15 Upcycled Garden Projects

I love gardens; flowers or vegetables, cottage-style or formal, you name it. My personal favorites are filled with wild and chaotic masses of flowers, happy buzzing bees, hidden suprises and creative focal points. One day my home will be surrounded by gardens and will look like something out of a fairy tale (or magazine). I’m not quite there yet  but I have gotten a start on adding some pretty objects to the various half-planted garden beds. I like to ‘upcycle’ things, it’s cheap and it keeps things out of landfills. I recently added my Bowling Ball Lady Bug to the front perennial bed:

and earlier this summer I turned an old (gross) chair into a Flower Pot Chair to hold a pot of sunny annuals:

Last year I turned a pair of boots (that made me get a tetanus shot) into a set of rainboot planters:

I’ve also got dozens of project swirling around my mind. Here are a few upcycling ideas from around the blogosphere that I’m in love with :

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Tea Pot Bird Bath from Morena’s Corner

A Fence Beautification from Kathe With An E

DIY Galvanized Pedestal Fountain from Farmhouse 38

Gutter Strawberries from Day 2 Day Supermom

DIY Water Fountain from That’s What Che Said

Junkmail Seed Paper from Happy Hour Projects

Solar Garden Lights from Kathe with an E

Pallet Gardening Table from SAS Interiors

Vertical Succulent Garden from Second Chance to Dream

Strawberry Pallet Planter from Lovely Greens

Terra Cotta Pot Markers from Hardly Housewives

Mushrooms Cast from Old Junk from Absolute Bodo