Friday, August 15, 2014

Trash To Treasure Garden Ideas That You Would Never Think Of

By Linda Ruiz


If you spend a lot of your free time making your garden look beautiful you will be amazed to learn how you can transform your garden with ordinary household items. Most people would never consider trash to treasure garden ideas. When I say trash to treasure I am referring to things around your home that you consider trash and would normally send to the dump but they can actually turn your garden into a unique and gorgeous place.

If you happen to have a car tire just lying around that you will never use again, well now you can use it again. You can plant your favorite flowers in it. Most people would think that having a tire in their garden would be tacky looking but it really is beautiful. If you happen to have three or more tires you can even stack them in a pyramid and plant in each one of them. You will be surprised at just how amazing it turns out when you are done.

You can also plant flowers or plants in an old watering can. If you have an old beat up looking tin watering can just fill it with your favorite plant and see how beautiful it turns out. When the plant starts to grow it will even grow out of the spout too and it looks so amazing. You can also use an old bicycle. You can either use the whole bike or just the wheels off the bike.

If you have a plant with vines like Ivy you could plant it and put the bike right on top of it and the vines will grow up and around the bike and it will look so amazing. You could use a new bike but it will look better if you have an old time bike that is rusted. It gives it a rustic look and your friends will be amazed at the way you have used something that would normally have gone to the dump.

When you are trying to come up with your own unique ideas all you have to do is look around your home, shed or garage and find things that you haven't used in years. Just envision what the item would look like with plants and flowers growing around it or in it. The kitchen is a great place to find items for your garden. You can use an old tea kettle or a carafe from your coffee maker.

Old rain boots make great planters for any type of plant or flower. If you have several different ones that are in different colors you should use them because the different colors will look great. An old mailbox or ceramic bathtub is also a great place to plant flowers.

Most of us have old ceramic pots that we don't use anymore. If you have one then use it because it looks amazing with a flower or plant in it. You really want to avoid using new items because the appeal is the rustic look you get from old items. The idea is to use stuff you think should be thrown into the trash. You can transform it into something unique instead of sending it to the dump. You can even paint some of these things to make them vibrant looking.

You probably have a lot of stuff in your house that you could use to plant in and you probably don't even realize it. Before you throw something out, look at it and think how it would look with a plant or flower in it.




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