How to create a floral filing cabinet thats a delight for the senses
Is there anything more depressing than an old battered filing cabinet?
Sitting in the corner looking sad it conjures up thoughts of endlessly hunting for files stuffed into those awful green hanging things that always collapse leaving the drawers in utter chaos.
Maybe you’ve got one unused at home, or maybe your workplace is upgrading its storage and the old filing cabinets are being unceremoniously chucked out.
Here’s how you can turn a filing cabinet into a floral filing cabinet that brings you joy and helps you to find calm in your garden.
Step 1- remove the drawers, cover any holes with wooden board sprayed the colour of your cabinet and put in final position.
Step 2- Fill the bottom half with left over polystyrene or old plastic plant pots. This aids drainage, recycled unwanted plastic and also means you don’t need tonnes of compost.
Step 3- Fill the remainder of the cabinet with compost up to 2/3cm from the top edge of the cabinet.
Step 4- It’s time for plants. Choose a range of plants so that you have a treat for all the senses.
Step 5- Keep it well watered and before long it will look like.....
