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Blogger International Falls, MN on Dec 26, 2012

Re-Purposed Tree House Ladder

I am always on the look out for fun and unusual plant containers, AND fun and unusual junk to display my plant containers in and/or on. When I heard that my son was tearing down an old tree house on his property, I told him that I wanted the ladder. #Love2Repurpose #Recycle

Time: 30 Minutes Difficulty: Easy

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Here are some impatiens planted in a metal minnow bucket and the bucket insert. Holes were punched in the bottoms for drainage.
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I had my husband add a rubber pad to the top rung and side posts to protect the siding. He also put a large nail in two of the rungs to keep the buckets in plac...
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An old tree house ladder picked up for free adds vertical interest to my minnow bucket plant containers.
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End of season photo.

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14 Comments

Miriam I New York, NY

This is so adorable.

on Dec 26, 2012 · Like 0
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL

Excellent repurposing.

on Dec 27, 2012 · Like 0
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN

Thanks!

on Dec 27, 2012 · Like 0
FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada

I love this! It would be easy to whip up a new one out of reclaimed lumber too! Steps it is! :)

on Dec 27, 2012 · Like 0
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN

Donna, if I had to put the ladder together from re-claimed wood, I would have to rate the project hard not easy!

on Dec 27, 2012 · Like 0
Marg C Middletown, NY

not hard, but not easy either. I like what you've done.

on Dec 28, 2012 · Like 0
Eclectically Vintage - Ke... New York, NY

Watch out little boys and their tree houses around the world, Organized Clutter wants your ladders! I love this!

on Dec 28, 2012 · Like 1
The Micro Gardener - Anne Australia

Love vertical gardens with ladders. Thanks for sharing.

on Mar 01, 2013 · Like 0
Lydia Grey Neosho, MO

Sweet idea!

on Mar 02, 2013 · Like 0
Margaret K Acworth, GA

Looks really cute ~~ but with the wood up against the house and so close to the house at the ground level, all I see is a super highway for the termites to get into your house.

on Mar 03, 2013 · Like 0
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN

No termite problems in the north.

on Mar 03, 2013 · Like 0
Kathy R Sparta, GA

I was thinking termites too - LUCKY, lucky girl not to have to worry about them! Love the look!

on Mar 08, 2013 · Like 0
Marcia Waldorf, MD

Do you have any problems with the squirrels knocking them over or digging in the pots? Squirrels love to get into all of my pots.

on May 14, 2013 · Like 0
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN

We have a ton of squirrels in our yard. The do cause mischief too but any of my garden ladders have spikes driven into the rungs that I slip through a hole in the bottom of the pot or pail.

on May 14, 2013 · Like 1