3.9k 17 Comments May 9, 2016 No gnomes or buddhas: Garden art for atheist adults It's a bit difficult to find garden statues that don't sway religious or kitschy-as-hell! One my first try, I found that dinosaur-eating-gnomes garden statue. I worked hard, tried to stay away from all things "zen" and "gnome," and rounded up some garden art that adult atheists might actually like… Read More 3.4k 17 Comments September 22, 2014 Want to get to know your neighbors? Start a crazy-stupid, summer-long, front-yard project Over the course of 12 weekends, we transformed our weed-infested front yard into a landscaped, welcoming entrance to our home. In addition to a nice-looking lil front yard (and a racer-back tan that’s never going to go away), we also got an unforeseen benefit: WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW. Read More 10k 29 Comments December 17, 2013 Merry Sithmas: How we made our own Star Wars Christmas lawn ornaments I saw a Christmas card last year that had an AT-AT with reindeer antlers that said "Merry Force Be With You" and I thought that would be awesome in my yard, and then thought about adding the sleigh and tauntaun reindeer from there. Here's how we made all of this ourselves… Read More 1.8k October 21, 2013 The solar-powered zombie lawn lantern is a thing, and it's awesome You know we loves us some badass lawn ornaments — trippy lawn ornaments, dragon mailboxes, and barfing gutter gargoyels. This time I've found the goriest, scariest way to light your lawn — the "Dead Rising" Zombie Solar-Powered Garden Light, of course! Read More 6.4k 47 Comments June 18, 2012 Astroturf alternatives: let's talk about no-care groundcover I'm not convinced astroturf is the way to go for my small yard. Does anyone have any ideas for groundcover that is real, requires no mowing, but still allows us to sit on a blanket and read or bask in the sun when the weather allows? Read More 12
3.4k 17 Comments September 22, 2014 Want to get to know your neighbors? Start a crazy-stupid, summer-long, front-yard project Over the course of 12 weekends, we transformed our weed-infested front yard into a landscaped, welcoming entrance to our home. In addition to a nice-looking lil front yard (and a racer-back tan that’s never going to go away), we also got an unforeseen benefit: WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW. Read More 10k 29 Comments December 17, 2013 Merry Sithmas: How we made our own Star Wars Christmas lawn ornaments I saw a Christmas card last year that had an AT-AT with reindeer antlers that said "Merry Force Be With You" and I thought that would be awesome in my yard, and then thought about adding the sleigh and tauntaun reindeer from there. Here's how we made all of this ourselves… Read More 1.8k October 21, 2013 The solar-powered zombie lawn lantern is a thing, and it's awesome You know we loves us some badass lawn ornaments — trippy lawn ornaments, dragon mailboxes, and barfing gutter gargoyels. This time I've found the goriest, scariest way to light your lawn — the "Dead Rising" Zombie Solar-Powered Garden Light, of course! Read More 6.4k 47 Comments June 18, 2012 Astroturf alternatives: let's talk about no-care groundcover I'm not convinced astroturf is the way to go for my small yard. Does anyone have any ideas for groundcover that is real, requires no mowing, but still allows us to sit on a blanket and read or bask in the sun when the weather allows? Read More 12
10k 29 Comments December 17, 2013 Merry Sithmas: How we made our own Star Wars Christmas lawn ornaments I saw a Christmas card last year that had an AT-AT with reindeer antlers that said "Merry Force Be With You" and I thought that would be awesome in my yard, and then thought about adding the sleigh and tauntaun reindeer from there. Here's how we made all of this ourselves… Read More 1.8k October 21, 2013 The solar-powered zombie lawn lantern is a thing, and it's awesome You know we loves us some badass lawn ornaments — trippy lawn ornaments, dragon mailboxes, and barfing gutter gargoyels. This time I've found the goriest, scariest way to light your lawn — the "Dead Rising" Zombie Solar-Powered Garden Light, of course! Read More 6.4k 47 Comments June 18, 2012 Astroturf alternatives: let's talk about no-care groundcover I'm not convinced astroturf is the way to go for my small yard. Does anyone have any ideas for groundcover that is real, requires no mowing, but still allows us to sit on a blanket and read or bask in the sun when the weather allows? Read More 12
1.8k October 21, 2013 The solar-powered zombie lawn lantern is a thing, and it's awesome You know we loves us some badass lawn ornaments — trippy lawn ornaments, dragon mailboxes, and barfing gutter gargoyels. This time I've found the goriest, scariest way to light your lawn — the "Dead Rising" Zombie Solar-Powered Garden Light, of course! Read More 6.4k 47 Comments June 18, 2012 Astroturf alternatives: let's talk about no-care groundcover I'm not convinced astroturf is the way to go for my small yard. Does anyone have any ideas for groundcover that is real, requires no mowing, but still allows us to sit on a blanket and read or bask in the sun when the weather allows? Read More 12
6.4k 47 Comments June 18, 2012 Astroturf alternatives: let's talk about no-care groundcover I'm not convinced astroturf is the way to go for my small yard. Does anyone have any ideas for groundcover that is real, requires no mowing, but still allows us to sit on a blanket and read or bask in the sun when the weather allows? Read More 12