The desire of a person to decorate his home is not limited to the area of ​​an apartment or house. Going out into the street, it is embodied in flower beds and front gardens, in garden bushes and trees. But seasonal changes in nature constantly make adjustments to the beauty we have created.

But how can you create such a picture from improvised means that can please the eye for many years? We will explain in this article.

Artificial palm material

The raw material for making a man-made palm tree will be plastic bottles. This is one of the most common containers on the planet for various drinks.

To create a palm tree you will need a large number of of the same type plastic bottles two colors:

• brown: from under kvass or beer - for a tree trunk,
• green: from under the sprite, tarragon or the same beer - for its leaves.

There may be several forms of them, in this case you will have to alternate them during assembly, but it is better to have the same ones that match both in color and shape.

Procurement of material will be the most difficult work in the process of "growing" a palm tree from plastic bottles with your own hands. But, if you have children, and they have friends, then all the work can turn into an exciting cultural and educational event with a small palm grove in the end.

Or not end up with palm trees alone.

Bottles should be washed before use to prevent residual drinks from becoming adhesive base dust, and remove labels and glue residues with which they were adhered.

Assembling a palm tree from plastic bottles - step by step for beginners

Manufacturing options plastic palm- a lot, consider the most common.

1. Barrel.

It can be based on:

• metal rod or reinforcement;
• wooden post;
• dried up tree.

Consider the options for making a palm trunk. Various technologies have been used to make the trunks of these palms.

V first case the top of the bottles was simply cut off, and they were strung on a rod, inserted into each other. This only remotely resembles the trunk of a palm tree, but it is done simply and does not require as many bottles as other methods.

Second option resembles the first, but in it the tops of the bottles are carved with a crown, the teeth of which are slightly turned outward.

Third- requires a fairly large number of bottles, but this way you can decorate very thick bases, imitating real views palms with thick trunks, or turn them into trunks of dried up trees, freed from unnecessary branches.

Sometimes, in order not to look for such a huge number of brown bottles of the same type, they collect white ones of the same shape, and after screwing their bottoms with self-tapping screws to the wooden base of the barrel, they are painted together with it into one Brown color.

This can be done with burnout resistance. acrylic paints or car enamels, although some use cheaper nitro paints from aerosol cans. Sometimes with a brush, after the first layer has dried, the depressions are painted more dark color, it turns out more realistic. It is better to cover everything after painting with a colorless frost-resistant varnish.

On the formation of the texture of the trunk fourth way a rather large number of bottles also go away, but such an imitation looks even more believable and beautiful. Such scales are obtained using the curvature of the legs of the bottles.

Unlike the previous versions, formed from below, the set of such a "bark" is carried out from the upper part of the "trunk", when the fasteners of the upper layers (screws, nails, staples) are covered with the lower ones, and the very bottom is dug into the ground or sprinkled with it.

The same method is similar and fifth option, only he imitates the appearance of palm trees, the bark of which is formed by leaves that have died out along the growth of the tree, leaving behind protruding thick parts of the cuttings. We will not describe the method of its formation, it is clear from the photograph.

And we will illustrate with step-by-step photographs the simplest of the textured methods, only unlike the photographs in which it is shown, and where only the lower halves of the bottles are used, we will use all the material. We took the white bottle in order to make the markings more noticeable.

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The upper part of the bottle, after cutting and folding the ends, unfolds and is inserted into the lower one. Both sit on a metal bar that forms the barrel and bends to your liking. For this, holes of the required diameter are drilled in the bottoms of the bottles, as in the photo.

It's not that big: for a 3-meter barrel, you need 19 to 20 2-liter bottles.

For massiveness and resistance to crushing of plastic in the future, during the typesetting, the insides of the bottles can be covered with sand.

2. Leaves.

Some of them only in a very large distance resemble palm trees, but they are simple to manufacture.

It is more difficult when you have to work extra scissors.

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Above the edges of the leaves, you can slightly conjure with an open fire, as in the last photo of this collection, and they will take on a more natural look, because in nature there are no leaves with rectangular ends.

A reliable fastening will be if a washer with tubes is welded to the metal rod of the trunk, into which the metal rods of the palm branches are inserted. Such a washer can be screwed to a wooden trunk, or simply drilled into it and inserted scraps of metal pipes.

You can collect branches using the corks of the bottles themselves.

Or you can use a stapler to cut off the threaded necks. Or, inserting the bottle leaves one by one, fix only the last one on the rod.

The video shows step by step production palm trees from plastic bottles:

Minipalm from plastic bottles, video

If you are not ready for the global implementation of the idea of ​​planting palm trees from plastic bottles, such as in the first photo, then you may like the minimalistic idea.

To enlarge the picture - click on it.

