I was fed up of looking at my ugly bins but didn't want to fork out £400 for a cover – so I made my own for a bargain £9
Of course, you could fork out a small fortune to cover them up, but who wants to spend so much money?
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The finished bin cover looked just as good as posh, expensive ones
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Catherine made the bin cover from scraps she had already
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Wheelie bin can be a bit of an eyesore
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The worst offender? Wheely bins.
That's why one gardening whizz decided to take matters into her own hands and made a DIY cover for her bins.
Taking to the popular Facebook group Gardening on a Budget, the DIY whizz, called Catherine, showed off her creation.
She wrote: "When you're fed up looking at the ugly bins but the price of them covers are shocking for all they are... what do you do?"
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In the viral post, Catherine shared a
snap
of her three brightly coloured wheely bins - quite the eyesore.
Luckily, the DIY whizz had plenty of old wood laying around her garden to help make the new bin cover.
She started by cutting the off bits of wood to size before painting them all the same shade of brown.
Soon the bin cover started to take shape, and it looked pretty expensive.
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But Catherine explained the whole thing only ended up costing £9.
"I had paint laying there already, and Jim was throwing the reeds out. I spent £9quid on castor wheels. Bargain," she said.
'I was quoted £10,000 for a garden renovation but did it MYSELF for £1,000 using ChatGPT to show my kids what single mums can do'
In the end, the cover hid the bins from sight, which Catherine said was her end goal.
After showing off her handywork, other garden fans were impressed with the nifty bin cover.
One said: "You've inspired me to try something similar with mine."
Garden features that add the most value to a house
A well-kept garden can add anywhere between 5-20% to the value of a property.
And the experts revealed the garden feature which adds the most value to a property is a shed.
Shed - 82%
Patio or paving - 76%
Secure fencing, walls or gates - 72%
Outdoor lighting - 66%
Sturdy decking - 62%
Water features eg. fountain or pond - 58%
Modern garden furniture - 54%
Artificial lawn/grass - 40%
"Great idea, I'm thinking about doing that," a second agreed.
And a third chimed in: "They are so expensive! Yours looks fabulous."
The garden whizz then added that she ran out of wood, so wasn't able to make a lid for the cover but could do in the
future
.
But in a bid to disguise the bins more, she painted the lids brown too, which helped them blend in even more.
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1. Clean your garden
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Early Spring is the best time to tackle weeds; if you can introduce some regular weeding into your routine, you can guarantee a tidy garden all year round.
3. Hedge maintenance
Spring is the ideal time to tidy up overgrown hedges and shrubs, as regular trimming ensures healthy growth and reduces pest issues. Using a tool like the
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Starting a compost heap this spring is a pro-active, cost-effective way to harness nutritious soil for your plants and recycle organic waste that will benefit the overall health of your greenery and foliage.
5. Look after your lawn
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