Recently, I came across a very informative website whilst searching for a range of gardening products related to work. I am impressed with this website called ‘Instructables’. Quoted from their website: “Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.”
In Instructables, visitors ask questions and give praise for outstanding projects or offer suggestions for further improvements. This becomes somewhat like a discussion forum which allows a conversation between the project author and the rest of the community. There are even competitions organised to encourage more innovative ideas.
The DIY projects in Instructables are classified into various sections. What interest me most is the gardening DIY section under ‘Living’. There are step-by-step descriptions of gardening projects that fellow gardeners want to share. Like what was quoted in the Instructables website: “They are educational, inspirational, and often replicable.” A great number of projects in there involves the usage of recycled household materials.
Below are some projects that caught my eyes:
Upside-Down Hanging Self-Watering Earth-Filled Box
Tip-Top Flower Pots: Maximize limited space to grow plants and flowers!
I shan’t reveal more. Do go pay a visit to the gardening section of Instructables website at http://www.instructables.com/living/gardening/
Do read more about Instructables’ Founder, Dr Eric J. Wilhelm, who is the founder and CEO of Instructables. He has a Ph.D. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering and he believes in making technology accessible through understanding, and strives to inspire others to learn as much as they can and share it with those around them.
