I have two large wine barrels with the bottoms rotted out. I'd be interested to hear of ideas for their uses now - seems too good to throw away.
piquant,
Dec 23, 10:44am
You can still use them as planters - just need to put them places where the plants can grow through to the soil. So, if you are lucky enough to have pavers where you want them - just remove a few pavers! Or, you can make a feature in a bed by using them as a height element. They will eventually rot away by being in contact with the soil but if you can keep the base on some free draining medium - like stones, for example, they should last that bit longer.
oh_hunnihunni,
Dec 23, 1:27pm
I stripped mine down and used the staves and bands in a garden artwork for the fence. Great fun.
twelve12,
Dec 23, 1:33pm
Filling in the bands with concrete can make cool pavers.
franken1,
Dec 23, 1:40pm
Just get a piece of treated ply say 12 or 15mm thick, draw a circle slightly bigger than the base (nail, string, pencil). Use a jigsaw to cut it out then drop it into the top as a new base and presto, a re-modeled planter.
summersunnz,
Dec 23, 7:48pm
. and have the bottom of the barrel on some bricks or small pavers so it's not in contact with the ground/deck/concrete/etc, and out of any water, so it'll last longer.
owen106,
Dec 25, 7:55pm
Cut up for firewood.
deb821,
Jun 28, 5:46pm
put plants in pots in them, put something on bottom to raise the level of is, have a nice summer display or herbs etc
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