Salvaged Wood & Pallet Potting Benches

A potting bench or potting station is the perfect spring project for your garden, porch, or garden shed, and right now is the perfect time to start planning and collecting the wood 

and other materials you will need to create your very own potting bench creation! 

You can use all different types of  salvaged and reclaimed materials to create a potting 
bench. Old doors, wood shipping pallets, salvaged wood, sections of fencing, and even old sinks and dressers can be incorporated into a potting bench! Your only limit is your own imagination!  Check out these wonderful potting benches and maybe you'll be inspired to plan and make your own!

I love a potting bench with an old sink added! by Lori J via Hometalk

This bench cost only $1 to make! by excessfroufrou via Gardenweb

Outdoor kid-sized mud bar doubles as a play kitchen and as a mini potting bench. Love it! 
Here's the DIY

Made from an old door and enameled table top by jeannespines via Gardenweb

Sink-turned potting bench by Our Fairfield Home & Garden

This pretty bench was made from recycled finds by kirkus via Gardenweb

Potting benches made from old doors and shutters from Green Oak Antiques

pallet potting bench by Bruce from thedesignpallet.com

Potting bench made from an old door by Doreen at Hymns and Verses

Wood pallet potting bench from Hometalk

Old dresser-turned potting bench from Rockin' B Antiques

Potting bench made from wood pallets, a window, and an old sink

I love the style of this wide potting bench 

Salvaged wood potting bench by Becky at Beyond The Picket Fence

Potting bench made from an old door by Doris Stratton via Robo Margo

Potting bench by Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures

Potting benches by LollieLandDesigns via Etsy

DIY potting bench project by Centsational Girl

Pretty potting bench! from Country Cottage Living (above and below)

Pallet garden work bench workstation by I've Only Got A Minute




DIY potting bench with step by step instructions from BHG

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signs of life in the garden

Some shots from our morning walk, a prettier sky today with glimpses of blue so more color and light to enjoy....

"Chase's tree", in memory of a dear friend, is a scarlet oak that holds on to its leaves longer than the maples and beeches.

We did not clip the grasses so that we could enjoy the foliage in the dreary landscape.

Andy on the lookout for deer. Their trail is in the middle of the woods. We have not seen them much lately.

A stick!

The creek is quietly trickling.

The beeches are still hanging on too but they will be gone soon.

My muse provides me with so many shots. He looks beautiful in the snow.

The little stump that sits next to the hammock in the summer wearing a cap.

The lavender is still green and fresh in the border!

Mother Nature is creating beautiful designs in the pond ice.

The goldfish are amazing, their tiny bodies able to adapt to the freezing temperatures!

Andy and I love wandering around searching for signs of life in the winter garden. 

Greenhouses Made With Salvaged Windows

Think it's too early to thinking about and planning for spring? Never!

As a matter of fact, now is the perfect time to begin planning your yard and gardens, 
and for more reasons than one. First of all, it's wise to plan ahead and be prepared, 
but even more beneficial  (at least in my eyes) is the lift your spirits get when you
envision the warmer weather, the blooming flowers, and all the other things that
come along with springtime. 

What better way to recycle old windows than build them into a unique garden greenhouse

 or potting shed? Check out what some creative folks have crafted using reclaimed old 

windows and doors, and maybe you'll be inspired to create your own!

I love all the elements - and colors - of this pretty greenhouse

I love the arched windows and old doors used in this greenhouse by Dreyne

10 x 10' Greenhouse built by Linda J & her husband via Hometalk

Pretty garden shed greenhouse

Pretty purple greenhouse via Penick

Salvaged window greenhouse via Apartment Therapy (above and below)

Greenhouse made with recycled windows and doors

Window greenhouse by Angela Davis at Gardening In My Rubber Boots

Greenhouse instructions by Michael Taeuber via Instructables

Reclaimed window greenhouse (above and below) via BHG 

Simple greenhouse made from old windows. I love the red! 

Baby greenhouse by Design Dreams by Anne

Mini greenhouses by Linda at Bluegate

Window greenhouses by North Peace 

Create a tabletop mini greenhouse from old picture frames via Country Living

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