A garden is more than just a patch of dirt and plants. A garden can be a living room without walls, and a garden can be a place where a person can hear themselfs think. For many peoples, their backyards may often remain empty and boring.
Many people believe that garden decor require a significant investment of money to purchase the needed decor, or that each garden decor item requires the assistance of a professional to complete the installation of that decor. However, there are any number of ways for a person to transform their yard into a charming location without spending a great deal of money or effort. Some of these projects that may appeal to an individual are those that use items that are already within their garage, their kitchen drawer, or even within their recycling bin.
These projects are simple to complete, use relatively low cost to purchase the needed materials, and require minimal effort from the individual to transform their yard into a beautiful and charming location. Some of these ideas are special because they include ways to both function within the garden and to beautify the landscape. Each idea help to solve some problem within the yard while adding to the individual characteristics of their yard.
Each of these ideas can be changed at any time without guilt, as they are all relatively inexpensive projects that do not last for a significant length of time. Each project can be applied to yard of any size, and it does not matter the gardening skills of the individual. Some of these ideas will take more time to complete then others, but each project will provide years of satisfaction to the individual who create it.
Creative and Easy Garden Decor Projects
1. Bottle Tree Construction
One of the most popular project is the construction of a bottle tree. All that is needed for such a project is the purchase of empty bottles of different colors (preferably cobalt, emerald, and amber colors). A person may place these bottles onto the branch of a dead tree or wooden structure.
Such a project will help the individual to beautify their yard and also helps to provide new life to bottles that would otherwise end up in a landfill. In addition, many individuals should ensure that their bottle tree is secured if their yard is exposed to significant amount of wind.
2. Stepping Stones from Baking Tins
Another project is the creation of stepping stone that are created from old baking tins and concrete.
These pans may be used to cast decorative stepping stones that the individual could utilize to display hosta or fern leaf that will later develop a layer of moss. This project will beautify the area in which they are used while also allowing for the replacement of these stepping stones years into the future in the case of cracked stone.
3. Wooden Pallet Living Wall
Another of these projects is the development of a living wall made from wooden pallet.
Such a project will provide drama to the yard while using minimal amount of the individual’s floor space. All the individual needs to do is to sand down a wooden pallet, staple landscape fabric to the back and bottom of the pallet, and then use the pallet to display plants in the springtime or other seasonal displays. Using this method, an individual can display twenty different plants within a single square meter of area.
Furthermore, the individual can construct the pallet with a slight tilt to allow for proper drainage of water from the pallet.
4. Old Wooden Ladder Plant Stands
Another project is to use old wooden ladder for creating plant stands in the yard. The individual only has to lean the ladder against a wall and paint the ladder any color that they would like.
The ladders can be used for displaying decorative item such as succulents, watering can, or even mason jars filled with plant cuttings. However, the individual should utilize a ladder that has wide rungs to ensure that the plants do not topple off of the ladder in the face of strong wind.
5. Pebble Mosaic Path
Another project is creating a pebble mosaic path.
Such a project may use river stone that are collected from during the individual’s walks, or may be purchased in bag from various stores. These stones can be embedded into wet mortar within a wooden frame. Such a project will create a path that drains water from the yard, remains cool during the summertime, and develops a layer of moss over time.
Furthermore, the project requires the use of knee pad and requires patience, but the result will last for many decades.
6. Reclaimed Wood and License Plate Birdhouses
Additionally, building birdhouses with reclaimed wood and license plate will not only beautify the garden, but provide a habitat for backyard birds. Such projects can use the license plates to create roof for the birdhouses, and the metal within the license plates will create confusion for squirrel that may attempt to enter the birdhouses and provide survival for the nesting birds.
Furthermore, mounting the birdhouses at different heights will attract a variety of bird species into the yard. Each spring, the individual will be amused to find the various bird that have built their nests within these structures.
7. Tire Planters
Another project that can be used is the building of tire planter.
Instead of ignoring the often negative association of tire planters, painting the planters in earth tones will make them appear as decorative flowerpot. Furthermore, these tire planters will hold the moisture for the plants longer then traditional terracotta planter. Three tire may be stacked into a spiral formation to create such a project for less than the cost of a single flowerpot.
Furthermore, painting the planters in muted colors will permit the plants to thrive within the planters.
8. Simple Rain Chain
Another project that can be created is building a simple rain chain. All that is required for such a project is hanging link made of copper or even metal spoon from the gutters of the individual’s home.
Such decorations will allow for the water from the gutters to create a sound that is soothing to the individual during summer storm. Furthermore, the copper will naturaly form a verdigris compound that will adhere to the metal without harming the plants.
9. Sunken Fire Pit
Finally, building a sunken fire pit within the garden will create a focal point for the yard during cooler evening.
Such projects may use repurposed brick or even concrete tree ring that are sunk two course below the ground. This sunken fire pit will reduce the amount of wind that acts upon the flame of the fire, and instead, sunk fire pit may be used for the addition of bench or table for drink. Furthermore, placing fragrant plant within the fire pit will allow for the scent of these plants to join with the fire to fill the air during cool evening.
This fire pit will become the heart of the yard and the home of individuals who come to relax and enjoy their gardens. All of these projects have one common trait: they will improve with age and with story of the individual who created these projects. Each project may be constructed with an individual’s own item, and each project will allow for the yard to begin to feel as if it is the individual and their home.
All that the individual has to do is to search for item within their shed or backyard, to pick a project that creates a smile on their face, and to begin creating their project. Their yard is waiting for such a project, and the materials are already within their yard.
