Awesome container gardening ideas

Simply gorgeous!  I love it :)  The photo is from the website The Garden Glove, their link is at the end of the post. I have thought of using a tub as a container garden, but never had one to put into action.  What I did have was a toilet that I thought would make an awesome container...

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Upcycled and unusual container plants

Trash cans as containers for plants are something I love to use in my garden (except mine are used and much older looking with lots of dents and dings).  I paint mine to make them prettier!  Love the idea of rollers on the bottom . . . great idea since the bigger ones really get heavy...

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Make a Backyard Pond from a Tire!

This has got to be the most ingenious trash-to-treasure project for the garden I have seen yet! The photos were found on Pinterest, unfortunately, they were linked to just a photo since the original blog it was posted to has been removed.  So . . . no instructions or tutorial . . . just...

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Paper Pulp Seed Starters

It is that time of year when we can't wait to plant our seeds and get a head start on Spring.   I've been looking for inexpensive ways to start seeds and especially love it is something that can be recycled. Would you believe these seed starters were made out of junk mail that you would normally...

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Recycling in the garden

Don't throw away those toilet paper or paper towel rolls! This has got to be one of the best ideas I've seen for recycling items for starting seedlings.  My favorite is egg cartons! How to make it: 1. Using scissors, cut six to eight small slits in the end of your toilet paper roll...

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Tin Can Man . . . trash to treasure project

Trash to treasure yard art is one of my favorite crafts. This little guy is so cute and seems like a relatively easy project to put together. Here are the materials used in the project: 1 medium vegetable, fruit or coffee can (head) 1 large can (torso) 2 medium cans (upper arms) 6 small...

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