I made a modular concrete raised garden bed out of Quikrete 5000. I started by using my X-carve pro by inventables to cut 3/4" MDF into pieces that can be stacked to create a full size prototype.

One long-term challenge with using bricks or concrete blocks to construct raised garden beds is that these materials tend to shift over time due to the natural freezing and thawing cycles of soils.

Do-it-yourself garden art that is simple and fun. ... Making concrete leaf castings is fun and the more you experiment with different types of leaves, the more exciting the art becomes.

Lisa Mannion removes a porch goose from its mold in her workshop on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Mannion started making concrete items such as benches and garden decorations in 2020 and recently began ...

From concrete koalas to hot pink flamingos, our garden ornaments say something about us. The problem is working out what that something is. Cathy Pryor speaks to an ornament obsessive, an author ...