Re-purpose in the Garden, Its Fun and Creative

One of the reasons I love gardening is the opportunity to be creative, whether that is arranging plants in the garden or building something that is of use in it. Since I started I have never been flush with money and my childhood in my parents garden was a lesson in creativity to make the most of what we had. Of course I go out and buy a few treats here and there but often I am reusing, re-purposing or upcycling something for the garden. Here are a few things that I have been doing over the last few months...

Tin Can Hanging Basket, I luckily work in a place were I can often find objects of use that normally I would not get my hands on and very large tin cans is one of them. Last year I bought some cheap frame green hanging baskets and the looked awful when the lining mat discoloured and fell apart. Because of this I thought I would just use the baskets as cloches to protect my plants, which left all the chains spare. So I attached them up with the cans and here it is.

Wooden Planter made from off cuts from a building project. I surprised myself with its neatness, I really didn't think I could anything like that well.

 

Garden Theatre/Station, banged together from some old pallets I had collected. This took me a little while to build and finish as I did not plan it I just built as I went, my skills as a joiner or carpenter are rather limited so again I was rather chuffed with this.

Garden Stand, this is an unused glass TV stand that had been hogging up vital space in my shed for over a year and a half until my partner thought it could be used in the garden. I'm just glad to have it out of the shed to be honest, but I think it works. Currently hold some of the shade loving plants I have.

These are just a few things I have done recently and I guess they are not that creative but they really have a use in the garden. Your garden is about you and I feel one of the best ways to show that is to create your own things to go in it,repurposing allows you to try without the worry of cost. And if it doesnt work it does not matter what ever it was was probably going to the Tip at some point anyway!!