We described the method of making the leaves of one of these homemade palms, and the video instructions for making such a composition can help you in making it:

It is also interesting in one of the ways of making a trunk, which can be used in the production of a larger palm tree for placement in the yard, as well as a method heat treatment the plastic we mentioned earlier.

Artificial coconuts, bananas and other fruits of palm trees can be made of polystyrene foam, pasted over with paper and painted. If you paint them in several layers with acrylic paints for outdoor use, then they can live on the street for quite a long time.

And finally, one more video:

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It is difficult to dispose of the many unnecessary plastic bottles that have accumulated in the country over the summer. But there is a simple way out of this situation. All empty containers can be turned into beautiful garden decorations... One of these decorations is a hand-made palm tree made from plastic bottles. Stage-by-stage production and a good mood will help to cope with the task in no time.

Methods of using plastic

The decomposition process of plastic material lasts for 100 years. In order not to pollute the environment, plastic waste collection has been established in any area. But there are some summer cottages from which waste disposal is not performed. In this case, bona fide summer residents take out the bottles on their own. In order not to do unnecessary work on removal, in one evening you can make a palm tree from plastic bottles. It is enough to collect all the multi-colored containers on the site. You can decorate with palm trees:

There are three ways to make a palm tree from bottles. Each of the methods will help you realize your creative fantasies and create a real work of art out of plastic. This masterpiece will be a real decoration for any site.

Types of decorations for the suburban area

There are many options for making an artificial palm tree.

Thereby, appearance the tree can be anything.

The types of structures are:

• With smooth trunks or in the form of petals. Sometimes a log is used as a base.
• High and low.
• With spreading smooth leaves or fringed.

Making large palms

To make a large palm tree, you will need a lot of plastic bottles. They begin to collect them in advance, involving the whole family and relatives in the process. For work, you will need the following materials:

• Plastic bottles of various colors. A trunk is made from brown containers, leaves are made from green bottles.
• A metal rod is used for the trunk, and a thick wire for the leaves.
• Wide tape, scissors and a sharp knife.

Description of popular varieties of larch

You need to know that the more bottles are collected, the more magnificent the crown of the plant will turn out. To make the trunks and leaves look smoother and better, containers of the same size and diameter are used for manufacturing. Containers of other sizes should not be discarded. Leaves are made from small bottles and inserted into the middle of the crown. At this point, the different size of the material will not be visible. But they cannot be used for the trunk. From narrow brown containers, trunks are built for other types of trees. Containers of different shades will make all crafts from plastic bottles brighter and richer. Palm tree step by step:

Cherry pruning in spring - how to properly shape the crown

Tree with unusual leaves

except big tree, there is another way to make palms. It is a little more complicated, but it is especially original. If you follow all the instructions step by step, then it will be easy to make a palm tree from bottles. The work process begins with the manufacture of the barrel:

All elements are strung on a metal bundle or cable and form a tree.

Bottle bottoms construction

To make this palm tree, you will need 2 times as many bottles. Because the whole structure consists of bottoms. Step-by-step order of work:

If you additionally decorate the palm tree and the surrounding area with other crafts, then the site will look even more interesting. For example, you can make monkeys, bees and pigs from plastic bottles. Swans made from car tires look interesting.

Want to decorate your private plot interesting hand-made craft? Create a work of art on your own from scrap materials? A palm tree made from plastic bottles is what you need, it will turn the territory into an amazing exotic garden and will delight the eye for many years. Our master class is devoted to how to make a palm tree from plastic bottles with your own hands in stages from used PET containers.

If you have a desire and a creative impulse, let's get to work.

Materials and tools

First of all, let's decide on the quantity and quality of materials. What container is suitable for our craft? Of course, every home has used plastic bottles, but are all of them suitable for our work? Of course not. We strictly choose only brown and green bottles for the trunk and crown. For a larger plastic beauty, a container with a volume of 2 liters is best suited; for a smaller tree, a one and a half liter container will do.

We need:

• 15-20 brown bottles for the trunk of a large tree and 15-10 for a small one;
• 6-8 bottles of green to create the 1st palm leaf;
• utility knife or scissors;
• a metal rod or wooden handle for attaching the trunk;
• wire and rope;
• Scotch.

Below is the detailed instructions for the manufacture of palm trees with diagrams and photos.

Getting started

Algorithm of actions:

1. Create a crown for the trees;
2. We make the trunk;
3. We combine structural elements;

Let's start creating the leaves. To do this, take a green bottle and, using a clerical knife or scissors, cut off the bottom, as shown in the photo.

Then, on the resulting workpiece, stepping back from the throat 3-4 cm, we make frequent longitudinal stripes.

Note! The more often the stripes go, the more fluffy our leaves turn out.

