One of the latest trends is to build your own greenhouse or garden shed… from plastic bottles! Assuming that plastic is insulating and allows the sun’s rays to pass through, plastic bottles can therefore be used perfectly to protect seedlings and plantations from frost and bad weather. Provided you are a minimal handyman, it is an interesting way to recycle your water bottles and enjoy creating a garden at a lower cost!
How to make a success of your shelter made of plastic bottles?
When building it is very important to properly structure the base of your gazebo. It must be very solid and sunk into the ground to avoid disappointment in erratic weather and wind! Finally, before you start, make sure you have collected at least 1500 1.5 L plastic bottles. Also plan several bamboo rods in the height of your structure to string the bottles head to tail. In addition, these rods must protrude from the threaded bottles in order to be able to fix the ends thereof. Smart, right? Here is a selection of the most beautiful achievements:
A design greenhouse made from recycled bottles as part of an architectural project in Vietnam – Photo: Archdaily.com
A bottle greenhouse at an “eco-school” in England – Photo: Stanningtonfirstschool.co.uk
A great building idea for a balcony greenhouse – Photo: Fashion.sohu.com
Gwenaël Picard’s greenhouse built with 1486 bottles and 390 bamboo sticks – Photo: Ouest-france.fr
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As a landscape architect and geographer by training, I am passionate about the plant world and its countless curiosities. Founder of the Rexania blog and activist for gardening in harmony with nature, I am also an Alsatian gardener, ardent defender of ancient, free and reproducible varieties.
