Did you change the car’s tires because they were worn out and you don’t know what to do with the used tires? Or would you like to decorate your garden, but would gladly avoid filling it with garden gnomes? You can combine the two, recycling household items and turning them into decorations for your private green space. This way, your driveway will be the most original in the neighborhood, and you won’t have spent anything to beautify it.
Creative recycling to decorate the garden
creative recycling of tires
Car tires are definitely the item that lends itself best to being recycled. First of all, clean them thoroughly, then arm yourself with spray paint and color them however you like. After letting them dry, they will be ready to be used in many ways. You can stack one on top of the other and place a round pallet on top: here’s your new little table. If you also have trees, you can tie a tire around a branch using a rope and make a swing for your children (but actually, for yourself too). And again, if you have a tool shed, a wall, or an unsightly entrance that you want to spruce up, hang them vertically and use them as a stand for flower pots.
Creative recycling of corks
You hadn’t even realized how many corks you were throwing away every year. A dinner with friends, a family lunch, or a romantic evening made empty wine bottles accumulate in the glass bin and wasted the corks. Yet, they are useful not just for preserving wine. Use them as labels to indicate what you are growing in pots or in your garden: write the plant’s name with a permanent marker, then fit the cork onto a skewer stick and plant it in the soil. But they can also become an original decoration for your gazebo. Line them up one after the other and tie them with a string, then add a ribbon, and you’re done. You can hang them wherever you like.
Creative recycling of fruit crates
Especially if you regularly shop at the market or from a small producer who sells fruits and vegetables retail, you’ll find your garage full of plastic crates. Considering that plastic is one of the most polluting materials, try giving them a second life before throwing them in the bin. Remove the longer side of the crate to create an opening. Then, stuff the bottom and the remaining long side with cushions. You’ve just made a little armchair! You can place it on a low wall, if you have one in your garden, or add a couple of tires under the crate, like a little table.
Creative Recycling of Boots
We could also call them “boot-planters.” If you have old boots, fill them with soil and plant flowers in them: they will beautify and add color to the garden and yard in a rustic and very original way.
Creative Recycling of Cement
If you have leftover cement pieces from renovations, decorate them in this way and use them in the garden to display plants neatly and elegantly.
Creative Recycling of Water Bottles
Old jugs (even chipped, cracked, or broken) can be recycled into perfect plant and flower pots, to place on windowsills, on the ground, or on old outdoor stairs like this one.
