1. Rain Boots With Flowers
Fill Up Old Rain Boots With Flowers
Those old rain boots that your child outgrew last year do not have to end up in the trash. Grab a couple of pairs of rain boots and cut a few drain holes in the soles. Then, you can fill them up with potting soil and your favorite seasonal blooms. These are adorable lined up along your entry way, or you can use them to add a touch of color to your vegetable garden.
2. Artificial Grass for Playgrounds – Artificial Grass Recyclers
Create a Walking Path with Artificial Grass
Gardening is fun, but it can also be messy when wet soil finds its way into your shoes. Keep that lush green look in your garden while doing away with the mess by using recycled artificial grass to create walkways between the different sections of your garden. Since this grass never needs to be watered, you can focus completely on your plants without having to worry about lawn maintenance. It can also be placed quickly so that you can enjoy an instant upgrade to your garden space.
3. Tractor Tires
Turn Old Tractor Tires into a Raised Bed Garden
Old tires clutter up trash dumps since the rubber takes forever to biodegrade. Keeping them out of the landfill by giving them a second purpose allows you to quickly put together a raised bed garden while extending the purpose of the rubber materials. You can stack tires on top of each other to add interest, or paint the tires whimsical colors to brighten up your backyard space.
4. Recycle Old Silverware
Recycle Old Silverware into Plant Markers
Those old spoons can quickly be given a new life by using decoupage to turn them into plant markers. Simply print a photograph of each type of plant that you are growing and use your decoupage media to affix it to the back of the spoon. Alternatively, you could use paint to label the spoons with the names of each plant. Either way, seeing your customized plant markers will make you smile every time you tend to your garden.
5. Plastic Bottles
Use Vertical Space with Plastic Bottles
Plastic soda bottles quickly accumulate around the house, and you can use them to cover a fence with small plants. To turn your plastic bottles into planters, just cut a slit in the side and fill it up with potting soil. Then, you can use string to attach the bottles to each other by running it from the ends in a way that looks like a ladder. Once you have several bottles tied together, attach them to a fence or trellis to create an impressive vertical garden that demonstrates your love for preserving natural resources.
