Bonjour lecteurs! Who is with me in saying they’ve had enough of the cold weather and that they can’t wait for Spring to come over? This year, I am planning to make a better use of my garden space and add some couleurs to our jardin. But with rising costs, I think this time around I will be looking to DIY some projects. Ready to get my hands dirty and get un nouveau project in our Fenchie house. En plus, it will give me a feeling of achievement on top of getting a deeper sense of connection with nature! Here are some of my Frenchie DIY Garden Projects For 2024. What are yours?
Create A Bird Feeder
During my walks, I keep seeing bird feeders in other people’s gardens.
I think it is such a lovely idée if you’re looking to welcome more wildlife into your garden. I don’t know about you, but there is nothing more magique than hearing some oiseaux (birds) singing and tweeting while having my morning coffee.
Instead of buying one in the shop, create your own and get the children involved! C’est simple.
Plastic bottles, cartons and wooden scraps can all be used to create a DIY bird feeder.
This way, you’ll be supporting conservation and recycling! La parfaite activité to do with your little ones at the weekend!
Lay A New Path
What’s the current layout of your garden? Ours is quite frankly a wet mess! It’s been raining so much.
But as I was looking into it, I read about the idée of segmenting our space.
It can help to create different areas and focal points. Par exemple, lay a new path. It’s not difficile. You can even use materials such as reclaimed bricks or stone. They make a very sustainable choice in 2024.
Use your imagination and think about the functionality of your space. Do you want a new BBQ area or a garden office?
Make it bright and welcoming. Par exemple, you can decorate the walkway with solar lights for a cosier atmosphère.
Start Composting
Grumpy Grandad is very good at it! And in 2024, this is the ultimate sustainable garden project.
It can be something as simple as turning kitchen and garden scraps into nutrient-rich compost. It will allow you to avoid waste, reduce the cost of maintaining your garden and provide your plants with organic matter.
Start simple by building a compost bin with old pallets or a metal bin (don’t forget to drill holes for aeration!).
Alternatively, purpose-built composters keep things tidier in your garden. Once the compost is ready, you can spread it over the soil and gently fork it in to boost your soil quality.
Then, sit back and enjoy while you reap the rewards of a healthier garden. Et voilà!
Garden Beds
Feeling more adventurous? You can even start growing fruits and vegetables, or even herbs and plants in general.
Garden raised beds are la solution parfaite for several reasons. They improve drainage, weed control and soil conditions, helping plants to grow more reliably and healthily.
And there are so many ways to build one: untreated wood, bricks, steel, and anything else that forms a strong, supportive barrier. Just use your créativité et imagination!
I think I would put mine as garden borders to enhance my back garden, but it’s up to you!
Are you ready to have la main verte? Test your green thumb this Spring! L’excuse parfaite to get kids outside and start a new hobby as a family.
Which of the following DIY Garden Projects For 2024 would you like to try with your little ones?
Lots of good ideas!
We will be busy making our own compost!
Love our garden and all that it gives us. Our fruits and veg are all organically grown and feed us through the year. There is nothing better than harvesting them fresh and eating straight away but whenever we have too many ready at once we freeze them. The only vegetables that we can’t grow are the leafy greens so that is the one sort we have to buy. Our garden is also a lovely place to sit and relax in as we grow flowers amongst the veggies to attract wildlife and it is great to sit and watch their antics.
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It sounds like a dream, one day I wish to have something like that 🙂
I don’t have a garden but I do have a pretty big balcony space that I will need to clean up to start growing some strawberries and tomatoes in soon. I love having my own little kitchen garden. I also try and grow my own vegetables like pak choi and potatoes and also some herbs like basil and parsley. Great fun
Already well on with my seed sowing – bulbs will go in once frost has gone
I have to confess that I am pretty bad at gardening, but I have several bushes that flower in the spring and summer which the bees love!
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I am terrible too but I want to start new things 🙂
I enjoy gardening I find it very relaxing. I’ve got seeds set ready for Summer bedding and enjoy making colourful pots of flowers. Not really into veg gardening.
only discovered gardening when I got a job on the checkout at B&Q aged 64. All the plants coming through reminded me of my parents wonderful garden and I started to buy the dead and dying (I’m tight) and how have 50 pots thriving in my garden. I rent so won’t plant in the garden in case I have to move
Last year I decided to grow strawberries, and the birds enjoyed them very much indeed and I got none! There was literally a queue of birds lined up down my garden path, when one bird finished pecking the next one took his place, was funny to watch how well behaved with their queuing was!
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haha that must have been a bit annoying though. I remember my grandad use to put some sort of net to protect his strawberries from the birds? Not sure if people still do that?
The weather is getting better so I have decided to start digging up and hoping to grow some herbs and vegetables
Love to lay a path up the garden