I seem to be collecting examples of cunning recycling projects to add stylish features or practical items to the garden or other outside spaces. Here is my latest batch, most provided by the Facebook site 1001 Pallets – why not pay them a visit? And if you have plans for a project of your own, or even better some pictures of what you’ve achieved, I’d love to hear from you!
First some projects involving children…
A ‘music tree’ – an old branch fixed into a base, with yoghurt pots, and other assorted containers to provide different sounds
Storing all those useful ‘loose parts’ for creative play
Recycled materials can create a magical space- especially if the children are involved in creating it!
Children growing their own
A shopping basket lined with synthetic grass and used for a mobile children’s garden
A children’s discovery space made out of old pallets
Next, some seating ideas…
Designer pallet seating/ art form- pallets covered in metal sheeting
A bed turned into a bench
A pallet swing seat
A bench made of pallets and cable reels
A few garden storage and planting projects…
Pallet shed
Chilli pepper drying rack
Versailles planter from pallets
Childrens’ crib ends as climbing racks for plants
A box planter made from pallets
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Finally, some really bold creations…
A stunning pavilion made from 1300 pallets
an up market covered terrace made from pallets
Pallets used for Festival lighting
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Raised beds on the cheap
The simplest ornament has more impact if it is raised. Keep your costs down by making your own pedestal; use a length of clay drainpipe, about a third taller than it is wide. Alternatively use some old bricks to make a pedestal. Place a paving slab on a level bed of sand; cement the pipe or place the bricks on top of it. Fix a slightly smaller slab on top with cement and finish off with your ornament; this could be a large sea shell, bird bath or whatever….
Another idea is to make your own concrete pillars, stain them terracotta and put terracotta planters atop them….
Chimney pots can also make great planters or pedestals….
And why not some sawn off tree trunks or chicken wire gabions filled with stones…
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Stepped planters seen outside a hotel in Maida Vale, London, last week.
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