Just recently, I picked up an old planter that a kind person gave to me from freecycle, After getting it home & placing it in my garden, I was wondering what I could do to make it in to a nice garden feature, After a long think, I came up with an idea,
On the roof of my shed was an old dilapidated ladder that was too dangerous to use anymore, I took the ladder and separated the 2 sections,
The wider ladder was the worst of the 2 so it needed to be sorted out so I measured the ladder and fond the middle, I then sawed the ladder in half,
I then gently hammered the 2 separate halves in to each end of the planter, I then took the remaining ladder and placed it on the top across the upright halves of the first ladder, After measuring it to the required length, I cut off the bit that I did not want, I then secured all parts with screws to anchor it in position, By this time I was given an old pine Bed frame and headboards one of which had a broken leg, I sawed off the remains of the legs then placing the headboard behind the ladders on the planter, I screwed them in to place,
I then was given some old trellis which I placed inside the back of the ladders ,
By now this was starting to look good, So now it was time to paint the planter with some masonry paint that my Son-in-law gave me. So I did just that, The result is great!
So That is how to upcycle an old planter, Stay cool and happy planting!
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