For many garden enthusiasts and environmentalists, the concept of upcycling old tires into beautiful, rustic planters might seem like a perfect blend of creativity and sustainability. When I first ...

Bury the bottle neck-down near your plants and fill it with water. The water will slowly drip out, keeping the soil moist.

Short-term, yes, tire planters are OK, although the soil in black tire planters will probably get hotter than most plants would prefer. Long-term, no, because the tire rubber will slowly biodegrade ...

RISON - Les Walz is cooking up a gardening experiment. Its main ingredients are potato plants and old tires. Walz is the cooperative extension agent for Cleveland County. He has been instrumental in ...

Walking through my Brooklyn neighborhood this past weekend, I spied an interesting structure on the sidewalk. Someone had lovingly converted an old rubber tire into an outdoor planter with undeniable ...

Just like fashion, gardening has its fair share of fads. The painted tire planters of the ‘80s, for example, are well past their prime, and oversized, tiered fountains have been phased out in favor of ...