9 imaginative ideas to reuse old wheelbarrows

Old wheelbarrows are useful objects, widely reused in garden decoration or in setting up a feature. For those who are gardeners, compositions or other kinds of creations that use a wheelbarrow, can be enhanced in various ways and give the environment a scenographic and original touch.

There are wood and iron barrows and you can use them as-is, or you can choose to repaint them and then combine them with flowers, plants and other elements, to create a picturesque or sophisticated feature. We have listed below some imaginative ideas to reuse old wheelbarrows to decorate gardens and other areas.

A wheelbarrow painted in pink and with flowering plants inside, will certainly add a romantic touch to the garden.

Another way to reuse wheelbarrows is to recreate miniature dioramas inside them, using plants, flowers, stones, toy houses and models of fairies, for example.

And, for a more classical look, garden gnomes can be placed in the wheelbarrow. With a little creativity, the result will be truly special.

If repainting them is not enough for you, you can decorate the wheelbarrow with small touches. The one in this photo has been decorated with daisies: it gives off a hippy-romance feeling.

And why not make a wheelbarrow part of a well-kept, attractive flowerbed? With lots of colorful flowers and a small street lamp, it can really make a difference in the overall aesthetic of the garden.

With a bunch of succulents, a wheelbarrow can become an enchanting terrarium and be transformed into "a garden within a garden".

The idea of placing a wheelbarrow on its side in a flower bed can be used to simulate flowers spilling out of it onto the ground in a colorful mess.

You can even sow vegetables in wheelbarrows, creating a very useful and unusual vegetable garden.

And for the more creative gardeners, old wheelbarrows can easily become part of fountains, streams and similar. It certainly takes some work, but the result is worth it.

What do you think of these magnificent creations? Do you want to try doing one?