Do it yourself im Garten

33 projects, from a raised bed to a tomato house Do you prefer to build and recycle things yourself them rather than buying them new? If so, then here are 33 projects to make your garden a more pleasant environment, and to make gardening easier - ideas which are also useful for animals in the garden - a total of 33 tried-and-tested projects for DIY enthusiasts and amateur gardeners, from a new garden gate or fence to a pergola, mini-pond, seat and a cool drink store. Things to make gardening easier include a plant table, a planted herbal palette and a DIY raised bed, a tomato house to protect the plants from the rain, cleared blackberry vines and much more besides. The detailed step-by-step sketches are such fun that they'll encourage you to take up more ambitious ideas as well.

Gärtnermeister Peter Hagen hat als Betriebsleiter eines Gartencenters große Erfahrung im Bereich Planung und Ausführung gärtnerischer Projekte. In seinem Schrebergarten tüftelt er ständig, um sich die Arbeit im Garten zu erleichtern und es so gemütlich wie möglich zu haben.