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There are various ideas on how to dispose of old tires. For example, compost heaps are often made from tires in garden plots. If your dacha is a place of rest and contemplation, then you can make flowerbeds of tires on it. It is not so difficult to do it yourself, and if you are interested in such unusual flower beds, then in this article there is a step-by-step instruction for making them.
Advantages of tire beds
First, waste tires are an inexpensive material. Original flower beds made of old rubber will add a special charm and class to your site, while almost not hitting the wallet. Old tires are easy to work with – they are easy to paint, you can cut out the desired shapes from them according to the patterns.
The next obvious advantage is the small size. Tire beds are somewhat reminiscent of flowerpots, which are willingly decorated with terraces of houses. Due to their small size, such flower beds are easy to install with your own hands, as well as, if necessary, move from place to place. Another popularity factor is the ability to show a high class of creativity by making such a flower bed. The old tire can be cut, twisted, painted, and thus, make a flower garden of any shape.
For example, the “frog” shape is especially popular, which is very easy to do with your own hands – just paint two or three tires green. Also, unlike clay flowerpots, rubber cannot be broken, it is very durable. A drop of inspiration, a little effort and a flower house on your site will be considered a designer creation.
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What materials will be required
Naturally, the first thing you need, in fact, tires. If possible, it is better to give preference to imported ones. The class of these products is higher, which means that it will be easier to work with them and they will last longer. Tire wear is not critical, although worn tires are easier to work with. The main thing is to know that no one really needs these and you can do whatever you want out of them. A true craftsman can turn old rubber into amazingly beautiful things.
The easiest way to make an unusual flower bed with your own hands is to paint a few tires with bright paint. You can use special compounds for rubber, but leftovers from repairs in the house are also suitable. A higher class of complexity is figured flower beds where the tire needs to be cut. Before work, stock up on a sharp knife.
Stages of work
For an example of working with a tire, let’s take a master class on making a flower bed. The first thing to do is to clean the tire from sand and dirt. Then, apply a pattern of petals and make cuts along this line with a sharp knife. To facilitate this work, the master would advise lubricating the knife with soapy water or oil. You should not choose too small petals for the first time, you will have to work with a knife for too long.
On the other hand, too large petals will break the shape of the flower bed, making it polygonal instead of the original idea. Thus, it is optimal to make petals of ten centimeters. After cutting, the tire must be turned out. And it’s not so easy to do it yourself!
Craftsmen advise turning the tire upside down and fixing it on a flat surface. After that, the rubber must be pulled up towards you, and considerable effort will have to be applied. The first part of the tire is the most difficult to turn out, and further work will go the easier, the less left to turn out. But for complete certainty, you can find on the Internet and watch a master class on turning tires.
Now the tire needs to be painted. Before painting, it is degreased with acetone or white spirit. It is better to paint in two layers, white below, and color over it. Thanks to this trick, the main color fits better and looks brighter. It is advised to paint not only the outer surface of the future flower bed, but also partially the inner one – to the level of the soil layer, this will give the flower bed durability and a single aesthetic appearance. The flowerpot is ready, and it remains to fill it with earth and plants. Usually at this stage, the master for cutting and painting rubber passes the baton to flower growers.
What are the flower beds
Tire beds can take on the most bizarre shapes, because the ideas of what they can be are not limited to anything. Such flower beds can be single or prefabricated, ground, on a stand, wall, hanging. As for the form, here the ideas are also endless: just a painted tire, a flower, a frog, a swan, a cup, a turtle, a boat, a car, this is just the case when the original ideas are endless.
It happens that you can’t turn the tire out in any way, but this is not a reason to be upset. A master is recognized not by doing it strictly according to the instructions, but by doing it beautifully. Instead of turning it inside out, the tire can be painted in different colors or pebbles, glass, small metal or plastic parts can be glued to it. Multi-colored painting will give a vase of tires no less high class than artistic carving.
How to decorate a finished flower garden
Ready flower beds need to be filled with drainage, then with earth. You can mix the soil mixture with your own hands, you can take ordinary garden soil. For growing in flowerpots from tires, flowers with a branching root system without a pronounced main root are better suited. Although the master of gardening will be able to grow strawberries, seedlings and even cucumbers in them. For beginners, simple bulbs are suitable – crocuses, tulips, daffodils.
If flower beds from tires are raised above the ground, then any climbing plants can be planted in them – creepers, sweet peas, ivy. Periwinkle, marigolds, cornflowers, daisies, violets also look beautiful. And, of course, the highest class of ornamental plants – roses. As a matter of fact, any flower that you take care of with your own hands will delight both in an ordinary flower bed and in a flower garden made of tires. Ideas for decorating a garden plot are endless, as are ideas for alternative uses for end-of-life items. DIY flowerbeds made from old tires are a good way to combine both. And this is also a great occasion to show that the owner of the cottage is a jack of all trades.
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