Beautification of the site is a very exciting activity. If you are a creative person and like to experiment, then you can do the design of the site with your own hands. All it takes is fresh ideas. In the framework of this article, we will consider the technology for manufacturing various types of flower beds from car tires.
Designation of the flower bed
Flower beds made of tires in the country will create an atmosphere of comfort and coziness. The fresh aroma of flowering plants spreads throughout the site and gives pleasure to all household members.
Flower beds look much prettier, which are decorated in special flowerpots or fenced with a decorative fence. It is these elements of the decor of the site that are called flower beds.
Flower beds are divided into the following categories in appearance:
- Even coverage. Flowers in such a flower bed are planted on the same plane, the size of plants, as a rule, does not differ much.
- Flower border. Such elements can be created along the edge of the sidewalk or along the perimeter of the house. border should be the samefull width.
- Multi-tiered flower bed. Plants in such a flower bed are located on several floors. Multi-tiered flower beds can be wall-mounted or in the form of a circle, square.
- Hanging flower bed. The flower bed is separated from the main soil and is in a suspended state.
- Figured flowerbed. Most often, the flower garden is made in the form of an imitation of an object or character.
The choice of a flower bed depends on your preferences and the design of the site. When designing flower beds, pay attention to combinatoriality. Don't let it be random, the color harmony of the flower bed and the flower garden itself will create a beautiful composition.
Preparation of a place for a flower bed and technology for painting elements
In order for the flowers in the flower bed to grow and develop well, you need to take care of the soil. Level the place under the flower bed and remove a small layer of earth. Prepare the finished soil with which you will fill the cavity of the flower bed.
Soil for flower beds can be bought at a specialized store. The main characteristic of good land is its high level of fertility. Pay attention to factionalism. If the soil is fine-grained, then such soil in the flower bed will begin to turn sour. If the fraction of soil elements is too large, moisture will evaporate very quickly. These flower beds will need regular watering.
An important factor affecting the growth of flowers is the acidity of the soil. The Ph level should be in the range of 6.0-6.7 depending on the type of plant. The soil must be environmentally friendly, without foreign impurities of chemical elements.
For painting tireschoose one of the color options:
- Rubber paint. Sold in cans, has a smooth texture, does not fade in the sun, does not crack in the cold. Dries quickly but is expensive.
- Enamel. Has all the features you need but takes a little longer to dry.
- Oil paints. They have a large color range. Shake the contents of the can before painting, as the paint is prone to sedimentation.
- Acrylic paint. It is necessary to choose facade acrylic paint. The color of such a coating is retained for a long time without disturbing the structure of the coating.
Required materials and tools
To organize flower beds from tires with your own hands, you will need a wheelbarrow. You can get by with a bucket if the size of the flower bed is small. We will use rubber car tires of different diameters as the main material.
The tire as a material for personal creativity is very convenient. Processing rubber does not take much time. When cutting, you do not have to make serious efforts. But a certain list of tools still have to be prepared:
- Sharp knife. Choose a knife that is strong and thick.
- Stationery knife. It will be needed for processing small parts of rubber or for adjusting and aligning cuts.
- Screwdriver.
- Secrets.
- Grinding machine. Required only if there are wooden parts in the elements of the flower bed.
- Facade paints.
- Glue. In some versions of the flower beds, you will have to use glue to fix the elements. For this purposeit is necessary to use high-quality rubber glue, it is resistant to aggressive environmental conditions and temperature extremes.
- Furniture stapler.
How to make a flower bed with your own hands and find the necessary material? You can ask around for old car tires at tire fitting organizations or car services. The guys who work there will gladly give you unwanted tires. Choose the right tires for the flower bed. If you are going to cut the tire and bend it to create a shape, then it is more convenient to use heavily worn winter tires. They are softer and more comfortable to handle. If possible, choose tires, you should give preference to imported options. They are easier to cut.
Observe safety precautions when working with tools. Be sure to wear gloves.
A flowerbed in the form of a kettle made of tires
In the photo - a flowerbed of tires in the form of a pink teapot. To make such a flower bed, you will need 5 tires, three of which must be the same size. If you want to get a teapot of a different shape, you can take a larger diagonal bottom tire. If possible, select tires with a similar pattern.
Use glue, furniture stapler or wire to hold the three tires together that form the main body of the kettle. In order not to fill the entire cavity inside the tires with soil, make a bottom on the top tire. You can cut out the necessary element from plywood and cover it with a piece of geotextile.
The upper part of the teapot is made from a tire with a transverse notch. Flexibility of rubberwill allow you to stretch the edges of the incision for fixing to the base tires. Fasten in the same way.
To make the handle and the neck of the teapot, you will need one tire. With a knife, we give the elements the desired shape and fix them on the base in such a way that we get realistic bends characteristic of a teapot.
We paint the resulting structure with facade paint. First, apply a background layer of paint, let it dry, then cover with a second layer. To decorate, choose a pattern design that suits your site.
The final step will be planting flowers. For the resulting flowerbed, undersized and hanging plants are suitable.
Antique Tire Flowerbed
This flower bed will look great on a site with light concrete paths and a white fence. It is easy to do it yourself. In the photo - a flowerbed of tires, made in snow-white color. You can change the color scheme according to your preference. To work, you will need a planed board 5 × 15 cm and one car tire.
