Planting & Gardening Archives

Calamondin Orange Tree / Citrofortunella Microcarpa / Citrofortunella Mitis – Info and Recipe Ideas

Ornamental citrus tree with edible fruits – care information and uses.

Summer Holidays Crafts for Kids

Craft ideas and DIY projects for long summer evenings and rainy days…

Miniature Fairy Gardens with Succulents – DIY Gift Idea

Super easy miniature gardens with magical creatures and succulents to make with children.

DIY Tall Planter for Creeping Succulents

Cheap indoor DIY tall planter idea for creeping succulents and other hanging plants.

Project Bonsai Succulents – Classic Jade Tree

Relatively easy indoor bonsai project… from scratch.

Spring Holidays Crafts for Kids

Spring half term craft ideas and DIY projects for rainy days…

Water Beads Fun – Sensory Play for Kids

If you haven’t come across water beads, also called gel crystals, florist balls, aqua crystals, hydro-gel balls, magic water, aqua soil and water pearls, are used for vases, candles, party centerpieces, lighting and other decorative uses… They are sold as mini balls that after re-hydrating in water create gel balls that keep flowers alive. According to the manufacturers they can […]

Winter Holidays – Crafts for Kids

Crafty ideas for winter months… crafts, DIY projects and recipes.

Baby Christmas Tree with Miniature Baubles

Meet new addition to our family – Spiky.

Kids’ Arts & Crafts for Holidays

Universal arts & crafts for kids – all made by my girls with only a bit of help from me.

Needle Felted Cactus – DIY Home Décor Idea

DIY needle felted miniature plant – home décor idea for cacti lovers.

How to Protect Window Sills from Planter Stains – Easy Solution

How to prevent mouldy circles made by flower pots – easy fix.

Hoya Carnosa & Other Wax Plants

Hoya plant species, propagating and care – gallery with names.

Miniature Succulent Garden in a Fish Bowl

Easy to make succulent garden in a fish bowl for kids room.

Handmade Hedgehog Shaped Buff Clay Cress or Rzeżucha Tray

DIY cress tray shaped like hedgehog – made out of buff clay.

Propagating Succulents from Leaves and Cuttings

How to propagate succulents from leaves and cuttings – step by step picture tutorial.

Handmade Tea Drinking Dish as a Planter for Succulents

Couple of pictures of handmade buff clay tea drinking dish that I turned into planter for succulents.

My Latest Obsession – Succulents & Cacti (Gallery with Names)

Names and images of succulents such as Echeveria – Purple Pearl, Crassula ovata – Jade Plant / Jade Tree, Crassula marnieriana, Haworthia attenuata and many more…

DIY Crochet Cactus Pincushion

Make your own pins & needle cushion with a bit of yarn, Styrofoam, plant pot and a spare sock.

DIY Miniature Moss Garden in a Fish Bowl

DIY miniature moss garden in a fish bowl – step by step picture tutorial.

Magical Miniature Garden in a Jar

This amazing miniature garden in a jar is my friend Sylwia (author of My Little Coffee Blog among other sites) brought as a gift for my older daughter. I don’t have to tell you that she absolutely loved it and started planning to make some more miniature clay figurines to add to it, couple of […]

DIY Garden for Syrian Hamster

MATERIALS cat’s litter tray or other large and not to shallow container gravel – for the drainage, as the container will have to holes on the bottom soil for edible plants – free from fertilizers, not the one for flowers that is packed with all kinds of growth chemicals wood shavings hamster safe plant’s seeds […]

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