We have used pallet wood and the left over barn wood from the two barns we tore down to do just about everything. This past week – Mary came up with one more great idea. We wanted a way to mark the various rows of our gardens – mainly for appearance and to help identify plants and rows for visitors to the farm.
It was actually a simple project.
Our garden signs made from recycled barn wood and pallet wood
A quick sanding of the boards and a little paint – and the signs were ready to go
We still have a fair amount of the barn wood left over – including a lot of small 24 to 36 slat and floor pieces. We trimmed them all down to be about 3″ wide by 20″ long – and then added a simple rounded curve on each end with a jigsaw before stenciling in the names of our plant rows. We then pre-drilled a couple of holes on each end. Th
en then drove 3/4″ x 18″ stakes into the ground. After that – we attached the painted boards to the stakes with some inexpensive course black drywall screws (We figure if they rust a little it will just add character) and we were finished!
The markers all up and in the garden – we just attached them to a simple small stake and drove them in the ground
The result - a creative way to identify our garden with unique signs – created for free from our stash of old barn wood! We thought about adding a clear coat to the signs, but figured it was best to let them naturally fade and bleach with the sun. All in all, a great way to use up some more of the wood and not have to spend a dime on signage for the garden. It took us about 2 hours to make and paint the 25 or so signs – and 15 minutes to put them up.
Happy Gardening – Jim and Mary
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fantastic idea, you must have a tremendous workshop..i love using stencils for lettering.. c
A little bit of stencils and freehand thrown in can make for a neat piece – hope all is well on the farmy!
We have a ton of barnwood from an old barn we knocked down last year, Great project!
It’s great to use for so many things -we even made a lot of garden crates from them to use.
Love this idea! Repurposing is a fantastic creative skill!
Thanks so much Daisy and thanks for stopping by!
I love this idea! This would be a great way to deal with pallets that are all dinged up or broken (and not reusable). I just happen to have one of those laying around. Thanks for sharing!
Pallets would be a great way to do the same project! The wood is already the right dimension
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Found you on Happy Go Lucky. I love the signs. We didn’t get around to making signs for our garden this year. Love for you to join in on my linky party Monday!
Marcie @ http://www.IGottaTryThat.com
We wanted to last year and finally found a little time to make them this year! Thanks for stopping by Marcie – and we will be sure to link up!
Great idea! The signs look great on barnwood!
Thank you Carlene – I think we might still put a quick coat clear coat on them to keep them from fading.
Those are adorable!
Really cute, wonder if this would work with drift wood. We gathered several small pieces on a recent beach trip.
Your signs are adorable. Love how you are using them in the garden. They turned out great!
Liz
Love your garden signs. We are talking about doing a big garden next spring so I must remember your idea.
Love the garden signs. Recycling from old wood give them so much more character. Thanks so much for sharing these with Share Your Cup.
Jann
I love this!! we used limestome rocks! lol
id love for you to share this at our little party!!
http://www.lifewelive4.com/2013/03/love-it-list-it-linky-party-2.html
:laura:
I love this idea! I’ve been wanting a good way to label my garden, this is perfect! Thanks so much for sharing!
Just stopping in to pin your garden stakes. I love them!