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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http://localecologist.blogspot.com Georgia

What about an astro-turf pocket garden at http://a-small-lab.com/fixes/pocket-garden-in-astroturf/ ?
http://faroutflora.wordpress.com/ Megan

That’s adorable! I’m keeping an eye out for old dustpans.
http://www.pottedstore.com patrick

That’s awesome. Very cool. Looking at all of my cleaning implements in an entirely different way today.
http://lightspeed.argoworks.com mac pos

Brilliant.
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