Don't Toss Old Hangers When You Could Reuse Them In The Garden Like This

Hangers, be they plastic, wooden, or metal, are some of those household objects that just accumulate in your home as if by magic. When decluttering, you might realize you have more hangers than clothes to put on them, but don't jump to tossing out your extra hangers just yet. They can actually be transformed into amazing additions to your yard and garden.

Wire hangers, the bane of so many's existence in the wardrobe, can be easily upcycled into useful and flexible trellises and plant hangers outdoors. Plastic hangers' unusual shapes make them perfect for creating art and decorating walls and fences. Even wooden hangers can metamorphose into candle holders to decorate your picnic table. Transforming common household items from trash into treasure is a great way to give your garden a quirky and whimsical makeover that shows your love of upcycling and sustainability. You might even find so many clever outdoor uses for hangers that you have to stop by your local thrift store to pick up more.

If you need the perfect backdrop to your beneficial butterfly garden, you can't go wrong with a fence covered with your own homemade winged beauty made from old plastic hangers. This easy and popular craft is a hit with kids and adults alike. With a fresh coat of outdoor paint and a few zip ties, you can create flying insects to adorn your fence, and even help provide you with a bit of extra lighting if you choose to attach an outdoor LED path light like the Eyrosa Solar Lights. 

Wire hangers are, unsurprisingly, perfect for hanging things. That's why they make ideal additions to flower arrangements and crafts. Create a stunning arrangement made from floral foam and faux blooms, then attach a wire hanger to the back so you can hang it anywhere to add a pop of color to your home's exterior. Use a ribbon to hide any wire you don't want visible. You could even combine it with a cute pool noodle hack, using pool noodles to hold your flowers instead of floral foam.

From cucumbers to beans to beautiful vine houseplants like philodendrons, a wide variety of climbing and vining plants need a bit of extra support in the garden. That's why the bendable and reliable wire hanger is such a star in the outdoor space. You can run a string along the hanger as well, to provide additional spots for your plant to grab. They're perfect for providing support for all types of plants.

If you've noticed your taller flowers nodding and looking down a bit more than you'd like, you could buy supports like the HiGift Peony Cages and Supports to help keep them upright, or you could whip up some of your own from your old wire hangers. Just bend them into the shape you need, and you're all set. You can use them to provide a bit of structure for a peony plant or even make tomato cages from coat hangers.

If your wooden hangers have outlived their usefulness in your closet, they can still be stars in your outdoor decor, as a craft from YouTuber Tanya Taranova shows. Just remove the hook and glue your wooden hanger upside down to the base of your choice. Then glue coasters or candle holders to the top. Add some candles or air plants, and you have a gorgeous outdoor statement piece.

Have more potted plants than you do floor space? The malleable nature of wire hangers comes to the rescue once again. They can easily be reshaped to hold your potted plant on a fence or ladder-type structure. This doesn't just give you more space on the ground, but thinking vertically also adds beauty to your fences.

Who doesn't want to add a bit of extra flair to their garden with some sun catchers and prisms? You can easily use a bent piece of a wire hanger to hold adorable beads and crystals and stake them into your planters. You could even hang a label for your plants from these stakes, providing them with cute decor while also making it easier for you to keep track of which cultivar is in which pot.