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reservoir topped up during the hot summer months.Enhance the hammer with Japanese-style plants: bamboos, ferns, grasses and perhaps an acer.More creative garden DIY projectsCreating a mini-pondConstructing a wooden planterMaking willow edgingMaking a spiral

Follow Joe Swift's step-by-step video demonstration to making your own rustic plant supports for climbers, from bamboo canes.all year roundMore on plant supportsCreating a metal obeliskConstructing a hazel trellisMaking a spiral plant supportSupporting your plants

-trodden areas of grass to keep the lawn looking at its best.More project ideas to enhance your gardenRepair a worn patch of grassAdd willow edging to bordersMake a raised bedMonty Don demonstrates how to make an alpine path and gravel bed in his video project

should be able to buy all the ingredients for your plant support from a garden centre or DIY store for less than £10.Galvanised wire1.5m bamboo cane45cm terracotta potWire cuttersCompostIvy plantall year round30 minutesCut a 3m length of wire and bend

up the water during warm weather.AdamTry mixing shells with the pebbles for a seaside effect.More creative garden DIY projectsBuilding a bamboo water hammerCreating a mini-pondMaking willow edgingBuilding a wooden planter

on an ugly garage or shed.More ways to attract birds to your gardenMaking a nesting area for birds on a pond video project.Installing a window bird feeder.Making fat cakes for birds.Making a bird box.Browse plants that are attractive to wildlifeBrowse a

end.To make an arch, push each end of the tied whips 15cm into the soil. Overlap the arches as you go. Five arches will cover about 1.8m, depending on how far they overlap.AdamLiving willow can be used to make all kinds of garden sculptures

SawDrill7mm timber drill bitMarch - August2 hoursCut the rods to about 1.8m long. There's no need to be too precise - irregularity is part of the rustic charm. Find the mid-point of each rod and measure 65cm in both directions. Mark these two points