Great Garden Ideas: How to Make New Things from Old Things
Where to begin? Just look around and you will find old objects that can be given new life as a unique addition to the garden. You don't have to buy anything if you reimagine the function of some of the items stored in the attic or garage. The appearance of your garden is only limited by your imagination.
An old painted table takes on new life as a multi-level flower bed. Open boxes hold plantings and draw attention to baskets of flowers hanging on the wall. Deep shades such as blue create a cool feeling.
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Vintage tin cans without lids act as original containers for planting herbs. The combination of varied foliage with the size of the can creates a unique, visually interesting design. One container looks charming, but a group of several turns into a unique object. Place them outside the kitchen, but within easy reach for collecting herbs.
Most of us are only able to enjoy the garden in the evening after work. By adding lighting, you will turn it into a real sanctuary. Place the candles inside glass jars and hang them from the ropes.
An old painted birdhouse serves a dual purpose. On the one hand, it serves as a refuge for feathered guests, and on the other, it supports a basket of multi-colored petunias.
One Ontario girl creates inspiring unusual objects from the most unexpected things. The most creative are her chandeliers. Attaching decorative lamp crystals, homemade trinkets and blue beads to an old metal colander, she created an unusual chandelier.
Painted old pillow box transforms into a cozy porch seating area overlooking the garden.
The secret to creating an unusual garden is to use whatever you have at hand. An old fence ladder can serve as a tiered plant rack for hanging pots. Birdcages and colanders can be filled with flowers and hung from tree branches. Dig in the bottles upside down along the path to create a border. Old wicker baskets and waste bins will serve as containers for seedlings.
Rubber boots of different colors, suspended from the fence, act as flower pots.
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The old chair and bike get a second life, seated with flowers. In fact, everything that has a bottom and walls easily adapts to planting. Take note that you can use large mugs, teapots, or your old car.
Homemade wind chimes made from old dishes and colored beads make pleasant soothing sounds when the wind blows.
A vintage chandelier shade can be turned into a lightning lantern that is unique and practical at the same time: it protects the flame from the wind, and the patterned glass refracts more light.
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