Blogs on recycling in the garden

Fish boxes recycled

There has been recent interest in the fish box make over photo I posted last year. Here is some more information about them....

Recycle double bed base

Hi all another recycling blog for you .Next door neighbour was throwing a double bed base away mmmm my mind got to thinking...

Freebies out of old pallets

The general idea of making a nice garden costs a lot these days,so me and my boyfriend decided to try and make some of the...

step by step guide on how to make your own tyre plant pot.

I think its time to recycle old worn out tyres into something usefull.I hope this guide is usefull for some people as it...

A 'corking' idea....well I think so.

Christmas is drawing nearer and we'll all be imbibing in our favourite wines (nothing out of the ordinary for some) I don't...

Nice place for bums, homemade of course.

Well here it is and what a lovely piece of work. For those of you that watched Gardeners world on Friday, you will instantly...

Raised and not so raised beds

After reading an article on raised beds I decided to build a few myself. The article suggested a raised bed made from untreated...

RE CYCLE IN THE EXTREME

Well its been a while since I have been on the site-all that seeding and weeding. I am obsesive about recycleing-when we...

More pots for Heron

Long before fridges GrandMa kept her bread in a stoneware container to keep fresh now they make nice plant pots the Chimney...

'SHOW AND TELL' How to fIx (and make) a Free Birdseed Feeder,

Ever noticed how birds seem to prefer some birdseed feeders to others? So did I. I also couldn't understand why the birds...

baskets on a budget ...

yesterday i decided to plant up some baskets....so basket from second hand shop £1 and a few of my home grown plants... first...

Gromit's GROUND FORCE team ~ happy, but cream-crackered !

... We were ready to tackle Stage One of our back garden make-over, on the area by our long shed ... ... our Ground Force...

Recycling a plastic milk bottle - Making a seed tray and labels

I have found good uses for plastic milk bottles. By cutting them in different ways I have used them in the past as scoops,...

New raised beds and items from a salvage yard.

Well its Feburuary and the ground is all boggy and wet, if its not frozen. So I thought I would use the space behind my shed...

MY HOME MADE CLOCHE HOW IT WAS MADE.

I was messing about in the garage and found some old PVC electrical 1″ x 3/4" truncking which I was going to throw...

Re-cycling!

Have been recycling today in a very small way i hasten to add! I was in the hallowed ground that is hubbys garage and i espied...

Wheelie bin water butt,

The photo i put on yesterday, TT, my daughter use to live in nottinghamshire and over there they have had these bins for...

recycling

Well finally had some time in the garden, and pleased to say getting on. This year I have tried to recycle in the garden....

News Paper Pots !!!!!

All My Baby Plants i grew from Seed Last yr now need to be Potted on ready 4 The Car Boots i plan on Doing come Spring /Summer...

recycling plastic pipes

we collect loads of rubbish to use in recycling instalations. we transport it all to a local music festival and with the...

recycling 200 tyres!!!!

i have been planning this tyre circle for two years. i have grown all the succulents and other plants in pots while i cleared...

Making drainage holes

I have a lot of old crockery, teapots with broken lids and things I would like to use for plants, but until now I had to...

What to do with spare plant pots?

Hallo everyone, I just wonder if anybody has views on what's the best way to recycle plant pots? We've been taking them...

7 Pretty Jars All In A Row

Pop In A Tea Light & Watch Them Glow..... Hang Them High OR Place Them Low....

PlantTags/Labels......

fed up walking around my garden&hardly any of my plants have name TAGS/LABELS on! So @ weekend i invested in Some CD/Permanent...

Lobelia , String of Pearls

Thought I would try something different this year , I used a lot of eggs over the holiday season baking so I kept the plastic...

Freecycle.

Do you have a local Freecycle website, keep an eye on it. I have seen greenhouses, lawnmowers and other gardening equipment...

Ideas for Recycling in the Garden

Green garden waste, grass, weeds, and vegetable kitchen waste can be recyled in wood or plastic compost bins, layer different...