Playing in the Dirt

Spring has definitely sprung here in North Carolina.  In the Piedmont area the trees are starting to look full and lush.  Time to start sprucing up the yard a bit.  It doesn't get a whole lotta love since we usually spend our time riding bikes rather than planting flowers or veggies.  If there is digging being done it is often on the dirt jumps or pumptrack in the backyard.  Our main flower garden is the wild nest of nature that is the front lawn.  I don't think it contains a single blade of grass.  The honeybees love it!

I do try to plant a few pots of colorful flowers each year, and I use recycled planters that can be used as hanging baskets or as standing pots...

Do you have old helmets laying about and have you ever wondered what to do with them?  Those old skate lids that maybe hit the ground one too many times, the helmets your kids have outgrown, the full face that got left in the garage and became a winter home for mice.  Helmets are one thing you really don't want to hand off to someone else, especially if they are old or have done their duty a few times.  But throwing them all away just seems so wasteful!  So here you go...a fun and beautiful way to recycle those old helmets and spruce up your home and garden while flaunting your love for all things bike.

And now that you've found a good use for the helmet you are still wearing that has maybe reached the end of its useful life you can head on over to Dirty Jane and buy yourself a new one for the trail.  They have lots of styles and great colors to choose from!

Supplies needed for your planter:

Old helmets (drainage holes and hanging apparatus already included!).  With some helmets, like skate lids, you can pull the insides out and just use the shell, this will make more room for your plants.

Coco liners for hanging baskets (the smaller size the better, but you can cut notches out of larger ones to make them fit)

Potting soil

Your choice of plants.  If you want to hang your baskets, try trailing plants.  If you want to use them as pots use more upright plants.

For hanging baskets, purchase some rope or long hooks.

Voila!

Happy Planting Dirt Vixens!