She Sticks Forks in Her Garden for a Truly Genius Reason!

A real therapeutic way to get rid of stress and to get some quality time alone in the beautiful nature, is the simple gardening. A garden in your backyard can contribute to the beauty and character of your home, while gathering the benefits of your hard work with delicious and most important natural herbs and foods to enjoy. Everyone wants a nice garden in their backyard, regardless if they are gardening enthusiasts or if they simply don’t have a green thumb. The following tips and tricks will help all of you who may consider yourself as part of the latter group. You may avoid gardening because you think your plants won’t grow strong and healthy, but with these tips you will no longer have to worry and you will have a successful and beautiful garden.

1.Muffin Tin for Perfect Planting Grid

Although the primary purpose of muffin tins is to be used in baking, they can as well be used in planting seeds. Make a perfect grid where you will see precisely where to put the seeds and how much space should be left between them.

2. Glass Bottles for Path Marking

Using glass bottles to mark a path in your yard will be perfect to let your kids know where to step.

3. Garden Markers from Old Spoons

With the use of hammer, flatten old metal spoons to make garden markers. Then, be creative and use colorful pain for the spoons. They really are cool garden markers, don’t they? In case you don’t have old metal spoons, use plastic ones. Don’t forget to save the spoons every time you get takeout.

4. Old Bottles for Hydrated Plants

You don’t know how to use your empty wine bottle? Fill it with water and put it upside down next to your plant, as shown in the picture, and your plants will be supplied with enough water.

5. Plastic Forks to Fortify Your Garden

To keep unwanted visitors out of your garden thus preventing them chewing your plants, simply stick forks in the ground as shown in the picture.

6. Make a Planter and Wind Chime from Silverware and a Colander

You will no longer have to throw out old kitchen utensils (lightweight). Make a planter and wind chime by hanging them on the bottom of a colander. Flip the colander over and fill it with some plant.

7. Glass Bottles for Additional Flair to Small Spaces

If you don’t have enough space for a garden in your backyard, but you want to add greenery there, just make a side opening in an old glass bottle, and put some soil and seeds or a plant inside the bottle.

8. Old Cans as Plant Holders

Use an empty can to make plant holder. Wash them and remove their lids with a can opener, and then paint them with your favorite color. Cans will probably require several coats of paint to completely cover their original text, color and logo. Make sure your cans are dry before filling them with soil and add some herb inside. You will quickly make a perfect herb garden in your small space. Via David Wolfe