Category: Recycling projects
Here are a few whizz ideas for garden seating…most made from pallets and other recycled materials.
Pallet chair and platform- vibrant…
Get close to the plants….
Chevy bench..
Pallet bar and stools…
Pallet bench..
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I came across a few pictures of unusual, but stylish planters most of which involve recycling – hope you enjoy them!
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Using pallets and other recycled materials to create useful garden equipment and features seems to have really taken off in the last year- at least the posts I’ve made to Old School Garden during that time are among my most popular.
My own exploits to date have been limited to a set of vertical planters, shortly to be used as mini raised beds for some young children at my local primary school. Following a bit of a reorganisation of outside stores here at the Old School, I have a redundant wooden bicycle rack which looks perfect as the base for a ‘plant theatre’ so I might get round to doing that as the days lengthen and (hopefully) the air warms up. In the meantime here’s the latest batch of ideas I’ve gleaned from Facebook sites like 1001 pallets, urban gardens, container gardening and the like. Enjoy!
First some sheds, shacks and greenhouses….
Recycled windows greenhouse 
Stylish pallet shed (or hobbit home?) 
Shack from reclaimed wood 
Pallet play hut 
Airy (?) pallet shed
Recycled windows greenhouse
Stylish pallet shed (or hobbit home?)
Shack from reclaimed wood
Pallet play hut
Airy (?) pallet shed
Next a few planters…..
Upright pallet box planters
Pallet wall frame for pots
Pallet vertical case for pots
Pallet planters in the shade
A patio pallet planter- herbs for instance?
‘A’ frame planters from, you guessed it…pallets
And now some serious outdoor building work…..
A new balcony frame
Fencing
An outside shower
Beautiful patio surface from recycled wood
Finally a few odds and ends…..
Ahoy there!!
Wonderful ‘musical’ play frame
A natty garden shelf/table
Designer seat from pallets
A pallet rocker
Ahoy there again! – arbour from an old boat
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How to build a Cold Frame
‘Spring is around the corner and it will soon be time to start sowing seeds.
For those of us who haven’t got a greenhouse, (especially a nice warm one like our editor Maddy’s, who has been using her hot bin composter to keep her greenhouse above freezing all winter), the unpredictable weather can have a huge impact on when we start our seeds. With the possibility of late frosts, seeds can be easily damaged, right through to April and May.
So making a cold frame is a great way to start off your seeds in a warmer and more protected environment, until they are strong enough to be planted out in the unpredictable weather……’
Great idea from Permaculture Magazine – click on the title link for further information and other useful links
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An unusual ‘themed threesome’ of garden/outdoor projects – fancy a cuppa something?
Your very own terrarium…
Potty greenhouse/shed/garden feature….
Bird Feeder from a cup and saucer
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A couple of interesting ideas for recycling tyres into useful garden equipment.
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Old tyre rubber re-formed into strips as edgings for grass- hmm… practical? aesthetic?
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A neat row of tyre containers- herbs? grass-lined seats?
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