10 Creative and Unique DIY Planters to Inspire Your Home Garden
Summer is in full swing! Everywhere you look, plants are in full bloom and green is a way of life. Gardeners are clearly living up to their full potential. I cannot think of anything else that personifies summer better than gardening cheap michael kors shoes uk.
When it comes to planting greenery, most people just reach for the pots that they have had since ’82 that collect dust in their garage during the cold seasons cheap michael kors shoes uk. That or they just buy pots from their local nursery for whatever they need.
But you can spice things up this season with some creative DIY planters. So, in the spirit of summer and DIY, here are my top ten favorites for creative planting. I’d like to think that if MacGyver were real, he would be using some of the makeshift planters, too.
Book PlantersHave you ever looked at a stack of books and saw a flower pot? I didn’t think so cheap michael kors shoes uk. But it’s totally possible and it looks totally cool. These would be great for brightening up a musty old library. Bethany Nauert from Apartment Therapy details the process.
Pallet PlantersI used to work in a warehouse, and we used wooden pallets to stack all of the merchandise from the trucks. Never once did I think of using those pallets as planters, but Fern Richardson from Life on the Balcony sure has cheap michael kors shoes uk. Check out his tutorial on DIY pallet planters.
Shower Curtain PlantersThis one is pretty outside the box. Head on over to ReadyMade to learn how to make these shower curtain planters. Frankly, this idea blew me away. Shower curtains? Really? But hey, they’re waterproof!
Altoids Can PlantersSo, you live in a tiny apartment, but you still want to have your own garden what do you do? Get a tiny garden! Elizabeth Abernathy shows you how she created these tiny pocket gardens out of old Altoids tins cheap michael kors shoes uk.
Window Shutter PlantersI think this is the perfect solution to creative, upcycled planting. Lila B. used old window shutters to create very cool hanging planters on a deck.
Tree Stump PlantersWant a more natural solution to creative planting? You can’t get much more natural than this idea. Shorties Funny Farm made this natural planter out of an old, hollowed out tree stump. Theirs was made from a tree that had fallen down recently, so it is double convenient!
Toilet Tank Trike PlanterFlickr user Annieo76 made a planter out of an old tricycle and toilet tank cheap michael kors shoes uk. It’s pretty inventive, but there’s no tutorial. It’s pretty straightforward though tank on top trike. Very good idea though!
Chair PlanterOrganized Clutter Queen made a decorative planter for the porch out of an old, weathered chair. There’s even room to include a balcony garden with a raised planter. These balcony decorating ideas can also be used for small patios and decks and will inspire you to create your very own outdoor oasis.
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Gardeners around the world use containers to enhance the look of their garden space. They can add height and dimension and create more garden space. Window boxes and hanging plant containers are a great way to add ornamental flowers to your home or garden. In some areas of the world, there simply is not enough room or suitable soil to grow a garden. Gardening containers such as clay pots and terra cotta boxes are great for controlled gardening.
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Planters or organized beds with planter borders can not only provide mowing definition, but contain the flowers and hopefully keep out weeds that may grow into them from surrounding areas cheap michael kors shoes uk. Backyard planters can be big or small, permanent or portable. The simplest planters consist of edging for flower or vegetable beds. In the past, many used recycled railroad ties for this, and they still add a distinctive rustic appeal to garden beds. In recent years, however, pressure treated landscaping timbers have become increasingly popular cheap michael kors shoes uk. These are also very easy to use to create bed edges, or even to.
Tall ceramic planters are perfectly shaped to hold a large sized plant on your front porch or in your garden. Learn how to make your own ceramic planter in this free ceramics video series.