Homemade products for the garden and summer cottages: interesting ideas. Useful tips for home and summer cottages (do it yourself) We decorate flower beds and flower beds
Often, dacha crafts amaze our imagination not only with their originality, but also with practical and elegant approaches to the remnants of various materials that every summer resident has in the barn. We have collected practical and exotic ideas for gardening from scrap materials that show a new approach to the remains of plastic pipes in the garden.
A simple lounger with a frame made of plastic pipes is used in the household of any summer resident. 
Assembly diagram of a similar lounger.
When there are not so many pipes in the remainder and there is no familiar builder who would regularly supply them, then you can advertise that you are ready to buy scraps of plastic pipe for a symbolic price. In addition, there are projects where very little chimney is needed - for example, decorating old furniture.
Shelves can be made of small diameter plastic pipes - storage boxes in the country.
Traditionally, plastic pipes are used to create greenhouses and greenhouses.
Plastic pipes are also useful for those who keep chickens.
They make convenient chicken feeders.
If you like this principle of feeders, you can make your own modification of this simple device.
Plastic pipes come in handy for creating a simple canopy in the country.
If you have a puppy, you can make such a small aviary for him.
Let's not forget about cats who also love to walk.
Even a country trolley can be assembled using plastic pipes.
Or even a bike trailer. Most likely, you still need to adapt to driving with such a trailer. But that's better than driving a bike with a hay bag on the frame.
You can even make a plastic pipe fence. It is difficult to recognize this option as a budget option, but maybe the owner of the fence got the pipes for nothing.
Let's move from amazing exotic ideas to understandable practical ones. Smart trimming of plastic pipes will help us clean up the garden tool in the barn.
Small pieces of plastic pipes of various diameters will help you conveniently place the tool in the garage.
Even small cuts of different pipes will be used by a diligent owner.
Let's get acquainted with beautiful ideas for giving from plastic pipes. From a large diameter plastic pipe, you can make a beautiful mosaic planter or a vertical flower garden. Thinner pipes can be used to assemble a mobile garden hose rack.
Garden chess from a pipe and a board of paving slabs will create an atmosphere of calm relaxation in the garden. A cheerful flower garden made of scrap materials will revive a boring fence with bright flowers of petunias planted in it.
See how beautiful lamps for a summer residence can be made from scrap materials.
More details on how to make such an unusual lamp with your own hands can be found in the article "How to make a beautiful lamp with your own hands from a pipe"
In short, the technology for creating a luminaire is as follows - with a hand drill, both through cuts and surface strokes are cut out, which create a more interesting volume in the luminaire; parts of the luminaire are bent by heating with a building hair dryer. It is highly recommended to use fluorescent and LED lamps in the luminaire, which almost do not heat up. You can even use Christmas tree garlands inside the pipe. The peacock, for sure, would look gorgeous with such lighting.
Do not miss this wonderful opportunity to make useful and beautiful handicrafts for giving out of scrap materials that you have as useless trash in your barn.
A summer cottage is the territory where you can give yourself freedom to carry out numerous experiments and dream up to your heart's content. This manifests itself not only in interior design, but mainly in the design of the garden or vegetable garden. Inquisitive and resourceful owners have not been guided by expensive and standard methods for arranging their sites for a long time, since there are many alternative solutions for virtually all areas of activity.
There are several types of vertical beds that optimize the use of free space. Non-standard designs are an excellent opportunity to create an interesting design for a garden, a vegetable garden, a summer cottage.
This type of garden bed is mostly used for growing ornamental plants or herbs.
Materials for making:
The length of the drainpipes is regulated in accordance with the wishes of the owner of the site. However, cumbersome beds should not be made, as they can complicate movement across the territory.
Creating a garden bed
Stage 1. Create a container. To do this, we take a drainpipe, cut it in half lengthwise and put on special plugs on both sides.
Stage 2. We take the prepared metal holders, put them on the resulting frames for the beds.
Stage 3. We make holes in the pipe. They are made in those places where metal fasteners will be located.
Stage 4. We pass a cable or a strong rope through the holes made.
Stage 5. We fix the cable / rope with fasteners.
Stage 6. We fill the resulting beds with expanded clay and soil.
Stage 7. We plant the plants in the beds.
Stage 8. We hang the pipes to the chosen place. Sometimes a special wooden crossbar is placed for this, or rather a construction in the shape of the letter "P".
Step 9. Alternatively, you can make a special design for the pipes.
Important! A bed of drainpipes is not resistant to strong gusty winds, so you should choose a place for it that is not blown from four sides by winds. Otherwise, the frame will quickly collapse, nullifying all your efforts.
A bed made of a plastic bag is another modification of vertical beds. It is extremely compact, functional and externally interesting. You can make such a bed in a couple of hours.
