Gardening is already pretty darn eco-friendly. You’re growing your own food and flowers (organically hopefully) which cuts down on the pesticides that make it into our air, water, and soil; you get rid of some food transport emissions plus food packaging issues; and it gets you and your family out into the great outdoors – or at least the great backyard.
You can make your gardening adventures even more earth-friendly though by using recycled gear to your advantage. Bonus, using recycled items in the garden can save you money.

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Heads up; none of these items are particularly sustainable (well, some are recycled), but they’re not going to change the world or cut your electricity use. That said, sometimes you just need a nice dose of green fun. All of the following items grow some green, but not in typical ways.
Above is the quirky Flower Pot Ring by Allison Wells at Paper Snake. Wells makes lots of nice jewelry, besides pots that grow. I’d check out her bird designs.