The DIY "rose clock" craft project I made for the Home & Family show recently was particularly special; it featured flowers and the menu from a gala event we all attended! The red carpet event was hosted by Crown Media, owners of…
0 Comments / 720 View / January 27, 2015
My latest garden DIY craft uses repurposed palm fronds as containers for succulent plants. I love the way the containers look and I’m very satisfied with how easy they are to make. If you live in an area where there…
10 Comments / 4462 View / November 3, 2014
The corn harvest at the Home & Family Show vegetable garden has ended after an extremely hot summer season in Los Angeles. We enjoyed a few juicy cobs and now it's time to dig up the brown, sun-dried corn plants and repurpose them in my autumn wreath!…
2 Comments / 1475 View / September 24, 2014
You can make a vertical herb garden, a "living spice rack" that spins, using a repurposed tomato cage! Vertical gardens are very popular these days because it allows you to free up your floor space without sacrificing space for gardening. One of…
19 Comments / 1205 View / January 15, 2013
Self watering containers from recycled soda bottles are gaining in popularity because they work and are inexpensive! You probably have soda bottles right now in your pantry or in the recycle bin that you can use to make "free" planters….
2 Comments / 1698 View / February 24, 2012
It has been raining in Los Angeles through the weekend and the ornamental pear trees, Pyrus kawakami, have never looked more dramatic with their dark black trunks and white blossoms. My "dry creek" is actually running now, having served only…
15 Comments / 13196 View / February 9, 2009
Eden Maker TV Post #2 The Villa Garden landscape project for my clients, the Grinbaum family of Calabasas, California is forging ahead at a great pace. One of the design elements, the new patio off of the formal dining room…
12 Comments / 708 View / August 25, 2008
