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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….

 

Next a few planters…..

And now some serious outdoor building work…..

Finally a few odds and ends…..

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PicPost: Child's eye view

Picpost: Tardis Shed

A garden shed made from old doors. Why not paint it dark blue, add a blue flashing light and ‘Police’ round the top?

PicPost: Swedish Reserve

Image via Grow veg

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…

Next, some seating ideas…

A few garden storage and planting projects…

Finally, some really bold creations…

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Recycling in the Garden: widening the net

Even more Pallet Power

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Pallets Plus –  more examples of recycled wood in the garden

Pallet Power- the sequel

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Raised beds on the cheap

Here are a few more pallet projects for the garden/outside. Once again I’m amazed at the ingenuity and skill of the people who make these wonderful objects.

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PicPost: Hideaway

One way of hiding that ramshackle old shed!

Picpost: Bucket Shop

‘Students at Armstrong School in Newcastle have been creating more storage solutions for their shed with Sarah Carrie (Schools Advisor for the North East).
As well as their brilliant welly rack (post from 28 June), they have made this smart tool holder to keep long handled tool handles upright and neat.
To make it they:
Used 4 old plastic plant pots
Cut the bottoms off 2 of them
Screwed these 2 pots onto the shed wall
Fixed the other 2 plant pots below the others onto the floor.’

via RHS Campaign for School Gardening

My earlier articles about projects using pallets seem to have been a big hit – they’ve certainly had a lot of visitors. I’ve been working on my own project with local school children to create vertical planters and these are due to be finished off next week, so I’ll do a piece on that project and the lessons I’ve learned. I’m still collecting examples of novel recycled uses of old wooden things and so here are a few more pictures of some other interesting ideas. If you have any ideas or examples of your own, please send me some pictures!

This amazing shed is made out of old fruit trays. you can see that they're from the 'Royal Fruit Farm' at Sandringham, Norfolk! (For those who don't know, Sandringham is one of the grand residences of the Brtish Royal family - about 30 miles away from  Old School Garden and a lovely landscape with some beautiful trees.

This amazing shed is made out of old fruit trays. you can see that they’re from the ‘Royal Fruit Farm’ at Sandringham, Norfolk! (For those who don’t know, Sandringham is one of the grand residences of the British Royal family – about 30 miles away from Old School Garden and a lovely landscape with some beautiful trees)

pallet decking

Here’s a super example of the ways in which pallets can be reused and how they can be finished off to look like an up market product. These pallets have been taken apart, reassembled and sanded off to give a smooth surface. Laid like giant decking tiles they create a pleasing, practical terrace. Note that it uses quite thick planks, an important consideration if the floor is to bear body weight!

vertical planter adam haden

My previous articles on pallet projects can be seen here:

Pallet Power

Pallet Power- the sequel

Raised beds on the cheap

Old School Gardener

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