Old Fountain--new Garden Planter

 

When an old fountain will no longer work as a fountain, try planting some flowers in the cascading sections.  This is a great way to repurpose an otherwise broken yard ornament.

Reuse Tires as garden planters

One of my favorite ways to reuse old tires is to plant individual plants in the tires in the back of my garden.  I particularly like to plant zucchini plants in them so that they can spread out and yet remain separated.    The tire helps to keep the soil damp and the tire can be placed in any location and is a great way to kill weeds and clear a new garden area for the following growing season. You can compost in the tires during the winter and offseason.  If you are planting potatoes, beets or other root vegetables in the tires, harvesting is easy, simply roll away the tire and find your veggies in the mound of dirt remaining.

Reuse carpet as a weed barrier in the garden

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A great way to reuse carpet is to place it in a part of your garden where you would like to kill weeds or make a path.  The water can pass through the carpet but the weeds under the carpet piece will die in a few days and you can move the carpet to a new location if you like  The carpet also makes a less muddy path and can be a nice bed for watermelon, squash or other vegetables to rest on as they mature.