Dustbins. Everyone has them, but nobody finds them really attractive. You can easily integrate the garbage cans into the garden so that they are not noticeable. We have put together 3 ideas here.
It just doesn't work without them. Garbage cans are in every garden. Everyone probably has at least three of them - blue bin, yellow bin and black bin. For some, the green organic waste bin is added. That's four tons, which also have to be accommodated first. After all, not everyone has a suitable corner for it. That's how it happens that the garbage cans are on the wall of the house. And let's be honest - it's not really nice to look at.
That's why we have tips for you on how to easily hide your garbage cans or how to integrate them into the garden.
Waste bin covers: 3 possibilities presented
➜ Tip 1: Use bin boxes
So-called garbage can boxes are suitable for making garbage cans disappear. These are already commercially available in various sizes and designs. Such ready-made systems are often not particularly cheap, especially when 3 or 4 tons have to be accommodated. If you are a little handy, you can build such disguises yourself relatively easily. Not only the size can be determined individually, but also the design.
» Video instructions for building a dustbin cover
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➜ Tip 2: Use plants as privacy screen
Places that are equipped with plants look a whole lot more attractive. Hedge plants, such as e.g. yews, are highly recommended here. This evergreen plant grows relatively quickly, is easy to cut and is also very tolerant of shade. Of course you can also use other plants or hedges. Depending on what you like.
Once you have found the right plant, all you have to do is find a place for the garbage cans, place the plants around them andthe garbage dump is no longer recognizable as such.
➜ Tip 3: Hide garbage cans underground
It's even more exclusive if you make the garbage cans disappear from the surface. With an ingenious but expensive system, the barrels can be lowered into the ground and reappeared with the help of a remote control.
➜ Tip 4: Use gabions as privacy screen
Gabions are also ideal for integrating the garbage cans into the overall picture of the garden. They fit into almost any environment and you can even set them up without a foundation. The so-called lattice frames are then simply filled with stones of any kind and cannot tip over.
➜ Tip 5: Stickers and tarps to beautify
As mentioned above, garbage cans are really not the most beautiful objects. But what if you just jazz them up a bit with cool stickers? There are so many themes to choose from here. Whether plants, famous cities, animals or fun motifs, there are no limits to the selection.
So-called PVC tarpaulins for covering the dustbin are very similar in principle (seen on tonnenstrumpf.de). There is also a large selection of these. The difference: the motif is not glued on, but fixed with cable ties. Here, too, you have the option of choosing your own motif and having it printed.