Materials for making:
- durable plastic wrap;
- sewing machine;
- priming;
- seedling.
In order for the bed to be solid, it is recommended to pay special attention to the thickness of the polyethylene film, which in this case will act as the "frame" of the structure. The minimum film thickness is 0.2 mm.
The process of creating a plastic bed
Step 1 . We cut out 2 rectangular film segments, the size of which corresponds to the size of the created bed. An allowance of one and a half to two centimeters should be left on each side. The recommended bed diameter is twenty centimeters.
Step 2. Sew the rectangles together, leaving only the upper part of the bag unconnected.
Step 3. Sew a handle to the future garden bed, the strength of which will support the weight of the bag filled with soil. It should also be borne in mind that when watering, the weight will increase.
Step 4. Fill the bag with fertilized soil.
Step 5. We make horizontal cuts on the bag in twenty centimeters increments. They are necessary in order to plant seedlings in the garden bed.
Step 6. We plant seedlings.
Step 7. Water the soil regularly and add the necessary fertilizers.
With these simple steps, you can get a cheap and useful garden bed.
An integral part of every summer cottage is a compost heap. This is the place where all kinds of biochemical reactions take place that ensure the creation of fertilizers.
To create fertilizers that will satisfy all the requirements for them, you should carefully consider several key steps: creating a container and directly making the correct compost itself. Let's talk about each of them in more detail.
Stage 1. Take eight support posts of the same length.
Stage 2. We treat the lower part of the wooden posts with engine oil or tar.
Stage 3. We dig the posts into the ground so that they are reliable and stable. If the compost bin will be located next to the fence, then 4 posts (i.e. one side) can be attached to the fence. This will avoid having to dig 4 holes.
Stage 4. Between each two adjacent posts we nail the crossbeams so that we end up with three independent sections. Be sure to leave slots that will function as ventilation holes.
Stage 5. In two sections, we nail the boards horizontally to half the height of the posts. In these places, it is planned to create two small doors.
Step 6. The remaining section will have a large door, so only one plank should be nailed down. It should be located at the very bottom in a horizontal position, that is, like a regular crossbar.
Stage 7. Installing the covers. You can use one large solid board for this.
Stage 8. Install the pre-prepared doors.
Stage 9. We provide doors with handles and latches.
Stage 10. We process wood using special impregnations.
Step 11. Paint the box any color that suits your preferences.
Many gardeners mistakenly believe that any component can be dumped into a compost heap. In fact, to create the right biofertilizer, you need to carefully select the "ingredients".
Among the mandatory components of a compost heap are the following:
- peat;
- ash;
- needles;
- tree branches;
- leaves;
- hay or grass;
- wood ash;
- plant roots;
- raw vegetables and fruits, etc.
All elements are randomly mixed on the heap. To speed up chemical reactions, it is recommended to cover the pile with a tarpaulin (this is especially true in the absence of a box).
Trips to the country house with the family involve the presence of entertainment elements on the site that will delight children. The most common way to keep young summer residents busy is with a swing.
Building a swing yourself is not an easy task, but quite doable. Of course, you can always take a stick, tie it with a rope and hang the structure on a tree, but this can hardly be called a full swing. True craftsmen prefer to build comfortable structures with a comfortable seating position.
Constructive components:
- two logs;
- strong rope.
Indicators:
- diameter of logs - 85 mm;
- length of logs - 700 mm;
- distance between ropes - 500 mm.
Making a swing
Stage 1. We stretch the ropes between the logs.
Stage 2. We wrap each log with ropes.
Stage 3. We release the ropes out.
Stage 4. We tighten the ropes by 3 knots.
Stage 5. We fix the swing on the tree.
Important: such a swing is designed for only one person.
Garden path from scrap materials
There are several types of garden paths that you can easily do with your own hands.
Step 1. Remove the sidewall from the tire using a knife or saw.
Step 2. Cut the tires.
Step 3. We line the space with grooved stripes.
Step 4. We paint the path with paint.
Step 5. Sprinkle with stone chips.
This is an economical option for those who do not want to rack their brains and spend time on a full-fledged garden path. The tire track is usually used for vegetable gardens, as it easily fits into the ground.
Stage 1. We paint the corks in different colors.
Stage 2. We dig a small trench.
Stage 3. We drive in supports to strengthen the future track.
Stage 4. We build the formwork using boards.
Stage 5. Install spacers along the edges of the trench.
Stage 6. We place crushed stone deep into the trench and carefully tamp it.
Stage 7. We make a mortar from sand, cement, glue and water.
Stage 8. Pour the solution into the trench.
Stage 9. Press in the plugs in random order. Even multi-colored stripes look interesting.
These are the easiest and fastest ways to make a garden path without purchasing expensive materials.
