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Tyre planters

Last post 25-08-2009 12:19 PM by Susiq. 4 replies.

• 21/08/2009 06:34 PM
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,976	Reply | Contact Just come across this: http://www.wuvie.net/tireplanter.htm -  making planters out of old tyres - not for the faint-hearted maybe, but it could be something to do with the kids one weekend. There are links to some other projects at the end of the page and some of them are really creative.

• 21/08/2009 09:43 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact  That's good Miranda, it looks like the hardest part would be turning the tyre inside out.  We have a spare tyre here but it's on the driveway serving it's useful purpose of stopping us (ok me) hitting the house wall sue1002

• 24/08/2009 12:26 PM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104	Reply | Contact I once had a flat in London with only a balcony - I didn't turn the tyres inside out, but hung the whole tyre up (as when on the car) with very strong cord and put soil in the bottom rim, filled with compost and planted with some trailling plants - very effective they looked too!

• 24/08/2009 02:34 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact  That sounds good Susiq, do you have any pictures of it? sue1002

• 25/08/2009 12:19 PM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104	Reply | Contact Sorry Sue1002, I don't have any pics, it was years ago, I'd seen it on some tv programme, I forgot to mention, they were tyres off a mini and I painted them green and used green cord.