Garden Features to Build + Water Features


Decorate your yard and garden to maximize the beauty of your home. You want your yard to be inviting and comfortable, and our wide variety of garden and water feature plans will provide tons of decorating ideas for a small corner or an entire estate.



Cold Frame Plans

15 Cold Frame Plans

Use cold frame plans to build a custom enclosure to protect young plants. Use straw bales, PVC pipe or wood and cover with solid glass or recycled windows to get an early start on the growing season.


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Obelisk Plans

5 Obelisk Plans

The beauty of making your own garden obelisk is that you can finish it in the color of your choice. Build a garden tower as a focal point for your yard with obelisk plansand cedar, pine or rustic sticks.


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Raised Garden Bed Plans

11 Raised Garden Bed Plans

Learn how to build a budget friendly DIY raised garden bed with one of these step by step raised garden bed plans from Backyard Spaces. Enjoy gardening at a good height.


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How to Build a Retaining Wall

How to Build a Retaining Wall - 8 Retaining Wall Plans

How to build a rock solid retaining wall right the first time. Get started building your DIY retaining wall project today! Ideas and inspiration.


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Wishing Well Plans

6 Wishing Well Plans

Add a whimsical accent to your yard or garden with wishing well plans that are simple to build, using exterior treated lumber. Create an elegant wishing well planter or a rustic lawn ornament, custom sized to fit your space.


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DIY Garden Cart

DIY Garden Carts

A DIY garden cart can incorporate bicycle tires, plastic or metal wheels to make an inexpensive wheelbarrow or garden work center. Use heavy-duty garden carts to move supplies, tools, plants or soil.


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Planter Box Plans

20 Planter Box Plans

Planter box plans use various building materials such as redwood, pine, concrete or cedar. Build a portable planter to follow the sun or a window box to enhance a plain wall.


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DIY Garden Fountain

10 DIY Garden Fountains

Looking for a soothing addition to your outdoor retreat? Spring into action - make a DIY garden fountain. Build something inviting and enjoyable.


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How to Build a Floating Dock

3 Plans for How to Build a Floating Dock

Use foam or waterproof drums to build a floating dock with treated lumber and easy floating dock plans. Customize the size and shape, creating a floating, stationary or roller dock with basic skills and tools.


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08 DIY Water Garden

8 DIY Water Gardens

How to build a rock solid retaining wall right the first time. Get started building your DIY retaining wall project today! Ideas and inspiration.


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