Wire hanger trellis

How are things growing for you? I’ve got a few things (new climbing hydrangea and new grape vine, I’m looking at you guys) that need some help. They have outgrown the little wooden stick things that came in the pot with them and they need some help to grow up in the direction that I […]

There is something so charming about a topiary. For this month’s Thrifty Style Team project I am sharing how to make an ivy topiary from a wire hanger. A simple…

10 Minutes to Make and Costs $0

I love wire coat hangers and alwaya thought there must be a way to make them into garden trellis. I was inspired by a pin I saw in Pinterest that took the basic unit of two coat hangers to make a long skinny trellis of one unit wide. Here are the instructions for how to make this trellis I came up with that can be made as wide as you want, as long as it has the proper support of course.

Make a quick, easy and cheap wire hanger trellis with string, jute twine specifically. Perfect for small potted plants.

The Upcycled Garden by Dishfunctional Designs: using upcycled materials in your garden.

The Upcycled Garden: Ideas for using recycled and salvaged materials in your garden by Laura Beth Love of Dishfunctional Designs.

I don't know about you but I have had spring fever since the middle of February. Our grass is finally green the poppies are starting to grow. I am itching to plant some flowers in our flower pots. The lilac bush is in full bloom and my little mint patch is starting to grow, which brings us to today's upcycled project. I love the smell of mint and the bees that it attracts to our yard. Maybe this year I will even use some of it to make a mojito or some mint tea. Anyway, for the first part…