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Ideas for 2 spare old railyway sleepers
kev van
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i have covered my driveway in these i have 2 spare and have been thinking of ideas how to use them without just waste using them they are approx 2.6m long each. my ideas so far have been stepping stones but would only use 1 if i made them very chunky, a 60x60x30cm raised plant bed, like totem poles type things, hollow them out as plant pots (which i have done to a few off cuts) and post for a bird table.
any ideas much appreciated
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Chunky bench/table for the garden?
4thpanda if they had been untreated oak sleepers then yes but these are the old old ones with creosote and the other good wood preservatives.
thanks for idea
like the sound of the totem pole with nice colours
you could make a raised bed and add lots of pretty flowers
and the table
its nice too have some spare wood like you have id be tempted to make little mini sort of beds like 2 foot wide then the sides 1 and half foot so they cross on the ground then plant them up with lots of bulbs cas it would be deep anothough also some ground cover like ivy dripping over,then summer any thing,can i see your drive?
any chance of a pic of the drive, i cant visualise what a sleeper drive would like.
you could always give them to me LOL
raised flower bed box or veg.or seat covered in camoille.
cheers for ur suggestions guys
Mini raised beds it is. might then have 3 in total out of different materials like old pallets.
Singy its not completed yet but all laid down once it is ill post pic
Clueless erm no lol mine i like sleepers in fact love them.
Flowering garden interesting idea the seat with the camoille
what about a seating area,
James