For the base you will need 3 blanks. The length of the base is 1 m, the height of the legs is 7-8 cm. We process wood, achieving a perfectly smooth surface. We fasten the legs with a screwdriver using self-tapping screws.
We cut the tire along the lines of the beginning of the tread pattern, leaving room for the soil. In the upper part we make a longitudinal cut, which divides the part with the pattern into 2 identical blades. We fix the base of the tire with a furniture stapler in the center of the wooden stand. We bend the blades and fastenon the sides of the stand.
We cover the resulting flower bed with several layers of paint, carefully painting all the small elements of the tread. We place the soil in the resulting cavity, plant flowers.
Flower in the form of a rooster made of tires
Cute roosters will especially appeal to kids. It is not difficult to make such a work of art. For this we need 4 tires.
Tires, which are used as supports for flower beds, do not need major transformations. It will be enough to paint them in the desired color. And the tires used to shape the rooster's body need to be carefully shaped.
In order not to be mistaken in size and not to spoil the workpiece, make marks in the places of the cut. Then start cutting. Please note that the shape will turn inside out and the tire relief will be inside. Try to make even cuts, the accuracy of tire processing will affect the perception of the finished version.
To create the beak and elements of the muzzle, you can use plywood or other material of suitable thickness, the method of fixing them is shown in the photo. It turned out to be very easy to make a flower bed out of a tire in the form of a rooster.
Color design is one of the important parts of the design of such a flower bed. Study photographs of roosters and the structure of their plumage. Take bright colors and try to give the image characteristic features with maximum accuracy. Place soil in the open cavity and select plants that produce colors that match the design when flowering.
Flowerbedin the form of a flower made of tires
A large flower bed can take center stage in your yard. To make it, we need 3 tires of the same size and one smaller tire.
The frame of the flowerbed consists of six semicircles. Let's cut three wheels diagonally with the formation of even seams. We paint the blanks at our discretion. You can make all the petals the same color, or paint them in different colors.
Place the resulting blanks in the right places as shown in the photo. A flower bed in the country from tires is almost ready. It is not necessary to fix the workpieces with each other. The form will hold after filling the space with soil. In the center we will place a smaller tire, it will imitate the core of a flower.
We plant flowers in the soil of the flower bed. It will turn out nice if the flowers match the coloring of the tires. In a central place, place a plant that will differ in its massiveness from other flowers. If we plant flowers with long stems instead of the central plant, then we get an imitation of the stamens of our large flower.
A flowerbed in the form of a minion made of tires
Minions are one of the cartoon characters that children love so much. Please your child with such an interesting flower bed.
To make a minion flower bed, you need to connect 3-4 tires of the same diameter to each other. Hands can be made from a suitable hose or some kind of tube. Cut the palms out of the same rubber or plywood. Make minion eyes from the bottoms of plastic bottles.
Pay special attention to the color of the flower bed. Examine the pictures with this character. Choose bright, saturated colors. Let our minion smile or laugh. The character will come alive if you give the face an emotion.
After the soil is prepared, plant the plants in the flower bed. Preference should be given to species that form long lush foliage. Such a plant will imitate the hair of our minion.
A flowerbed made of a tire in the form of a bell
Surely each of you has seen wild flowers bluebells. They were so named for the characteristic shape of the flower, resembling a bell. We offer the design of a flower bed, which will be made in the form of these wonderful flowers.
You will need one tire to work. To give it the necessary shape, you need to make cuts on the side of the tire so that the blades are rounded. Do not start cutting right away, mark up first, otherwise the blades will not turn out to be the same size. We turn the tire inside out and get rounded petals.
When painting the flower bed, we monitor the thoroughness of the processing of all petals. We paint in several layers. You can make a color transition or leave a solid texture. To get the similarity of a flower bed with a wild bell flower, you need to use lilac, pink and purple colors. We fill the cavity with soil and plant flowers of a suitable color.
In the center of the flower bed you can installa breeze that will complement the composition with its dynamism. Such a flower bed will look nice if all its elements are within the same color range.
Multi-tiered flower bed
A multi-tiered design will look more aesthetically pleasing if tires of the same size and diameter are used. If this is not possible, then larger diameter tires should be placed in the bottom row.
The manufacturing technology is simple: we paint the tires and arrange them in a checkerboard pattern in several rows. It is not necessary to attach tires to each other. When soil is placed in the cavity, the tires will be fixed in place.
This tire stacking principle can be used not only in the form of a cone-shaped design. Along the perimeter of the sidewalk paths, flower beds laid in two rows will look great.
Multi-tiered flower beds are also made in the form of suspended structures. Tires are connected with chains or ropes in such a way that the gap between the tires is sufficient to form the crown of the plant. In each tire, 3 or 4 holes must be made on the sides. The location of the holes must be identical for each tire, otherwise you will not get a perfectly symmetrical design. Such hanging flower beds can decorate the gazebo or porch of the house. When fixing the flower bed, take into account the degree of load on the frame elements of the structure.
In conclusion
We hope you understand how to make a flower bed out of tires with your own hands. For the transformationtires in the masterpieces of landscape design do not need supernatural knowledge and skills. All it takes is a few tools, some free time, and some creativity.