DIY tools
The expression "everything will come in handy on the farm" turns out to be as relevant as possible when it comes to canisters. From this plastic container, you can make a large number of irreplaceable tools that are actively used in the process of summer cottage work.
To make this tool, we only need a sharp knife and the container itself.
Stage 1. Cut off the bottom of the canister.
Stage 2. We mark the cut line for the scoop on the container so that the handle from the canister is the handle of the future tool.
Stage 3. Cut off excess material.
As a result of these simple steps, we get an excellent scoop with a comfortable handle.
Materials:
Manufacturing
Stage 1. Carefully wash the canister so that there is no smell left in it.
Stage 2. We cut the canister vertically into two parts.
Stage 3. We make a groove on the plank using a woodworking machine.
Stage 4. Apply glue to the plywood and insert into the bottom of the canister.
Stage 5. We paint the resulting shelf with a spray can.
Of course, such a structure will not withstand a lot of weight, but it is quite suitable for storing small parts.
Materials:
- 40 cans;
- scissors;
- rope;
- paper;
- marker.
Stage 1. We pierce the upper part of the cans with a knife.
Stage 2. We make a stencil out of paper.
Stage 3. We apply it to the canister, outline it with a marker.
Step 4. Cut out large holes with scissors.
Stage 5. We put the prepared cans in several rows, tying each row by prying the rope under the handles of the containers.
Stage 6. We tie all the rows around the perimeter for greater strength.
Stage 7. If the cabinet is planned to lean against the wall, then we drill it to the surface.
Stage 8. We put heavy objects in the bottom row - stones or bricks.
The result is a fairly spacious and functional rack that will help get rid of the issue of storing many small parts.
Be resourceful and courageous in bringing your ideas to life. Good luck!
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For many, the private sector is associated with hard, constant work. Plant a vegetable garden, monitor the growth of plants, harvest. All this, of course, must be done. But if you organize the whole process correctly, then the work will be a joy. And there will be a lot of free time for rest. And homemade products for a garden and a summer residence, made with their own hands, will help in this. Someone will object that everything can be bought ready-made in the store. This is true. But, first of all, buying all the money is not enough. And secondly, the very process of making something useful from scrap materials can bring a lot of positive emotions.
Russian people have always been distinguished by their resourcefulness and ingenuity. And a huge number of self-made homemade products for a summer residence and a vegetable garden, photos of which can be found in our article, are confirmation of this. We will offer for consideration only a few options that will come in handy on any site.
Flowerbed-box
Many gardeners have recently preferred flower beds located in boxes. They are raised above ground level and fenced on all sides. Thanks to this, the care process is facilitated, and the garden looks more attractive and interesting. It is possible (or even recommended) to use such constructions on nutrient-poor soils.
Homemade products for the garden involve the use of scrap materials. Therefore, for the construction of the box, you can use the boards left over, for example, from building a house. If these are not available, you will have to purchase them at the store. A box of arbitrary sizes is constructed from them. The dimensions will depend on the size of the plot, its style and the plant that is planned to be planted there. The height of the side is made approximately to the knee so that the layer of fertile soil is thicker.
A metal mesh with a small cell is fixed to the bottom of the manufactured box. It will protect against the penetration of rodents and moles. If there are none on the site, then you can do without a grid. You can easily make a small greenhouse from a box-bed. Its height is chosen taking into account the plants planted there.
Drip irrigation
Homemade products for the garden will simplify such a difficult process as watering plants. You can make a drip irrigation system. This will require a large barrel (metal or plastic), a hose, capillaries (you can make holes in the hose at a certain interval) and various connections (tees, clamps, and so on).
The barrel is raised about 1.5-2 m from the ground. For this, a special stand can be welded from the metal corners. This will ensure a stable pressure in the system. There is a main hose from the barrel. A filter must be installed on it so that debris does not clog the system. The capillaries are fed from the main hose.
Sprinkler do it yourself
Homemade products for a summer residence and a vegetable garden will allow you to create something necessary and useful on the site from improvised means and materials. For example, from old plastic bottles that are always thrown away, you can make a sprinkler for a garden. It will allow you to process and water plants of various heights. A spray gun is attached to the garden hose. To a long stick (the longer the better), the same atomizer is screwed with the nozzle up. The lever is secured with a thread in the pressed state.
In a bottle with a nominal value of 1.5 liters, a hole is made in the neck with a hot nail. A bolt is inserted into the hole and secured from the outside with a nut. The bolt must be drilled through with a drill. A hose is put on it and secured with a clamp. After applying pressure to the system, the nozzle spins up and water is sprayed.
Tire compost pit
Old tires from cars are one of the most popular and affordable materials for making homemade products for the garden. You can even make a compost pit out of them. You will need only 4 of them.
One of the tires, which will serve as the base, is cut. One sidewall is cut off from it. From the rest, two sidewalls are cut off to make rings. Next, you just need to install the tires on top of each other in the designated place.
