20 oh-so-satisfying spring projects to do at home

Start growing tomato seedlings on window sills in preparation for spring.

Spring doesn’t always have to be about cleaning. Put some pep back into your kitchen or garden with these fun projects.

Make sweet pickled cauliflower

A sweet and tangy way to use cauliflower that is anything but bland.

Arrange a simple-yet-beautiful bouquet from homegrown flowers

A few principles of flower arranging will help to create lovely bouquets from your garden.

Create a reusable tote from an old pillowcase

With just a few straight lines, create a set of reusable bags from rescued fabrics.

Make your own willow bird feeder

Learn the art of basic willow weaving and give your local birds a tasty treat with our beginner’s project.

Give instant glam to a tired old terracotta pot

A quick upcycling project to transform an old terracotta plant pot.

Make perfume from the garden

It seems every celebrity has their own scent to sell, but you could make your own with a unique Kiwi flavour.

Start your garden by seed

Raising plants from seed is a cost-effective way of planting out a garden.

Make your own berry kombucha

Brewing this popular fermented drink at home is easy, cheap and oh-so-satisfying.

Build a paper recycling kit with beautiful craft paper

Making handmade paper from recycled paper is fun and a relatively easy process. It’s a great way to give junk mail, used packaging paper and even cardboard egg cartons, a new lease of life.

How to make herb vinegars

These vinegars look fantastic, taste great, and are very easy to make.

10 (non-edible) ways to use grapefruit

Grapefruit seem to be one of those contentious, love-it-or-loathe-it kind-of fruit. Here are some easy DIY ways to use up grapefruit that don’t involving eating them.

Build a vertical Spud Stacker for growing potatoes

This Spud Stacker encourages vertical plant growth and tidily contains backfilled soil, with shiplap frames stacked on top of a base frame and pegged corners for stability.