Sunday, January 4, 2009

Re-Use It, Wear it Out, Make it Do........

This is the tire tread I found along the highway several days ago. Yesterday, I recycled it in my backyard.

I made it into this planter by first turning over the soil 6" deep in a circular patch. I then wrapped the tire tread around the prepped ground, and then worked in an additional 8" of topsoil.



So, I now have a nice deep container all ready for Spring. It is about 40" in diameter. I will probably plant an early crop of loose leaf lettuces in it, and then later re-sow it with mixed flowers. Something to look forward to! I love the tread pattern, and may at some future time decide to get colorful and paint it out as a mosaic pattern of sorts.

4 comments:

Scriber's Web said...

That's a great idea. Can't wait to see the photos of the lettuce and flowers.

NicoleB said...

That's just awesome.
I love the idea and I love what you made of it!
Well done!

mythopolis said...

Thanks Scriber and Nicole...! It should be fun planting it in the Spring, and I will have pictures then to show....d.

Anonymous said...

yeahhh,and then pictures in the summer...(here is so cold,I am waiting for the spring and summer)
lefty