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Are you looking to make your gardening and decorating projects a bit more DIY? Let's dive into outdoor lighting, pollinator-friendly gardens, child and pet-friendly gardens, compost piles and practical DIY garden projects!

Let's start with outdoor lighting. With a little design and installation know-how, you can transform your outdoor spaces into a cozy oasis. Whether you install traditional string lights or solar powered lights, they bring definition to the landscape and make outdoor entertaining more beautiful, inviting, and safe.

Since butterflies, birds, and other pollinators can help to increase your garden's productivity, let's talk about creating a pollinator-friendly garden. Organic gardening is key, as well as limiting the use of pesticides, providing food sources in the form of native plants, supplementing with bee-friendly flowers, providing housing options, and ensuring water sources are present.

Designing a child and pet-friendly garden can seem daunting! Unfortunately, many plants and shrubs can be poisonous to animals and children. So consider your options when selecting plants and make sure to keep certain areas off-limits. Also consider raised garden beds, containing organic and non-toxic solutions. Include fun play areas such as stepping stones and blends. Fences can also be used of an extra protective measure.

Composting is a great way to recycle food and plants scraps, and, at the same time, provide valuable organic material that can be used in the garden. Building and maintaining a compost pile requires some diligence, though. So, choose an appropriate spot, invest in the right equipment, keep a compost journal, and soon you'll be making practically odorless compost!

To bring the whole garden project together, you can start with DIY trellises and raised beds. Trellises are much easier to build than you think and they can be used to grow vining plants or support existing plants and trees. Raised beds can help the garden look more orderly but they also come with functional benefits such as improved drainage,aeration, and soil/nutrient content.

All of these projects can be daunting. But the extra time spent on your landscape and decor will be worth it in the end. Take your time and learn as much as you can about each project before starting it. That way you'll know exactly what to expect and how much time and effort you'll need to invest.

It's safe to say the above projects will enhance your outdoor space and create a tranquil oasis for you and your family to enjoy. By adding extra visual flair with landscape backgrounds, natural decorations and light fixtures, you can make your outdoor decor project complete.