Woman reveals amazing way to create garden nature pond using B&M bargains and bits of old junk lying around the house
SUMMER is slowly creeping up on us all in the UK, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to get the garden ready.
But with the cost of living crisis being an ever-present issue today, it’s not easy to create the outdoor space of your dreams.
Instead of splashing out on new furniture and accessories, one woman put her savvy hat on and got to work upcycling old junk and planting flowers and seeds to make her vision come to life.
Following her hard work, she took to the Facebook group ‘DIY Gardening On A Budget Official’ to show it off and give details as to how she achieved it.
“Gardens taken nearly 2 summers to do,” she explained to viewers.
Describing what she used, the woman continued: “alot off recycled stuff old bath for nature pond for my grandson.
“plants from marketplace b and m and alot I grew from seeds old gate to make a faux secret garden.just to make a big pond decking to paint”. [sic]
Alongside this, she posted several photos of her garden, including one showing off her mint-green gate, which was adorned with flowers in front of it.
Next to this, she placed a large planter box, which was filled to the brim with flowers and greenery.
She even had a small space with tiles to walk through, which featured purple, pink, white and yellow flowers as well as statues and a beehive house.
Another larger planter had lots of greenery with a white porcelain bathtub in the middle, which she turned into a little pond filled with water lilies.
And some decking that led to an outdoor seating area complete with two sofas, a rug and the frame of a fireplace, which was filled with logs.
People were quick to comment as one person wrote: “Absolutely gorgeous!!! Love the fireplace and the bath pond, very creative!”
Another shared: “Flower bed is stunning. Great job.”
While a third added: “Looks great and the bath is a fab idea for wildlife . Please put something in the bath incase animals fall in . Just a plank of wood or a branch they can use as a ramp to climb back out x”.