In the same way, we prepare 5 more blanks. We insert the resulting blanks on top of each other. In order to fasten them together, we use a wire or rope: we pass it through the neck and fix it. The first sheet is ready.

We bring to your attention the second method of making palm branches. To do this, take a green bottle, remove the bottom with a clerical knife. We visually divide the bottle into four parts and cut it. It turns out a blank, as shown below in the photo:

Then we decorate the resulting sheets, for this we make sharp cloves around the perimeter of the leaves, unbend the resulting fluffy leaves outward, fix.

Repeating points 1-3, we prepare the remaining parts of the crown. We remind you that one palm tree requires at least 6-7 leaves.

The procedure for creating leaves can be represented schematically:

We start making the barrel. As we know, in nature, the trunk of a palm tree is covered with scales. To make our exotic plastic beauty as similar as possible to its natural counterpart, we will try to recreate the natural relief of its base. This will require almost the entire brown bottle.

We carefully cut off the bottom.

Cut the bottle into 6 equal scales. It turns out such a wonderful "chamomile".

Create similar daisies for two palm tree trunks. We put them together and fasten them in the same way as the leaves. The trunks are ready.

The number of blanks depends on how high the trees you are going to make.

The resulting bases should hold the crown tightly, for this it is necessary to strengthen them with reinforcement or a wooden handle as shown in the diagram.

Fast assembly

Now that all the structural elements are ready, we proceed to the assembly. There are several options for the layout of the ready-made elements. Let's dwell on a simpler one. Prepare the top of the trunk, cut off the throat from the brown bottle. Almost at the very bottom we make several cruciform incisions. This is where we will insert our crown. The assembly process is presented more clearly in the diagrams below.

Important! For the resulting masterpieces, it is necessary to make a foundation so that they hold well in the ground and do not sway.

If you have the opportunity, you can prepare a welded structure for its subsequent concreting.

What wonderful and unique trees we have turned out, so you can create a whole exotic evergreen alley in your garden to the envy of your neighbors. Imagine and create interesting crafts for your site, involve children in work.

Connect your imagination and decorate your tropical beauties with the help of colorful bottles of a smaller diameter: add fruits in the form of bananas and coconuts to the palms.

Pay attention to the creations of your colleagues, take notes and use the techniques and elements you like in your work. Some options for work are presented in the photo below:

Related videos

We suggest considering video tutorials from experienced craftsmen:

A palm tree made from plastic bottles creates an unusual harmony in the garden or on the site. It seems that you are relaxing on the seashore, and around the palm trees and sand)))). Today, dear friends, we will consider two interesting master a class on making a beautiful palm tree from plastic bottles with your own hands, the author of these master classes is Olga Akimova and Safter Yeshilev... It is no secret that the plastic bottle won over many of us, because it is a pure material that is very light and simple to use. In addition, what is more important, it is cheap stuff, which for many has great importance... Crafts from bottles will last a very long time, because we all know that a bottle decomposes for a very long time. Therefore, making crafts from them, we clean environment and create something interesting and beautiful for ourselves. If you suddenly have accumulated a lot of plastic bottles, then it’s time to use them for their intended purpose, which means you can make a beautiful palm tree out of them, for example.
Probably many of us want the summer to last longer on their site, that's just a palm tree from bottles and will become an ornament on the site and we will extend in our imagination at least a little summer period... Olga says making a palm tree is very easy, even a beginner will cope with this task.

* Scissors.
* Metal rod.
* Drill.

Method for making palm trees from bottles:
Before manufacturing, it would be good to understand first what size we will make a palm tree and where we will install it with you. If you have children, make such a palm tree for them on the playground. Believe me, children really like such crafts and they are happy to play around them.
We take plastic bottles and make sure that they are all clean, if there are dirty ones then they need to be washed. Be sure to remove all labels from the bottles and then you can start making.

We take brown bottles and cut off the bottom of them to the height we need.

Now we need to make the branches of our palm tree, for this we take a green plastic bottle and cut it along almost the entire length and then cut it along the edge (as if we were making stripes).

We take a drill and start using it to make holes in each blank from a brown bottle. The holes should be the same as the diameter of the metal bar.

We have all done the blanks, proceed to assembling the palm tree, make the trunk. We take the brown bottles and bend their cloves from the outside, and then we begin to put them on the metal rod. In turn, we insert the bottle into the bottle, look like in the photo.

From above, when the trunk is ready, we put on the leaves that were made from a green bottle. We fix the leaves on the tree as follows: when the mode is the last bottle on the leaves, we leave the neck with the cork. in the cork we make a hole in the size of a metal rod and fit it tightly, it holds perfectly, no other fasteners are needed.
That's all, a palm tree from plastic bottles is ready. Look at what beauty Olga has turned out, and most importantly, such crafts will serve you for a very long time and they are not afraid of rain or frost.

