deck once again – After you have completed the cleaning process, rinse the deck area completely to remove any trace of the cleaning solutions and chemical agents. Allow the deck to dry completely before replacing furniture and other items on the deck surface.
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Does anyone have any ideas on this Design question?
I have to think of a product from the following lists which is in need of a redesign these are:
LIST A
Indoor fitness or exercise products( for example a treadmill)
Garden tools or machines(for example a lawnmower)
Soap dispensers(domestic or public)
powered aid for the elderly or disabled(for example a stairlift)
supermarket trolleys
LIST B
Personal Hygiene or grooming(washing,hair cutting,shaving or nail care)
DIY or home maintenance
Computer based digital products
audio visual consumer products
practical goods for babies or children(not toys)
Can anyone come up with any ideas for something on these lists that need redesigning or you have come up against something on these lists that aint working for you and think it could be made better????
many thanks
Hard to find much of a floor with any of these products…
maybe with the soap dispenser, you get people pressing the plunger with there dirty hands, perhaps a infra red sensor that detects movement could dispense soap? like modern hand dryers?
Or a foot pedal soap dispenser, so your hands aren’t contaminated
Do it yourself garden water feature.