Topics with Label: Recycling and Upcycling

Watch this space friends as we convert this old bathtub into a beautiful Frog Pond  We have three small frog ponds in our garden and now it’s time ...

G'day everyone. I'm not sure what to actually call this project, as it's based on a cold frame, but it's way bigger than the ones I usually see. ...

I like putting Bromeliads in wooden barrows. To save making the whole barrow. Half a barrow was made. The result, with some friends having a ride.   ...

I found the Neta Sprinker Head at the local tip shop ( the Green Shed) and purchased it with a myriad of other recyclables for a job lot for $10. I ...

So we have this dog run up the side of the house, where we store the composter and where the gas water heater lives. It's a neglected space that gets ...

it all started with a large cleared area in my small backyard and the purchase of an "L" shaped Raised Garden bed.

Upcycling an old bicycle into some garden art.    

Found these at side of road on verge where a council pick up was due. Thought they would be good for storing my pots near my potstand. Easy upcycle. 1 ...

Don't limit your spring cleaning to just inside your house. Your garden might really benefit from a spring clean, too! In this latest episode of ...

  A new old trailer for the garden. Glen can remember when he was around 12 years old going with his Dad Alby to Kinglake, to pick up his first tra ...

G'day everyone. 1 Year ago, I had left over Colorbond from when our house was built and decided to make a raised garden bed with that and scrap wood. ...

Hi everyone! I have been away for a long time, but have something I think is exciting to share with you all Last weekend I finally got all my bit ...

We added a Notting Hill inspired plaque to the park bench that Glen built using merbau palings and old cast iron ends.  

  We are currently renting and would like to put some effort into the garden.... What can we do at minimal cost?   

Hi I am wanting to make a vertical garden, and have what I am advised is Hardwood already in a sort of Trellis shape. I want to stand it up against a ...

Staying at home, and didn’t want to go out to the cold shed to make something. So, I thought if desktop woodwork. Used the washing machine when gluein ...

              So after a visit to the Rouse Hill store, we were allowed access to available pallets to strip for good timber. After a few cu ...

Some random garden pictures.  Horse and cart for Shrek. Bunnings sell primula in punnets    a big help bringing out cineraria seedlings that have ...

Plant containers and stands made from items that would otherwise go to the Bunnings waste box.  Tandy model 1. A web was crocheted from thin wire. So ...

Two Bunnings hanging baskets were joined together, and a stand was required. A pallet to the rescue. An ellipse was cut out, feet were added, paint a ...