New Is Old That Has Fallen Into Creative Hands

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Sometimes city dwellers, little acquainted with rural life or everyday life in a suburban area, do not understand why the owners of the estates take away completely unusable old stuff to their dachas. And if it is still possible to justify the export of old newspapers and magazines to the dacha for heating the stove or turning into mulch, making compost, then why drag with you leaky boots, frayed clothes, chipped tires? As a rule, such rags are no longer used for their intended purpose. But in creative hands she gets a new bright life

Unusual flowerpots and flower beds in the garden

Lovers of indoor floriculture know how sometimes there are not enough extra pots and containers when dividing and transplanting plants. Gardeners can say the same: not everyone wants to fork out for an expensive factory flowerpot, but you can build it yourself with your own hands from scrap materials. Old leaky teapots, pans, leaking cars, and even boots and boots unfit for wear are also used. All this junk with a creative approach can become a bright accent of your landscape design.

Building a pot of tattered shoes is not a tricky business. In this case, the holey sole, worn out from time to time, is not a disadvantage, but rather will act as an advantage, because these are ready-made drainage holes that will not allow water to stagnate in the flowerpot. Gravel and broken shards are poured into the bottom of a boot or boot. A nutritious soil mixture is poured on top for planting a flower. The substrate is pushed into the sock to avoid air-filled voids.

For short boots, small bushy plants are chosen for galoshes. It can be pansies, marigolds. For high boots, ampelous varieties of petunias are more suitable, in the summer on the street asparagus, crested chlorophytum, tradescantia will feel at ease in them.

Such flowerpots will very much decorate the place along the fence of the site. They will also look great on the porch. Alternatively, pot-shoes are installed in a no longer used, but themed and greened wheelbarrow.

A magnificent composition will be obtained from a teapot hanging on the crossbar and a flower bed with logs under it, between which marigold flowers are planted. From a distance, orange petals will seem like a flame of fire. Blossoming bells or blue pansies planted in a teapot imitate bubbling water.

How old junk will help to increase the area of the summer cottage

Wonderful flower beds are also arranged in old tires. But for this material, you can think of a more practical application. For example, make a pyramidal bed for strawberries from tires of different diameters. Thanks to its vertical design, this will significantly save space in your garden.

Why arrange a high bed of tires of different diameters, and not plant this area horizontally with strawberries? It's very simple - with such a device, the sockets are provided with a sufficient power area, and the bushes will not compete for the necessary microelements. Strawberry beds are also arranged in high rubber boots, cutting holes in the bootleg for planting plants.

DIY assistant in the garden

The garden scarecrow has long ceased to be only a means for scaring away birds from the beds and berries. Today it can serve as a bright and original decoration. Only you also need to approach this matter with imagination.

You can put on the crosspiece not only a shirt, but also a women's sundress, turning your formidable watchman into a cheerful fashionista. Let her have not a bucket instead of a head, but a round pillow with eyes and lips embroidered on it, as well as a blush. With such an assistant next to you, work in the garden will go more fun.