Indoors

A red worm compost bin is a great – and easy – way to recycle certain food waste and improve garden soil. Just add your scraps and let the wonder worms do the rest until your compost is ready for harvesting. (The process is so simple, a child can do it!)

For a great fall project, make a garland out of buckeyes. It’s easy and inexpensive, and the kids can help.

Pick some herbs, then wash up with scent-sational homemade soap! Depending on what you grow, you can use herbs in soap to create a relaxing or invigorating cleansing experience. Learn how to make herbal soap using your garden’s harvest. It’s an easy, fun project – and a creative gift idea!

Hydrangeas are beautiful summer flowers that dry well and then can be kept for years. This is a quick and easy project for fall.

Instead of having several different potting mixes for each kind of container plant, vary one good mix by adding sand or leaf mold.

Provide luster and fragrance for your tresses the safe, herbal way (and with little fuss and muss). Choose the right herbs for your hair’s needs, then get ready for a hair flip that everyone’s sure to notice!

Propagating a plant may sound intimidating, but it’s a snap with succulents. Give this practically goof-proof method a try and expand your gardening skills – as well as your plant collection.

Don’t let fragrant lavender go to waste! These wonderful flowers are easy to harvest, dry and make into sweet-smelling projects for your home or as gifts. Learn how.