Old tires. Uses for old tires - Continued

Tires that are cut in half and putting the tread on the ground make great unique planters. In areas where your planters often freeze and break, old tires make a wonderful addition for the creative garden. Be sure to poke holes in the tire that you are using for a planter so that the water can drain and your flower will continue to thrive.

Laying a tire on its side, you can add your favorite mixtures of soil and make a miniature garden. This is a wonderful way that you can create a beautiful raised garden with minimal investment. You can spray paint the tire to match any structure or be any color that you want so you are not going to just have to be using a gray looking tire in your garden. Some people are even making pictures on the sides of the largest tires that they use in their gardens to create a more unique look.

Tires can be used to make a buffer along an area where people are known to hit their cars. Sometimes old tires are used along a telephone pole, a fence, or brick wall to keep people from hitting the bumpers of their cars causing damages to either the wall or pole and the car.

Old tires are recycled to help make other products. If you haven’t found a use for tires in your landscape or on another vehicle, be sure to take your old tires to a recycle center for future use.

The many uses for old tires include swings of all types for your children or for neighborhood children. You can make a variety of sandboxes for children to play. You can make gardens and flower containers out of old tire as well that will brighten your landscape.