Your garden can look great by adding a few, eye-catching, DIY planters
In a garden, the plants and flowers can be displayed in a range of different planters and pots. And with a little inventiveness, you can recycle many old items into attractive planters. Check out the ideas listed below:
1. A bird cage
Perhaps you have an old bird cage (like one of those "shabby-chic" types) laying around? Well, fill it with plants and hang it up in the garden as a unique planter!
2. Old rain boots
Worn out rain boots (wellies) can be turned into flower pots! Always remember, however, that the water must be allowed to drain, so, put a few holes in the soles (if they don't already have these).
3. A vintage suitcase
How about a suitcase full of flowers?! An worn, battered, old-fashioned suitcase will look fantastic serviing as a planter in your garden!
4. A disused barbecue
Have you ever considered that an old, unused outdoor barbecue unit could be transformed into a planter? After all, it's like basically a raised planter! Put soil in the wood compartment, remove the grill and you're basically done (always remembering to ensure proper drainage, of course!).
5. Tins
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The same concept can be used with old tins (like old buscuit tin boxes). Smaller than a barbeque unit, these tins make for great planters too!
6. An old wheelbarrow for your bulbs
Here's a classic of creative recycling for the garden: reuse an old wheelbarrow just like a raised planter. A few small holes in the bottom for drainage, a bit of soil and your bulbs - that's all you need to bring this planter to life.
7. Succulents arranged in the wheelbarrow
If you want to plant succulents in a wheelbarrow, the only extra precaution you need to take is to add a layer of expanded clay on the bottom (and without forgetting to provide drainage holes), and use soil suitable for cacti.
8. An eye-catching combo: wheelbarrow and watering can
Here's another great idea: a wooden strut secured to one side of the wheelbarrow supports a watering which is inclined and is "continuously watering" the flowers. An eye-catching - even amusing - combo!
Have you found some object at home that you could transform into a creative DIY planter?
