From a practical compost bin to whimsical outdoor sculptures, this Weekend gardening guide offers do-it-yourselfers more than 40 projects to enhance their yards and gardens. Among them: Raised beds, a window box, trellises, a cold frame, and 9 different planters; Houses for birds, bats, and butterflies, plus feeders and a bird bath; Paths, retaining walls, benches, a doormat, a trash-can house, and a sandbox.
David Tenenbaum, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-free Home Repair and other books, is the feature writer at "The Why Files," an award-winning Web site form the University of Wisconsin covering science behind the news. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.