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Repurposed Materials

comments (0) February 1st, 2013 in blogs
Antonio_Reis Antonio Reis, web producer
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New life as a container garden
From pavement to compost heap
The most durable tarp ever
New life as a container garden Click the image to enlarge.

New life as a container garden

Photo: Courtesy Amy Duncan

Amy Duncan and her crew at Repurposed Materials Inc. in Denver, Colo. know a thing or two about taking the seemingly-useless and turning them into helpful garden products. Here are a few of Amy's ideas to consider before you get growing this spring. Once you've looked her ideas over, share some of your own in the comments section! Knowing our readers, I bet there are some pretty crafty repurposed items in your gardens.

The classic: An old barrel used as a planter.
Reinvtenting the wheel, this time as weights to hold down vinyl compost covers.
Industrial beverage filter cloths become handy tarps.
Your everyday supersack grown into a big and helpful waste recepticle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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