Gardening fails revealed on cheeky Instagram account

Keen gardeners with a respect for nature and a passion for plants, look away now. 

A collection of excruciating horticultural fails have been gathered by one cheeky Instagram account, known simply as S*** Gardens.

Featuring trees completely swathed in AstroTurf, abandoned ornate fountains at odds with a bleak backdrop of wheelie bins, toilet bowls used as decoration and bras used as planters, there’s little to covet about these plots. 

However, despite the name, S*** Gardens claims that inclusion in their hall of fame is nothing to be ashamed of, instead it should be seen as a ‘celebration not a condemnation’.

The account welcomes submissions, with most of the gardens featured so far located in Australia.

S*** Gardens has secured a publishing deal, with a coffee table book due for release next year.  Here, Mail Online rounds up the best of the worst…

Bra-vo: An ingenious use of women’s underwear makes for an unusual plant pot 

This dashboard oasis is nothing short of extraordinary, but an airbag wouldn't stand a chance faced with those prickly cacti

This dashboard oasis is nothing short of extraordinary, but an airbag wouldn’t stand a chance faced with those prickly cacti

Fake it 'til you make it: This gardener thinks nothing of cutting corners and paints over his sun-bleached lawn

Fake it ’til you make it: This gardener thinks nothing of cutting corners and paints over his sun-bleached lawn

The owner of this balcony wasn't going to be content with a few pot plants, as this cramped palm tree shows 

The owner of this balcony wasn’t going to be content with a few pot plants, as this cramped palm tree shows 

Here's hoping this string of huge topiary skunks smell better than they look

Here’s hoping this string of huge topiary skunks smell better than they look

This budding DJ appears to be hosting an outdoor rave for his brood of hens

This budding DJ appears to be hosting an outdoor rave for his brood of hens

Few people are likely to be bowled over by these floral arrangements in broken toilets

Few people are likely to be bowled over by these floral arrangements in broken toilets

Jaw-dropping: Why have a regular postbox when you could have one protruding from the open mouth of a deadly sea fish?

Jaw-dropping: Why have a regular postbox when you could have one protruding from the open mouth of a deadly sea fish?

This spiky and suggestive arrangement is likely to raise guests' eyebrows

This spiky and suggestive arrangement is likely to raise guests’ eyebrows

Make do and mend: A plumbing solution like no other, but a Wellington boot in place of piping hardly has legs as a long-term home improvement

Make do and mend: A plumbing solution like no other, but a Wellington boot in place of piping hardly has legs as a long-term home improvement

This skeleton garden 'monument' is simply frightful

This skeleton garden ‘monument’ is simply frightful

Women's underwear features frequently as containers for all manner of plants, trees and flowers on S*** Gardens

Women’s underwear features frequently as containers for all manner of plants, trees and flowers on S*** Gardens

It's in the jeans: A row of denim plant pots are the focal point of this rather bizarre garden

It’s in the jeans: A row of denim plant pots are the focal point of this rather bizarre garden

Where technology meets nature: This front yard looks more scrapheap than tranquil garden

Where technology meets nature: This front yard looks more scrapheap than tranquil garden

Topiary features regularly on S*** Gardens - this tree serving as a rather odd advertisement for a well-known trainer brand

Topiary features regularly on S*** Gardens – this tree serving as a rather odd advertisement for a well-known trainer brand

A monstrous beast looms over the rest of this garden, no doubt terrifying all visitors to the property

A monstrous beast looms over the rest of this garden, no doubt terrifying all visitors to the property

Take a seat: Most passers by would bench the idea of taking a rest next to this hungry-looking tree

Take a seat: Most passers by would bench the idea of taking a rest next to this hungry-looking tree

Stark reality: This gardener has done away with greenery completely, cutting off all leaves and branches from his trees, leaving just the trunks on display

Stark reality: This gardener has done away with greenery completely, cutting off all leaves and branches from his trees, leaving just the trunks on display

Very punny: this extraordinary structure - known as the 'lavatree' - boasts a toilet bowl on every branch

Very punny: This extraordinary structure – known as the ‘lavatree’ – boasts a toilet bowl on every branch

A (dried out) fountain looks at odds with it's bleak surroundings of bare slabs of paving stones, wheelie bins and a drab window frame

A (dried out) fountain looks at odds with its bleak surroundings of bare slabs of paving stones, wheelie bins and a drab window frame

For reasons unknown, this tree has been covered in artificial grass

For reasons unknown, this tree has been covered in artificial grass

A tired cherub sits above a symbol for nuclear warfare fashioned out of gravel

A tired cherub sits above a symbol for nuclear warfare fashioned out of gravel

In your face: Rather formidable topiary obscures the facade of this apartment block, with the gardener responsible touting his trade beneath them

In your face: Rather formidable topiary obscures the facade of this apartment block, with the gardener responsible touting his trade beneath them

This Roman warrior's fighting stance is undermined somewhat by the fairy lights adorning his spear

This Roman warrior’s fighting stance is undermined somewhat by the fairy lights adorning his spear

This water feature bears more of a resemblance to a lavatory than a decorative fountain

This water feature bears more of a resemblance to a lavatory than a decorative fountain

This laughing Buddha seems thrilled with his rather suburban surroundings

This laughing Buddha seems thrilled with his rather suburban surroundings

An otherwise tranquil rock garden bears a political message in pebbles

An otherwise tranquil rock garden bears a political message in pebbles

 

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