This summer, in collaboration with repurposed MATERIALS, we launched our Trash to Treasure photo contest and asked you all to share your projects.

Create a rosehip syrup recipe with honey made from rose hips, a little fruit left behind after a rose blooms.

The author’s garden midway through the growing season, full of vegetables and pest-repelling flowers. How long does cardboard take to decompose? Find answers to using a cardboard weed barrier in your ...

Can you make paint from flowers? Learn how to make watercolor paint using deadheaded flowers from your garden or other blooms foraged from nature. Whenever I walk through my garden, I find something ...

Check out this list of edible wild flowers to find your next favorite garnish. Many of the beautiful blooms on this edible flowers list can also be found in your herb garden. Edible flowers are ...

Learn how to make yucca shampoo right at home. Used extensively by native peoples, there are many yucca soap benefits including helping dandruff and hydrating your skin. The various species of yucca — ...

Panel solar cookers are simple to make and can be used at home or on the go. Beyond cooking food, they can perform myriad other tasks. Make this portable solar cooker DIY project that also doubles as ...

One of Mossin' Annie's moss installation projects was enhancing a stonehenge garden. Take some lessons and advice from a passionate mosser. How does moss grow? What are some bryophytes examples? And ...

Whether you’re restoring old cars, renovating your home or cleaning rusted equipment, a sandblaster is useful to have at your disposal. From art to manufacturing, these tools have a variety of uses ...

After the juice has been removed for jelly-making, strain the pulp to remove any seeds or lumps. Measure the pulp. Add 1 cup sugar for each cup of tart fruit pulp or 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar for sweeter ...

I recently came across a “Seeds Explained” infographic stating, “Seeds from first-generation plants can’t be saved and planted”. That’s not exactly true. You can save and grow hybrids (a cross between ...

This job is best done in mild sunny weather, when the plastic will be dry and can stretch some but not too much. Arrange for a windless day to spread plastic – that is, less than 5mph winds, tops! If ...