Help, I need a good idea on using broken tiles in a flower garden?
July 20, 2009
I’ve got some broken floor tiles, mix matched, that I would like to use in a border and walk way for my flower beds. Has anyone ever done this? I’m not sure whether to place them in dirt (free), or cement (costly). I know that I could only use larger pieces if placed in dirt, and that they are sharp, to be careful. I just thought it would be a pretty mosaic type of look. The area would not have much traffic if any at all. Mainly me tending the flowers. Has anyone ever tried this with success?
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July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
If you are creative enough, you can use this broken tiles into beautiful border for you flower beds. I did it on my pathway like a border line arranging them in dirt instead of applying cement.They looked decorative enough that add beauty to my garden.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
place in dirt like a moasic thing!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
if ceramic bad idea broken tile has razor sharp edges bad for bare feet or a dog doing some digging. if plastic go for it nothing ventured nothing gained.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
I used sand and leveled it out then pressed the pieces into the sand. Then i filled the spaces between the tiles with small pebbles. It looks very nice. The only disadvantage is when a pebble makes its way on to the top of a tile and you step on the tile barefoot it hurts bad.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
I think you want to make stepping stones or perhaps a large ball of concrete covered with your floor tiles. Don’t laugh, I covered a large hunk of concrete wall with mortar and small stones; it now decorates my flower bed beautifully. You can pour a concrete(sand mix) into just about any kind of shape – use a container lined with saran wrap or plastic to allow the concrete not to adhere permanently to the container. I once used a garbage can lid – 3 feet wide – lined it with wrap, poured in sand mix concrete (mixed with water), pushed a plastic bowl into the center of it, weighted it down with a rock till it set, placed broken tile into the still wet concrete on the edge. When it set up later the next day, I removed the plastic bowl and lifted the new bird bath out of its garbage can lid. It cost me next to nothing and the birds still enjoy it. Concrete mix is cheap – it is versatile and you can be so creative with it. You can even color it when you first mix it with water. You go girl – the sky is the limit.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 am
For a tile mosaic, you need to dig, put up a border, layer of stone – tamp, layer of sand – tamp, lay your tile, sweep sand over to fill the in-between space, wet and repeat the sand sweeping until the pieces are set. Labor intensive but not very expensive. Good luck.
February 21st, 2010 at 10:54 pm
place in dirt like a moasic thing!