Old wheelbarrows, spade, hoes and hand tools are always wanted. Trade Me spokeswoman Millie Silvester says that in late November they saw a 25 per cent increase in the searches for gardening tools. Second-hand pots are also in demand, with 14,000 searches in one week leading up to Christmas. Among them, the good old terracotta pot was the most popular, followed by outdoor pots and plastic pots. We’ve all got a few terracotta pots lying around that could be scrubbed up and either put to good use, or sold for a bit of ready cash.
Dominico Zapata/Stuff Over at Neighbourly, one person’s garden waste is another’s garden opportunity.