There's an old saying, “one man's trash is another man's treasure”!! I lived up to it to certain extent :-) Spring is the season where people clean up thier garage/sheds and all unusable items are left at curb side for anyone to pick. I normally don't pick anything for our indoor use. My neighbor had left a nice crate out, so an idea came to recycle that.
I cleaned the crate and placed a heavy duty plastic sheet with holes for protecting the soil. At the openings in the middle, had tucked few petunia plants. Topped with potting mix and later had my perennial herbs in them. Well the herbs lasted only that season. None of them came back next spring except Chives. My crate did not make it to next spring. Guess the harsh winter left it battered.
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| 2016 Spring |
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| 2016 Summer |
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| Perennial herbs |
I wanted a long lasting planter so last Spring my other neighbor left the Charcoal grill at the curbside. My hubby dear towed it to my garden and I let that sit for a month in my shed. We had a brand new one ordered and I knew it came with drain holes, so that made easy to turn it into a planter. I punctured few holes in the yougurt lid and placed at the bottom for water to drain and covered it with potting soil. I started with few flowering plants and then herbs around. It was easy to move around since it came with wheels.
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| 2017 Spring |
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| Abandoned grill |
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| 2017 Spring/Summer |
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2018 Spring/Summer
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Since it has survived one winter, it gives me hope!!
Before recycling the grill, tried my hands making Jeans planter. It did not survive winter!!
