We are officially a week into spring and some of you might be in full-blown garden planning mode. The weather here seems a little undecided at the moment. However, I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m out in the yard mowing grass and picking fresh fruits and veggies with the kiddos. I love our big garden space on our property! Today I’m sharing a tutorial for a DIY garden teepee that’s both fun and functional!

what is a garden teepee?

Garden teepees are something that I remember doing when I was growing up. So, it was a neat experience being out in the garden with my parents and my children, having three generations make one together. This is a really great project to do with your kids to help them be more involved and excited about taking part in the gardening!

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Materials needed:

• 6-9 wooden dowels or bamboo poles
• Wire or jute
• String
• Seeds (pole beans, morning glories, or sweet peas work great for this)

Steps:

• Start by placing your wooden supports into the ground, forming a pyramid shape. Be sure to place them close enough together that the plants will have enough support, but leave a slightly larger space where you want your opening to be.
• Secure them at the top where they join together with wire or jute.
• Thread string horizontally across the wooden supports, wrapping the thread around each support as you go along. Tie off at the end.
• Plant your seeds near the base of each wooden support.
• As your plants grow they should naturally climb along the teepee structure with minimal guidance needed  from you.
• Enjoy your teepee and take lots of cute photos of your littles in it, you’ve earned it!

It’s crazy to me to think that these pictures are from last summer, time flies so quickly and this little girl is getting so big! Speaking of time flying quickly, I really need to get a move on and get working in the yard and garden because Summer will be here before we know it! If only the weather would cooperate so I could get something done, fingers crossed.

What’s your favorite garden project? Have you ever made a garden teepee?

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