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77+ Creative Garden Ideas to Try this Summer

There are many benefits of summer: the pools are open, the kids are out of school, and the fruits and vegetables are fresh! Whether you expand your expertise in gardening, curate a healthier lifestyle for yourself or your family, or even create your very own hidden retreat to relax in, you know the possibilities are endless in gardening!

Who doesn’t love a good DIY?!  We’ve got you covered with this exciting list of creative gardening ideas, courtesy of DIY GARDEN.

Take a journey of DIY discovery, and see exactly what’s possible in your garden with a bit of creative flair and elbow grease.

Some ideas from the list:

 

Rowing Boat Sandpit Ideas

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Ahoy mateys! Your little captains will have hours of endless fun traversing the high seas with this unique sandpit. Don’t have an old tender lying about? You can build a simple boat structure from plywood. Just remember to drill holes for drainage.

Garden Noughts and Crosses

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The perfect puzzle for low maintenance gardens! All you need is a few pieces of slate and some painted pebble markers. Whether it’s for the kids, grandkids or big kids at heart, this is a great addition to any outdoor space.

Mud Kitchen Ideas

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Let your budding chefs loose in the open air with a custom-built mud kitchen! Add as many features as you want and give a good home to all of your disused crockery and pans. Throw in a picnic bench and your mud kitchen becomes a mud café.

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 Summer 2018 Update: Finding your Perfect HomeHome Harvest Sales Event: 3 Reasons to Buy at Millville by the Sea this Fall 

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10461 White Granite Drive,
Suite 250, Oakton, VA 22124

703.352.5950

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