Southwest Garden Ideas

Rusty things, rusty garden art, rust upcycle, southwest garden design, keeping old things alive, mailbox art, dresser upcycle.
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Here is a ten dollar dresser that I painted a turn of the century magazine drawing onto to make it look like a one of a kind! Just need to put a hammered copper top to finish it off. Home, Ideas, Design, Home Décor, Storage Ideas, Cabinet, Dresser, Storage, Old Things
Here is a ten dollar dresser that I painted a turn of the century magazine drawing onto to make it look like a one of a kind! Just need to put a hammered copper top to finish it off.
Took and image from a turn of the century magazine and painted it on my mailbox for one of a kind look. Garden Art, Art, Vintage, Rusty Garden, Vintage World Maps, Century
Took and image from a turn of the century magazine and painted it on my mailbox for one of a kind look.
Just because you live in the desert doesn't mean you can't have a lush lawn. Overhead trees provide filtered shade all day which reduces the amount of water needed to maintain a green lawn. Lawn, Trees, Garden Design, Lush Lawn, Garden, Green Lawn
Just because you live in the desert doesn't mean you can't have a lush lawn. Overhead trees provide filtered shade all day which reduces the amount of water needed to maintain a green lawn.
Great looking gate adds character to the yard! Gate, Yard, Deck, Outdoor Decor
Great looking gate adds character to the yard!
Great looking secret garden on the side of this early 20th century garden. Southwest, Secret Garden
Great looking secret garden on the side of this early 20th century garden.
Early 1900s house made from what was available! 1900s House, House Made, House, Early 1900s
Early 1900s house made from what was available!
Here is a fence made from saguaro ribs, octotillo canes and willow. Turn of the century garden. Gardening, Ribs, Fence, Canes
Here is a fence made from saguaro ribs, octotillo canes and willow. Turn of the century garden.
Beautiful spin on the picket fence...Southwest style! Picket Fence
Beautiful spin on the picket fence...Southwest style!
End of the trail metal cut out. Nice clean rock garden. Metal, Nice, Rock Garden
End of the trail metal cut out. Nice clean rock garden.
I created this fence out of alternating panels of corrugated tin, ocotillo fencing and expanded metal panels.  One of a kind and able to withstand 60 plus mph winds. I made the screen panels so my bud can look out and see what was happening in the hood. Corrugated Tin, Metal Panels
I created this fence out of alternating panels of corrugated tin, ocotillo fencing and expanded metal panels. One of a kind and able to withstand 60 plus mph winds. I made the screen panels so my bud can look out and see what was happening in the hood.
Vietnam era bomb crates used as landscape light towers. Crates, Vietnam, Landscape Lighting
Vietnam era bomb crates used as landscape light towers.
This piece is made of three separate components. The bucket is an old horse drawn blade used to scrape or fill dirt. The single axle is from an old farm implement and the license plate holder and license plate are old AZ trailer plates. I reworked the tail light to work on solar light so at night the tail light lights up and the license plate is lit as well. Wheelbarrow, Tail Light, Old Farm, Axle, Plate Holder, Horse Drawn, Garden Tools
This piece is made of three separate components. The bucket is an old horse drawn blade used to scrape or fill dirt. The single axle is from an old farm implement and the license plate holder and license plate are old AZ trailer plates. I reworked the tail light to work on solar light so at night the tail light lights up and the license plate is lit as well.
Picture of Vietnam era bomb crate used as landscape light tower.  Crate still has packed date of 11/66 legible on it. Crate
Picture of Vietnam era bomb crate used as landscape light tower. Crate still has packed date of 11/66 legible on it.
This is a close up of a Vietnam Era Bomb crate that I turned into a series of landscape light towers.
This is a close up of a Vietnam Era Bomb crate that I turned into a series of landscape light towers.