Dishfunctional Designs: The Upcycled Garden Volume 13: Using Recycled & Salvaged Materials In Your Garden

In each of my Upcycled Garden blog posts I share great ideas for unique DIY garden art that will hopefully inspire you to be innovative and think about how you can create your own upcycled garden creation.

I'm back again with my 13th installment of The Upcycled Garden, where you will find my picks for the very best ideas for using repurposed, recycled, and salvaged materials in your garden and outdoor landscape.

So enough chat and let's get on to these beautiful ideas! Be sure to let me know which is your favorite. Leave me a comment below and share with us your own best garden upcycle project - we'd love to hear all about it!

Attach clay flowerpots to an old shutter with wire

Create some planters with fabric and cement like these from Kim, DIY instructions are here

Or for a smaller version, learn how to make a vase here

Vintage sink potting bench from sweet vintage of mine

These old wicker baskets have been spray painted from their original tan color to transform them for use in the garden from Mrs. Greenhouse

Learn how to make an upcycled can planter from Julie at GleefulThings

Ceramic and metal tub fountain with water plants

Here, a garden beehive is made from an upcycled wood pallet: DIY directions

Old washtub with antique treadle sewing machine makes a pretty planter

Here's another version using the treadle base only, with the wooden top and sewing machine removed

Artistic landscaping - braiding long grasses

Create a mini pond with an old tub DIY instructions from Mrs. Greenhouse

Frame a garden shed with a collection of painted & decorated birdhouses

Use heavy wire to create a garden sculpture that can be used as a trellis for flowers. This one has fairy lights added to it, which I bet looks beautiful at night!