25 Great Ideas For Garden That You Can Do From Everyday Objects

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Give your yard a budget-friendly makeover with these Great Ideas For Garden That You Can Do From Everyday Objects!

You don’t need fancy expensive stuff for a classy makeover. Seek inspiration from these Great Ideas for Garden Using Everyday Objects!

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Great Ideas for Garden Using Everyday Objects

1. DIY Hose Reel

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Make this unique and inexpensive hose reel from a rim and spray paint of your favorite color. Find more about this idea here.

Find out some DIY Garden Pot Decoration Ideas here

2. Use Muffin Tins to Plant Seeds

Use a muffin tin to create evenly spaced planting holes to plant seeds. A detailed tutorial is here.

3. Use Fruit Crates as Planters

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You can find wooden fruit crates at dirt-cheap rates or free in fruit shops or grocery stores. Use them to grow plants!

4. Wine Bottle Edging

If you like to collect wine bottles, this idea is for you. Make wine bottle edging in your garden. Read many other ways to use wine bottles here.

5. Garden Markers from Old Spoons

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Old metal spoons can be beaten flat carefully with a hammer and then painted creatively to make cheerful markers. See the detailed post on Turning The Clock Back.

6. Diet Coke Can Hacks

Empty cans must not be thrown away. You can spray paint them and use to put cut flowers or herbs or to grow some plants. Watch this amazing YouTube video to learn how to do this.

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7. Bottle Fence

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This might be tricky; use bottles to make interesting things in your garden. However, the efforts will be worth it.

8. Tire Planter

If creative juices are flowing in your blood, make colorful tire planters. Treat this as an opportunity to upcycle old tires that probably would have been eating space in your garage. Learn more about it.

9. Hanging Herb Garden from Coffee/Tea Cups

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If you want a small herb garden within easy reach for some fresh herbs when cooking, try this idea.

10. DIY Golf Ball Ladybugs

Make these pretty ladybugs for your garden from golf balls and scatter them around the yard. Here’s the tutorial.

11. DIY Garden Art Mushrooms

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She used stainless steel bowls to make these mushrooms. Read more about this project here.

12. Knotted String Hanging Planter

Bowls, jam jars, plastic takeout containers, and yogurt cups can all be repurposed into a modern and functional hanging planter. Check out the tutorial here.

Learn some DIY Hanging Planter Ideas here

13. Shoe Organizer Turned into Vertical Garden

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A shoe organizer is a wonderful way to build a vertical garden. This not only looks great, but it saves space as well. To make this, just fill each shoe space with potting mix and plant your favorite herbs.

14. Hanging Gutter Garden

Old gutters can be repurposed into a great hanging gutter garden. It is one of the best ways to use up vertical space. Strawberries are super easy fruits to grow in gutters; check it out.

15. DIY Plant Picture Frame

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You can DIY a succulent living wall with just a few household items. We have got a tutorial available.

16. Frying Pan Birdbath

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Have an unused lamp and a frying pan? Use it to create a birdbath. See more of it here.

17. Wheelbarrow Planter25 Great Ideas For Garden That You Can Do From Everyday Objects 9

Recycle an old wheelbarrow and turn it into a movable planter; move it anywhere when the weather is unfavorable.

18. Self-Watering Milk Jug Planter

Make a self-watering planter from used milk jags; find the tutorial here.

Check out some DIY Milk Jug Uses in the Garden here

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Make this unique planter from old and unused shoes, drill holes for drainage and grow low-maintenance plants.

20. Basketball Planter

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Bring some sporty vibes to your garden using an old basketball or football. Cut it from the top, and fill the soil in it. Also, don’t forget to create small holes in the bottom for drainage.

21. Stepladder as Planters Shelf

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Just rest a stepladder against the wall and display planters on the steps. It will help you utilize the available vertical space while adding a piece of garden decor.

Check out some Indoor Stepladder Garden Ideas here

22. Stock Tank Garden Pond

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How about adding a pond to your garden? Sounds tricky? But it’s not. Here‘s a detailed tutorial on how you can make one and include your favorite aquatic plants in the garden.

23. Garden Wind Chime Using Keys and Pearl25 Great Ideas For Garden That You Can Do From Everyday Objects 12

Put on your creative hat and craft a beautiful windchime for the garden using rustic keys and pearls from your kid’s craft kit. The tutorial is here.

24. Mason Jar Garden Lantern

Mason jars serve quite a lot of purposes in the garden. With this tutorial, you’ll learn to make illuminating lanterns for the garden using mason jars, wires, sand, tea light candles, and other essentials.

25. Chair Planter

Do you have a broken chair at your house or one that’s not cool enough to be displayed anymore? Salvage it into a pretty chair planter. The tutorial is here.

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