Individuality, character and mood of the owner can be seen not only in the arrangement and interior of his house, but also the appearance, design of his garden or plot. Everyone wants to beautify their territory, decorate and make rest in their garden comfortable. But not everyone is able to carry out expensive landscape design due to financial or physical possibilities, purchase garden statues, gazebos, fountains and organize reservoirs with a self-cleaning system. Just in this case, and useful some kind of housekeeping, thrift and economy, because virtually any owner will find in the garage, shed, in the pantry or on the roof of the house once previously unnecessary items. And what can we do with them and how to find them worthy of use, let's consider further.
Saved lean bucket, barrel or watering can
At first glance, they have nothing of value, and certainly will not be able to serve for any purpose. But no, the economic man seemed to know that he could find application. In order for a leaky bucket or barrel to become decorative elements of the garden, it is necessary to perform a small reconstruction. It is necessary to replace the gaping bottom with a thin sheet of iron of equal diameter, mesh or a grid of any wire, then outside the bucket is painted with bronze or simple silver. In such a noble form, simple buckets of the vest will be an excellent substitute for habitual flower beds. In the same way, old watering can be decoded. Especially interesting, they will look in a suspended state as a kind of pots for climbing plants.
An old trough, a baby bath - we make a water
From the old trough you can do not only a cart for garbage disposal, but a small pond, as well as a baby bath. It is worth a little effort, make efforts and fantasies, and he is his own mini-pond.
It is necessary to choose a suitable plot in the garden, dig a small pit and set the base of the pond in the ground. The edges of the tub or bath should be about 10-15 cm above the ground level, then they will need to be zadkorirovat. The bottom and lateral sides above the edges of the future pond will be covered with a dense dark garden film or simply with a tarpaulin. Now along the perimeter of the reservoir, press the film with beautiful and interesting stones, improvising some rocky coast, lay small stones on the bottom of the trough. Next, you can plant water plants, favorite flowers or seedlings. In this water you can easily replace the flowering water, it is enough to scoop it out with a bucket and rinse large stones and film.
Huge scope for creativity -car tires
It's been a long time since the time when from the worn out tires only the flower beds and fences were made. Now some of them make figures in the form of various animals, birds or geometric structures. Tires are cut according to the planned form, paint is applied from above and fixed according to the design or figure with the help of wire, screws or steel rods. Of the tires successfully look swans, caterpillars or bunnies, they are added eye sights, spouts, paws and tails from the elements of plastic bottles.
Also interesting are the tires from the pendant carts. They are firmly fixed and suspended with the help of chains, a bottom is cut out according to the diameter and filled with soil. Outside, you can simply paint or attach flowers from plastic.
Old branches, driftwood or hemp
When leaving the countryside for nature, picnic or fishing, you can find many things that are suitable, interesting and unusual for your garden. Old snags of trees, dry rods and sticks can serve as decor for a garden plot. Of rods or drypalok can make a decorative fence, a small fence or decorate with their help beds. Such elements can be painted with paint, varnished or left in kind.
A whimsical snag or an old stump can become the center of the composition of flowers, stones or serve as a stand under a small pot with plants. When harvesting firewood for the winter, you can select several hemp trees to cut them into circles. These cuts to lay out a small path or the track either completely or along the edges. An unremarkable wall of an old shed or a simple wood-logger can also be decorated with sawn logs, stumps. They should be covered with varnish or stain and attached to the chosen wall in any order.
In order to play with new colors, you need to add some zest to it, resourcefulness and creative note. Come up with new ideas, ways of applying old ornanuzhnye things for your garden or country site and enjoy the rest of the beauty created by your own hands.