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Recycling in the Garden- more projects

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13/06/2014

It’s been a while since I put together a few examples of recycling innovation in the garden using pallets and other things- there seem to be fewer ‘new ideas’ around these days. Perhaps there are just so many things you can do with a pallet (and other stuff)?! Anyway here is a set of four great ideas that have caught my eye in the last few months.

Crate Garden!
Pallet play house
Pallet wall planter
Pallet hut/shed/playhouse

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07/05/2014

Pallet Precautions

Click on the title for a useful article about checking to see if that pallet you’re planning to use, is safe.

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Pallets Into Gardeners’ Delights

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10/02/2014

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

 

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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Latest Garden Recycling Projects

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13/01/2014

Here’s my latest trawl of interesting projects to enhance your garden. Most are from 1001 Pallets and a few from The Container Gardening Alliance.

Furniture…

A log lounger..
Baby chair from pallets…
Swinging bench from pallets..

Planting spaces…

A greenhouse from old windows…
A planter ladder….
An ‘A’ frame planter with old plastixc bottles, and cartons as containers..
‘Rustic raised beds’ !!
An experimental pallet garden..
Give plants a hand..
Drawers for plants…
Raised planter for my aching back…

and a few more unusual items….

A mobile bar – stools stowed underneath..
Old shutters used for decorative screening/fencing
Canadian rustic retreat..
Pallet Meeting Point..
Tool rack from pallets by Kylee Baumie at mylittleacre.com
Pallet bug hotel..

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Recycling outside- latest projects

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27/12/2013

Following the popularity of my previous collections of recycling project pics, here is another batch.

First, furniture….

Lounger from pallets
Bench from pllets
Now that’s what I call real ‘recycling’- coffee table made from old bicycle wheels!
‘Jack and Jill’ seat from pallets

Next childrens’ stuff…..

Cabin from pallets
Childrens’ futrniture from pallets and a cable reel
Planter entrance to a play area from pallets

Now some other useful garden structures……

Vertical planter from pallets
Water butt screen from pallets
Chicken Coop from pallets
BBQ from pallets
Compost bin from pallets

And finally a couple of mega projects to really inspire!

A ‘pop up’ music mix deck from pallets
A beach house from pallets

Most of these pictures come from the very useful site 1001 pallets, so thanks to them and their contributors!

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Upcycled Pallet Projects

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12/12/2013

A few more examples of creative projects for childrens’ play, shelters, planters and other projects for the garden and open spaces. Most from the site 1001 pallets.

Pallet play kitchen
Pallet play house
Pallet box planter
Pallet garden room
Pallet summer house
Pallet planter fence
Pallet pyramid planter
Pallet raised planter
Pallet herb planter
Pallet nature platform
Pallet cycle rack
Shed- come growing space extraordinary
Pallet fence with integral strawberry planters
Seasonal pallet creation!

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Garden Furniture – more upcycling ideas

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30/11/2013
2 person pallet chair
Pepsi Max crate chair
Hammock
Pallet furniture and other garden recycling projects seem to have been especially popular this last year
Pallet coffee table
Pallet adirondack chairs
Chair covered in bark- comfy?
Light box from pallets
Trunk swing seat
Pallet sofa
Bench made from 2m pallets

A few more wonderful garden furniture projects from 1001 pallets and other places.

What are you upcycling in your garden?

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21/11/2013

Pallet projects and health- click here for things to look out for

Photo: Alexandra Vietti/Earth911

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12/11/2013

Ultimate Guide to Upcycling with Pallets

ultimate guide to upcycling with pallets1 Ultimate Guide to Upcycling with Pallets in diy pallet ideas with Recycled Pallets A useful visual guide to all you need to know for that pallet project of yours!!

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Planting with Pallets

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03/11/2013

Here we go again…this time some garden ideas for using pallets and other recycled items to create planting spaces (plus a couple of potting benches and some very effective – looking fencing)…

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