{"id":18273,"date":"2025-05-08T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/?p=18273"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:54:50","slug":"upcycled-garden-ideas-cheap-garden-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/garden\/upcycled-garden-ideas-cheap-garden-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"7 gardening upcycling hacks to help save money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for cheap ways to do up your garden ready for summer? The current state of the economy has many of us looking for ways to make our money go further, and these upcycled garden ideas are a great place to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcycling is already popular among crafters and those looking for sustainable interior design ideas<\/a>, but it’s also a great way to save money. The penny-pinching pros at netvouchercodes.co.uk<\/a> have put together a list of things homeowners can upcycle to give their gardens a bargain new look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Now is a great time to start looking at what you can upcycle and when it comes to the outdoors, the possibilities are endless,’ said a spokesperson for netvouchercodes.co.uk. ‘Upcycling is basically giving a second lease of life to something that you may have now outgrown or no longer need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘When it comes to your garden, you can upcycle a lot of household items – for example, any pots and pans you\u2019re looking to replace in your kitchen can make stylish and quirky plant pots. Or, if you have extra decking, you could lay these planks of wood down to create a garden path. You don\u2019t always have to buy new things to get your garden looking summer-ready.’<\/p>

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7 upcycled garden ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Use old pots and pans as plant pots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Add a quirky look to your garden by repurposing old pots and pans as plant pots. Teapots are great for this, but you can also use drawers, buckets, bathtubs, even shoes! Plant pots need holes for water drainage, so you can even drill a few holes in, or get around it by filling the pot with a layer of pebbles at the bottom so the water can drain from the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use old pots and pans as plant pots and drawers as planters. Photo: macrossphoto \/ Adobe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Turn an old ladder into a plant display<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve got an old wooden ladder, why not lean it against a wall and place some plant pots on there. If it has narrow rungs you could dangle hanging plants from it, or weave ivy through it. You could even paint it to co-ordinate with your scheme or add a pop of colour to your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old wooden ladders look great draped with plants indoors and out. Photo: Pixel-Shot \/ Adobe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Upcycle a wooden palett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The king of upcycled garden ideas is the repurposed wooden palett. If you don’t have a wooden palett laying around, they\u2019re super cheap to get your hands on. You could stack a couple and paint them to create a coffee table, or assemble lots of them together in whatever configuration takes your fancy and pile with cushions to create a bargain sofa set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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