Most people on Instagram and Pinterest are obsessed with gardening. It’s true, gardens on social media are usually very pretty. Unfortunately, gardening can seem complicated and costly. Here are novice gardening tricks like you’ve seen on social media! Try them yourself and start making your garden prettier as well as your home with all kinds of plants and flowers.
1. Use what you already have at home
You can plant flowers on an old shelf, in an old pipe, or in an old wooden crate: anything works when you’re trying to save a bit of money.
Use a shoe organizer for your plants
It is important to know that this hack requires a lot of earth. You also need to know that not every plant can be hanged (or placed in a shoe organizer in this case). You can plant fuchsias like on the picture above. Or else, ask a gardener which plants are adapted to this kind of structure.
Align terra cotta pots
Take it from us, it is easier to align pots horizontally than vertically! Also, you will have less trouble finding your pots and your plants will grow more easily.
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2. Create a green space by piling plants on a ladder
You can use any type of ladder. If you don’t have a ladder, you can also use a small bench. Don’t forget, pile on as many plants as you wish!
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3. Make a pretty plant decoration with a shower basket
Do you have some old shower baskets lying around? Why not recycle them and use them next time you plant some of your favourite flowers?
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4. Get rid of tenacious weeds with white wine vinegar
You can use this technique (but avoid splashing the vinegar on your shoes) or pour some boiling water on the weeds.
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5. Make your own compost
To make your own compost, mix banana peels, apple cores, old coffee grinds, and some water in your blender.
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6. Ward off squirrels with plastic forks
This trick is absolutely genius! Try!
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