A tree stump in the garden is annoying for some gardeners. Such a stump can be integrated very well in the garden and transformed into a rustic, natural garden decoration. How to integrate a tree stump into your garden.

Old tree stumps can be nicely decorated

Ways to incorporate a tree stump in the garden

A tree stump in the garden can be very decorative if you include it in the garden design with a few small measures. For example, design:

  • bird baths
  • Places for hanging baskets
  • table replacement
  • create artwork

You can also green a tree stump very well. With the right planting, you create a real eye-catcher in the garden.

Make the birds happy!

In hot summers, the feathered garden dwellers love a cooling bath. A tree stump is a very good base for a bird bath. To do this, scrape a hollow in the surface and seal it with varnish or wax.

You can also attach a purchased bird bath from the garden store to the surface.

Change the water more frequently and clean the trough from time to time to prevent bird diseases from spreading.

green tree stump

A green tree stump becomes a highlight in the garden. Just plant a few climbing plants around the trunk. Well suited are ivy in very shady locations or clematis in partially shaded places. If the tree stump is in a very sunny spot, sow nasturtiums or morning glory around the trunk every year.

Hanging baskets that you plant with climbing garden flowers are also very decorative. Hanging geraniums or petunias climb down and hide the tree stump.

Convert tree stump to table

If the tree stump is thick enough, you can even conjure up a garden table out of it. To do this, the stump must be sawn off very straight at the top. Then a wooden plate is screwed on and you already have a rustic table where you can ask for a cup of coffee in summer.

create artwork

There are hardly any limits to your options here. If you are skilled with the saw, you can design the tree stump in animal shapes.

tips

There are many good reasons to leave a tree stump in the garden. The wood offers a good shelter for microorganisms. It also saves you a lot of the work involved in disposing of a tree stump.

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Garden design