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舊廚具升級再造 Upcycling Old Pots and Pans

  家裏有幾個舊的易潔鑊、易潔鍋,已經不能用作煮食,但如果就此丟棄太浪費了,於是我通通拿到花園去。最初我將他們用來放泥、放雜物等,最近更想到可以有其他更新穎的用途呢!  

  There are several retired non-stick pans and pots in the house. It is too wasteful to throw them away. So I brought them all to the garden. At first, I used them for holding soil and miscellaneous items, but recently, I found a few other creative uses for them!

花盆底盤 Saucer for Plant Pot

  花園需要不少底盤,與其動輒出外購買,不如好好善用這個舊煎鍋吧!製作毫不複雜,只需拆掉螺絲拿走手柄即可

  The garden needs plenty of saucers for plant pots. Instead of buying new ones, why not make good use of this old frying pan? Making it couldn’t be any easier – simply remove the handle by taking away its screw.

花盆 Plant Pot

  這個更簡單,直接用舊湯煲來做花盆。在底部打幾個洞,就可以用來種植盆栽。

  This is even simpler; just use an old stock pot as a planter. Make a few holes in the bottom, and it’s ready for planting.

小池塘踏腳石  Steps for Mini-pond

  早前在花園設置了一個小池塘,用來引入野生生態。由於用來做池塘的花盆比較高身,需要為它設置一條通道,好使青蛙能跳得進去。我用另一個舊湯煲、幾塊磚頭、一些鵝卵石,搭建了這條通道。

  A while ago, I set up a mini-pond to introduce wildlife into my garden. Since the planter used for making the pond is relatively tall, a pathway needs to be created for frogs to hop in. I used another stock pot, some bricks and a few cobbles to construct the steps.

同場加映 Bonus Tracks

  小池塘上的燈塔,是從一個破爛了的廁所刷留下來的。

  The lighthouse on the mini-pond was salvaged from a broken toilet brush.

  上手業主留下來的戶外火爐,一直閒置,最近我把它變成花盆,點綴花園。

  An outdoor chimenea left behind by the previous owner of our house has been sitting idle. Lately I decided to turn it into a plant pot to adorn the garden.