DIY Garden Decor Ideas With Recycled Materials

Make your garden truly special without throwing away old dressers and desks; use them instead as unique accents! Their drawers make excellent potting spaces for plants that can be stored outside, while old colanders with drainage holes are great ways to grow flowers.

Make an eye-catching planter out of an old metal birdcage by turning it into an eye-catching planter for climbing vines, or make an attractive wreath out of plastic party trays to display flowers in your garden. An old bowling ball could even make an excellent gazing ball!

Old dressers and desks

If you have old furniture lying around that has been collecting dust, or an attractive broken chair that you feel too guilty to throw out, why not turn them into DIY garden decor projects? They’re easy, fun, and add charm and character to both your yard and flowerbeds.

An old dresser or slim medicine cabinet makes the ideal planter for many flowers, trailing plants and succulents. Simply drill a few holes at the bottom of each drawer and fill them with soil. This adds height and displays your beautiful blooms beautifully!

A gorgeous metal birdcage can serve both as an ornamental centerpiece and climbing vine trellis in your backyard garden. Simply attach some wood or wire for hanging flowers to complete this eye-catching garden element that adds visual interest to any backyard space.

You could also repurpose an old dresser as a garden shed, provided it is coated with polyurethane to protect it from weather damage.

Create DIY wind chimes out of old dinnerware or serving pieces to upcycle into beautiful flower-shaped wind chimes for your yard! They make an attractive ornament in any yard or garden, made out of something most people would otherwise throw out! It’s an inexpensive and straightforward project you won’t regret making part of any outdoor entertaining space, and makes an impactful statement too!

Wooden pallets

Yard decor can be an exciting way to express yourself and add some personality to your garden space. It can be colorful, quirky, or sweet; and DIY-ers will find plenty of ways to get creative with their yard and garden decorations – be it an old chair, wooden pallet, birdcage turned into planter or metal chandelier turned solar light for garden.

Wooden pallets can be an incredible source of recycling. Millions are used by retailers to transport products before being abandoned at landfill sites; but you may find free pallets available from stores like hardware or garden centers that regularly have large product deliveries on pallets.

Pallets make great bases for raised beds, trellises and patio furniture – but don’t forget they also make great frames for flowers, vegetables or herbs! When searching for pallets without methyl bromide treatments – which contain potentially toxic chemicals that leach into edible plants – be wary.

A wrought-iron fence makes an exquisite backdrop for flowers, yet can also serve as the focus of a garden. With some creativity and recycled yard decor, you can craft an amazing floral display on it. Twigs or branches shaped into names of herbs add depth to plantings as well as being great ways to track what you have growing.

If you have an old bike lying around, why not convert it into a hanging herb planter? Her Tool Belt offers this clever idea so your real wheelbarrow remains free to haul mulch and dirt. Plus, switching out herbs seasonally won’t be difficult at all!

Are you looking to add some color and charm to your garden? Make some flower stepping stones out of old cake pans or large metal colanders; or make an upcycled wind chime out of terra cotta pots as Serendipity Refined has shown in its project!

Empty wine bottles

Old wine bottles can add flair and distinction to your garden decor in many different ways. Paint them bright colors and hang them from your porch, use them as flower vases, or fill them with peanut butter and jelly to attract hummingbirds – just remember to clean your bottles first and add a plate for overflow. Another creative use for empty wine bottles is building a bottle tree: This project uses metal rods purchased at home centers as „branches,” creating an eye-catching sculptural element for any space while being relatively inexpensive; add twinkle lights for extra festive atmosphere!

Make a fun frog sculpture out of an old terra cotta pot using craft paint and the children will delight at seeing these colourful sculptures! Or use old pots as wind chimes by painting in multiple colors before stringing together on your patio ceiling using twinkle lights to hang from overhead.

Make an easy bird feeder out of a wine bottle by cutting off its top and removing labels, filling it with bird seed, and attaching a small plate for them to land upon. Not only is this an inexpensive way of providing local wildlife with sustenance, but it can also keep garden critters at bay from devouring your plants!

If you have many empty bottles lying around, why not put them to good use as decorative in-ground garden beds edgings? Simply turn them upside down and bury them shoulder to shoulder into the soil or gravel, this makes for an effective and original alternative to stone or wood edgings. Additionally, paint them to match your garden theme, for an imaginative touch!

Eggshells

Yard decor can be an easy and entertaining way to show your unique sense of style in the garden. From bold patterns and bright hues, to more delicate hues like pastel or soft earth tones, recycled yard decorations offer the opportunity to express yourself creatively while doing good for the planet! Plus incorporating recycled decor is a great way to reduce carbon emissions while doing good deeds!

Reuse an empty tin can as a flower planter for your front or backyard garden! This simple DIY project only requires minimal supplies and will give your space an instant pop of color that will remain through all seasons of the year.

Birdcages can make for charming decorative accents in your yard! Not only can they attract birds to your yard, they’re also great decorative features – fill yours with flowers, fairy lights, fairy moss or even terrarium plants and hang a birdhouse from it for maximum effect!

Old bowling balls make an easy DIY gazing ball with ease! Simply paint or use natural elements such as natural twigs to give them rustic charm. If you don’t own any bowling balls, consider using an empty plastic party tray instead!

While eggshells may only seem useful as compost pile additions, you can actually upcycle them as fun DIY garden decorations! Simply dye a few shells using hard-boil egg dye and press into holders to form mini gardens of cress, mint, dill or any other microgreen seeds which grow quite happily inside these eggshell planters!

Making whimsical garden sculptures out of planters is another fun and creative way to decorate any garden! This project can be enjoyed by both children and adults and will add life and vibrancy to the space.

Reusing old fan blades as garden decor is an affordable and simple way to bring an eye-catching touch into the garden. An old fan blade painted beautifully can look just like a flower! Repurposing them this way adds unique beauty and an unforgettable style statement in no time at all!

Reusing old copper Jell-O molds as garden stone molds is an excellent way to reuse them! Not only can they add aesthetic value and functionality to your garden, but you could even use them for stepping stones on walkways or plant support structures!