From Dustpan to Garden
August 17, 2010 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
Better hanging in your urban garden than in a landfill, yes? We’ve seen all sorts of discarded items breathe new life as garden containers, and some, like this vintage dustpan spotted on Etsy, as vertical gardens. Do you have some cool ideas for repurposing items for use in an exterior or interior garden? Send us your ideas and we’ll post them!
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
Tags: repurposed objects, retro container, upcycled
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What about an astro-turf pocket garden at http://a-small-lab.com/fixes/pocket-garden-in-astroturf/ ?
— August 17, 2010 @ 20:39
That’s adorable! I’m keeping an eye out for old dustpans.
— August 17, 2010 @ 21:41
That’s awesome. Very cool. Looking at all of my cleaning implements in an entirely different way today.
— August 18, 2010 @ 19:12
Brilliant.
— September 3, 2010 @ 02:14
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— March 18, 2011 @ 15:43
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— March 9, 2012 @ 15:20