Garden Builder: Plans and Instructions for 35 Projects You Can Make

by JoAnn Moser

Overview

Garden Builder is a treasure trove of yard, patio, and garden projects you can build yourself!

Perfect for any gardener or outdoor enthusiast with a few basic DIY skills, it is packed with 35 complete project plans, each one featuring finished photos of the project along with cut lists and shopping lists, a construction diagram, and step-by-step instructions (complete with photos) show exactly how to build every project. 

Most projects are made from durable exterior-rated wood and can be created with basic carpentry skills. But several of these highly desirable garden accessories are made with materials like concrete, metal, and wire.

Garden Builder is positively loaded with projects, a few you can look forward to building include:

• Trellises
• Raised beds
• Harvest boxes
• Garden benches
• Planters
• Garden art

Simply follow the clear and comprehensive instructions, and you'll have a garden that's rich in design elements, useful aids, and practical furnishings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760363140
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	43 MB
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About the Author

JoAnn Moser, writing as DIY Maven, has been a featured contributor to Curbly.com, an on-trend DIY website that receives well in excess of one million visitors per month. Her designs and writing were featured in four books: Make It! Secondhand Chic, Make It! Hardware Store Decor, and Make It! Mid-century Modern, all published by Curbly Publications, as well as I Love Handicraft, published by China Light Industry Press.

In addition to her not-so-secret crafting obsession, Moser is also an accomplished fiction writer and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, among others. She resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where she and her husband design and build wood furnishings in their spare time. Her website is diymaven.com, and her Twitter handle is @DIY_Maven.

JoAnn Moser, writing as DIY Maven, has been a featured contributor to Curbly.com, an on-trend DIY website that receives well in excess of one million visitors per month. Her designs and writing were featured in four books: Make It! Secondhand Chic, Make It! Hardware Store Decor, and Make It! Mid-century Modern, all published by Curbly Publications, as well as I Love Handicraft, published by China Light Industry Press.In addition to her not-so-secret crafting obsession, Moser is also an accomplished fiction writer and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, among others. She resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where she and her husband design and build wood furnishings in their spare time. Her website is diymaven.com, and her Twitter handle is @DIY_Maven.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 3

Introduction 7

Section 01 Decorative Elements

Concrete & Copper Stake Art 14

Concrete & Rebar Cattails 18

Copper Trellis 22

Deconstructed Concrete Gazing Ball 26

Faux Rock Cairn 30

Fire Cube Tower 36

Whimsical Bottle Leaf Sculpture 42

Section 02 Small Projects

Bat Hotel & Pup Catcher 46

Garden Obelisk 52

Harvest Boxes 56

Kids' Potting Bench 60

Tiered Drying Rack 66

Vertical Corner Garden 72

Section 03 Planters & Accessories

Bee-Friendly Planter 76

Collapsible Grow Box/Seed-Starter 80

Geometric Copper Pot Sleeve 86

Infinity Planter 90

Kids' Raised Planter/Salad Bar 96

Raised Miniature Garden/Serving Side Table Planter 100

Terraced Tub 106

Threaded Plant Hanger 112

Section 04 Large Projects

Cabinet Greenhouse 116

Concrete & Wood Bench 122

Firewood Rack 128

Gardener's Bench 134

Pergola Awning with Integrated Lighting 140

Modular Critter-Proof Vegetable Garden 148

Strawberry Vault 156

Terraced Herb Garden with Optional Lattice 162

Vertical Harvest Pantry 168

Water Barrel Tower 172

Mason Jar Bird Feeder 180

Mason Jar Butterfly Feeder 182

Glass-Bottom Squirrel Feeder 184

Jar Seed Starters 186

Metric Conversions 188

Index 190

Editorial Reviews

"This book will bring out the DIY in you. After completing one or more of the 35 projects described in this book, you and your garden visitors will be impressed with your handiwork."—The Farmer's Garden

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