Repurposing in my Garden

An old bedroom lamp meets a broken solar light and we have a light in our sitting area at night. I saw this idea 'on Facebook' ;)

Note the other repurposed item above - the stem snapped off a glass goblet and Kelly put it to good use holding some sedum.

I'd been hanging onto an old brass headboard for years. Many times Kelly tried to put it to the curb when cleaning out the garage. It finally found a spot at the back of the yard. Aside from supporting a clematis, it also blocks the deer from coming through.

One other thing we repurposed a few years ago still supports our Halls honeysuckle. We had new neighbours who were getting rid of old iron railings... so I grabbed them. We have a fake stairway to nowhere against the garage.

Curving Edges with Old Hose

If you've gardened for very long, you'll have a supply of old garden hoses that are past repairing. We always hang onto them because they're perfect for marking out new gardens.

Lay a hose on the ground randomly and it creates beautiful curves. Hammer a few long nails or stakes through it into the ground to hold it in place while you dig out the garden. Then pull it all up easily and store it for next time. Make sure to collect up all your nails.

For the centre garden in our backyard, I drew out a pattern on graph paper. We staked out a 2'x2' grid in the yard and translated my pattern onto the yard using pieces of old hose.