Bench
After all the work in the garden, you can relax. And on this score, you can also choose a suitable option for self-made homemade products for a summer residence and a vegetable garden. With a small set of tools and materials, you can create an attractive streamlined bench. It will become a place where you can relax and unwind.
Of the materials you will need:
- A sheet of plywood (preferably pine) measuring 90 x 90 cm and 1.6 cm thick.
- Slats from the same wood in the amount of 7 pieces (2 cm thick, 9.4 cm wide and 140 cm long).
- Boards 2 x 6.9 cm and 100 cm long in the amount of 3 pieces.
- Planks 2 x 6.9 cm and 140 cm long in the amount of 9 pcs.
The parts will be fastened with self-tapping screws 0.5 x 5 cm. In addition, glue for connecting wooden elements, varnish on wood, turpentine will be useful.
The plywood sheet is cut into three pieces. A template is drawn on them for cutting out the sidewalls and the central crossbar. The shape is cut with a jigsaw. On the back, 3 grooves are made for the slats, which will hold the structure.
Homemade products for the garden will help make your summer cottage life more enjoyable and easier.
Today a dacha is not just a garden with a house. Nowadays, the dacha becomes a place for summer recreation. And any vacation implies a beautiful and cozy environment, so that everything around us pleases our eyes.
Therefore, in recent years, the fashion for the creative design of your summer cottage is gaining momentum more and more. Moreover, decorating flower beds is not the only possible direction for ennobling your summer cottage. There are a huge number of photos with ideas for giving. But the M.Art company offers only modern types of landscaping using the latest technologies.
It is possible and necessary to decorate the territory of the dacha with improvised means: old things, unused furniture, parts from cars, and the like.
Thus, you will not only get rid of trash and decorate the summer cottage, but also get pleasure and satisfaction from the work performed.
We will tell you in detail below about the best ideas for giving with your own hands.
Craft ideas
In the decor of the site from available tools, your main assistant should be your imagination. For example, plastic bottles can become both an original flower bed and guiding paths.
In addition, it is easy to create animals and birds from bottles and decorate your territory with them. Ordinary stones are also a good material for decoration. They are often used to frame your own pond.
Car tires have long been the best flower beds, but now they have learned to make swans and other animals from them.
Ideas for children's play areas
The dacha is a family place, and if so, then it is necessary to provide for recreation not only for adults, but also for children. And best of all, children will find their own play area.
If you have large trees growing on your site, they are well suited for creating a swing. Creating sandboxes, tree huts and slides: here is an incomplete list of interesting ideas for giving in a children's play area.
Original fence
If a person is judged by their clothes for the first time, then summer cottages are judged by the fence. And the more unusual the idea of decorating the fence, the more impression will be made on the guests.
It doesn't take anything supernatural to give your fence a face of its own: just paint and imagination.
Cutting out stencils of pictures, and then transferring them to the fence, you can achieve impressive results. Any picture made to scale can be a stencil, it's only up to your taste and patience in coloring.
A flower bed is the best decoration for a summer residence
One of the oldest, but never out of fashion, country decor solutions are flower beds. The original flower bed contains not only an unusual containing vessel (whether it be a tire, a cart wheel, a jug or a homemade container of an irregular shape), but also the flowers that grow on it.
Therefore, it is necessary that the color of the flower bed be one composition with the planted flowers.
In addition, the flowers themselves show how they are looked after, and serve as an indicator of the summer resident's diligence and his love for his garden.
The original idea for a summer residence is stuffed animals. Very few summer residents use them because of the stereotype of their use as a scarecrow. However, if you use the original decor in creating a stuffed animal and do not limit yourself to the standard figure of the scarecrows, you will get a very unusual and standout dacha decoration.
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Resting place decoration
In summer, when you come to the dacha, you don't want to hunchback in the garden, but to relax in the fresh air. Therefore, the more comfortable and beautiful you arrange a place for rest on the site, the more pleasant it will be there.
You can place a lot of things in the recreation area, for example, your own pond. It is not difficult to make it, it is enough to dig a hole in size, cover it with material that does not allow water to pass through (polyethylene will do), and beautifully decorate it with stones on the sides, then fill it with water - the pond is ready!
Also, nowadays, they often arrange a barbecue area, gazebos at dachas, you can hang a hammock from a tree. Garden tiles for transitions greatly change the impression of ordinary walks around the site.
Some people prefer outdoor activities. For them, the installation of sports equipment at the dacha will be very much to their liking - you can put a horizontal bar, bars and rings - we will get a mini-gym in the fresh air.
How to decorate your site depends only on you. With a lot of imagination and due perseverance, the suburban area is quite capable of even becoming a "hobbit hole" by John Tolkien! Or another fabulous corner, good luck!
Photos of ideas for giving with your own hands
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