If you have worn or chipped china or mismatched pieces and you're thinking of tossing them, why not use them in your garden as a decorative or even functional, border. I do mosaics, so had a lot of salad plates left over from projects I completed. I purchased the china from yard sales for near nothing. Since I already had a stone border, I placed my dishes further apart and used them more as an accent piece. But if you have enough, place them close together or even overlap them a tad and it makes a great and attractive border for your garden; not to mention a neat conversational piece.
Another great idea is to take clay pots of varying sizes; turn them upside down and line them up across a flower garden. Clay pots are relatively inexpensive, and the construction of the border is effortless. One caveat for zones that get to 32-degrees F or below though: clay pots do not survive winters outside. They crack and crumble and can't be reused for the purpose originally intended. Therefore, you will have to gather them up and put them inside your shed or garage and bring them out again in Spring. If you do forget and leave them out, don't toss the shards of clay you most certainly find after the last days of winter, but rather, save them for the bottom of your containers when planting time arrives. Stone or gravel is always recommended for the bottom of pots before adding soil, and clay shards work just as well.
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