Palm tree from plastic bottles with coconuts

Different palms are needed, different palms are important. Sasha got a slightly different, but also very interesting and beautiful palm tree with coconuts. Let's also look at the process of making it, because someone will like this palm tree and someone else, everyone has different tastes.

To make a palm tree, we need:
* Green plastic bottles.
* Brown plastic bottles.
* Scissors.
* Metal rod.
* Drill.

Method for making palm trees with coconuts:
Let's make the barrel first, take 20 brown beer bottles. It took Sasha so many bottles to make one palm tree 1 m high.

Cut off the bottom of the bottle closer to the base. We then cut the bottle into five parts.

Now let's make the bottom foliage from the green bottle. We cut off the bottom and cut it into 5 parts, you will need 3 such blanks.

Then we cut out the foliage on it as shown in the photo.

Bend the foliage as shown in the photo.

This is how it should work out for you.

We take 2 liters. green plastic bottle.

We also cut off the bottom of it.

We cut almost the entire length into thin strips. The tips need to be sharpened.

Here's a blank for making a palm tree.

On the iron rod, we begin to collect the lower foliage. First, insert the blanks that are cut into strips.

Then we insert the blanks on which the foliage was cut.

Continue cutting out of 2 liter bottle makhrushki

These are the blanks that should turn out.

From a 1.5 liter bottle, there is also a makhrushka mode.

For the manufacture of palm branches, blanks from 1.5 liter and 2 liter bottles will be required.

If you do not have a lot of green bottles, then transparent bottles can be painted with green paint.

Cut all bottles into strips.

We put caps on all bottles and drill 8 mm.

Bottle necks can be inserted between bottles in order to save bottles.

0.5 l. cut the bottles to size and insert them at the ends of the branches.

Here are our blanks before assembly, you can get to work.

First, we collect 1.5 liter bottles, and at the ends of the branches 2 liter bottles.

It remains to make coconuts, because we have a palm tree with coconuts. For this, Sasha used old balls, obliged them with thin wire so that later there was something to fasten.

We paint them brown. When dry we hang them on a palm tree.

Instead of a trunk, we use an old waste pipe 15 and 2.5 meters high. We drill two 8 mm holes in it. Branches - wire rod 7 mm. 2 meters, 1 meter in each direction.

All the palm tree with coconuts is ready.

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It's a great idea to decorate your garden with a palm tree. Exotic, beauty, delight of guests. Palm trees in the garden are now at the forefront of amateur garden design.

Make them out of different materials, mostly from, but other options do happen. For example, excellent palm trees are obtained from,, etc. Ideas for a garden are so versatile in terms of materials and techniques that you can find in their depths such a sample of crafts that fits perfectly into the landscape of the site, and will impress and delight not only casual hallways, but also the owners, moreover, constantly.

What materials to use to create a palm tree

• Metallic or plastic pipes different diameters. Ideally, you need 3-6 pieces of such pipes (depending on the height of the palm tree). Such pipes are used for ventilation or drainage.
• Long metal pin (reinforcing) or metal profile. You can use a thin long metal pipe.
• 1-2 sheets of galvanized iron. There are galvanized rolls.
• Fasteners: wire, bolts, nuts.
• The paint is green: if the sheet of metal, the purpose of which is to become palm leaves, is not painted at the factory.
• The paint is brown: if there is a need to paint the trunk of the palm tree.

How to make a palm tree for the garden. Master Class

First, we prepare the elements of the palm tree and only then we collect it. There is no other way: a palm tree is a tall tree.

We cut metal or plastic pipes into pieces of required length. If necessary, paint them and set them aside to dry.

Galvanized sheets are painted on one side or both. The latter option is preferable, so you don't have to paint anything. If the sheet is painted on one side, paint the other. We do the same if we have plain unpainted galvanized sheets at our disposal - we paint them on both sides.

On a sheet of metal, sketch out the leaves with a marker. They must be large enough to fit harmoniously against the trunk. If the palm is very tall, we take this into account and make the leaves a little larger, otherwise they will look small from below.

Cut out the leaves. This can be done using metal scissors or an electric tool.

We bend the leaves a little (see the photo). In this case, they will hang beautifully and "naturally" from the top of the palm tree.

We attach the leaves to the pipe, which will be the final element of the trunk.

We fix a thin metal pipe or metal profile in the ground. For reliability, it is better to embed the pipe / profile into the ground, but if there is no such desire or opportunity, the pin must be thrust into the ground as deep as possible. We compact the soil around the pin as best as possible.

We put pipe segments on the pin. At the bottom of the trunk there are pipes of a larger diameter, at the top of a smaller one. Finally, we put on the element with leaves.

The palm is done and it is truly luxurious.

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