A Flea Market Straw Bale Garden? Yes! Recently I decided to try the technique called straw bale gardening, after an online chat with the author, Joel Karsten, who wrote the book, Straw Bale Gardens. My garden is on a mountainside in Central California. See the steps I took in this experiment! Ranch Gate garden I...
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Flea Market Gardener’s guide to successful container gardens Flea Market containers can be a bit tricky to plant and care for…they’re not terracotta or plastic or stone. They’re often unusual, rusty, hanging or in a wooden box. Just take a look at what these gardeners have done! We called for advice on growing flowers...
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Fairy garden in-a-pot Flea Market Gardening fairies…have found a home at Jeanie Merritt house. Inspired by a fairy garden seen at a nursery, Jeanie gathered her supplies, sat down, literally, and lost track of time as she created a tiny little world in a broken pot. If you build it, fairies will come! How...
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Keep my shady secret…. Do you dream of a secret garden? Find out how this dream came true for Jeanne Sammons and what it means to her. Then create your own. Almost 20 years ago my hubby and I planted hundreds of pine trees on three acres of field ground. We were done pasturing...
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Here at Flea Market Gardening, we have an entire album of photos of ourselves, our Moms, Dads, or Grandmas, and any other relative who has inspired us to garden. What a joy to teach and pass on! Sharing gardening from one generation to another is a favorite subject and occupation of mine. I share...
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Some couples just love working on garden and building projects together. To me, this is the ideal marriage! ‘Cheap Seats’ Every Flea Market gardener needs some muscle, and companionship at times when doing the bigger projects outside. This is true for Sherry and Wendell Law from Memphis area of Tennessee. Sherry entered her pallet...
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Upcycled bicycle wheel extraordinaire This Spring, Marie Wirth stunned us all with the fabulous bicycle wheel spinner she made for her garden. In fact, she posted a photo on our Facebook page and walked away with first place in our Flea Market Gardening ‘Upcycled Spring!’ Contest. You can see her spinner on our page header...
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Before and after the wild color of Spring, green is the color we depend on in the garden. “Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes its gay attire.” - Virgil Fine Foliage: Elegant Plant Combinations for Garden and...
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May Day! “There’s crimson buds, and white and blue, The very rainbow showers Have turned to blossoms where they fell, And sown the earth with flowers.” - Thomas Hood Ding dong dash May 1st is May Day, a day when my mother would help us kids collect and wrap up what flowers we...
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Regularly, we profile one of the involved and talented members of Flea Market Gardening. These folks are inspirational, talented gardeners and bargain shoppers! You may already recognize their names and photos and the next time you do you can say hello! Kim Trudo lives and gardens in North Carolina and has a delightful sense...
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Easy craft! After becoming inspired by decorated Bowling Balls (BBs), artist, Sue Gerdes, from South Dakota and a long time member of Flea Market Gardening, developed a simple way to create a brilliantly sparkly bowling ball to decorate her garden. Here’s how she did it: Preparing the BB Take a bowling ball and sand...
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Results: “Upcycled Spring!” Photo Contest Winners of the ‘Upcycled Spring’ Photo Contest are: Marie Tucey Wirth 1st place and winner of the watering can filled with seeds Carol Ross 2nd place Linda Arbour 3rd place Sue Loring 4th place Honorable mentions have been posted as well. I have to say the judging was VERY...
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Gardening and housework?? It’s said ” God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done” At Flea Market Gardening we do both,…we take our ‘housework’ outdoors and add a bit of whimsy to our gardens. How? One of the easiest ways to add some pizazz to your garden is to arrange items...
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Giving your garden an ageless feel Some garden scenes just have a soft look of days past,..there’s nothing to show from what era they come….ageless and a bit misty like they appeared out of the past. How can you get this look in your garden? First, look at your collection of those vintage Flea...
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Regularly, we profile one of the very involved and talented members of Flea Market Gardening. These folks are inspirational, talented gardeners and bargain shoppers! You may already recognize their names and photos and the next time you do you can say hello! Kathy was profiled, this time, by Marie Niemann. Marie says,”Isn’t this a...
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How to make unique dragonflies for your garden …using cast off materials, …bed posts, silverware, bottles and wire. “The main symbols of the dragonfly are renewal, positive force and the power of life in general. Dragonflies can also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity. Also, as a...
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Terrific Terracotta Tipsy pots! This is one of our easiest, most delightful projects for the garden. Pick a spot on the garden where you need a vertical element. Visitors to your garden will wonder how you did this! How to: Clear a spot in the garden cover the ground with newspaper with a...
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Garden arches are a classic addition to any garden and can divide a space, create an ‘entrance or gate’ or just be a focal point. These gardeners have taken the typical garden arch a few steps further by using recycled or re-purposed materials. It’s true Flea Market Gardening style! Jean Sammons’ Door Arbor Jean...
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This is a guest post by Jean Smith, please check out her delightful blog, For Dragonflies And Me. ~~ Sue Using discarded windows to make a mini greenhouse As we tromped through the muddy fair grounds, I was on the look out for one thing- old windows. I had a few stipulations: they must...
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Come along with me to Laura’s Little Shop Antiques and Garden. She is a Flea Market Gardener extrordinaire and we’ll get as many ideas here as we can hold. Someday, let’s really go … Garden Tour! Laura and Randy Goines are a creative husband wife team, gardening and creating in their shop in Brookville,...
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Before and after… junk gardening at it’s best, I think… I sure am getting a kick out of these violas this Spring. ‘Blueberry Thrill’, they’re called. The wheelbarrow we found out on a back road,…bullet hole drainage works, I guess… Violas are frost and snow proof, and can cheer up your patio pots all...
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Just in time for the first Spring yard sales and Flea Markets! What’s on your mental shopping list? Your list When Jeanne Sammons asked the question, “What is ONE THING on your ‘junk search list’ for the Spring junking season, you answered. Many of us have a mental list of desired old things we...
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