Hey there, fellow decor lover! Let’s dive into some creative and fun ways to use containers for your gardening adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, these ideas will add a charming touch to your home.
Chic Shoebox Gardens
Shoeboxes aren’t just for shoes anymore! Line them with a plastic bag and fill them with soil to create a compact garden for your favorite small flowers.
Possibly handy products:
- Plastic Bag Liners: Ensure your shoebox garden stays clean and leak-free. Perfect for easy and secure gardening.
- Potting Soil Mix: Nurture your blooms with nutrient-rich soil, ideal for vigorous plant growth in compact spaces.
- Small Flower Seeds: Add color and fragrance to your shoebox garden with a variety of charming flower seeds.
PVC Pipe Vertical Planters
Cut PVC pipes into sections and mount them vertically for a sleek, modern planter. I love using them to grow herbs right outside my kitchen.
Give these a look:
- PVC Pipe Sections: Cut PVC pipe sections to create stunning vertical planters for your herbs and plants.
- Wall Mounting Brackets: Secure your PVC planters with sturdy mounting brackets for a sleek and modern look.
- Herb Seed Kit: Kickstart your vertical garden with a selection of easy-to-grow herb seeds.
Rain Boot Planters
Turn your outgrown boots into whimsical planters. Line them up and plant colorful flowers for a splash of joy on rainy days.
Possibly helpful picks:
- Potting Soil Mix: Nourish your plants effectively in rain boot planters with this versatile potting soil mix.
- Drainage Pebbles: Enhance drainage in your rain boot planters with these efficient and easy-to-use pebbles.
- Garden Trowel: Easily fill your rain boot planters using this durable and compact garden trowel.
Vintage Suitcase Gardens
Got an old suitcase lying around? Fill it with soil and a selection of plants to create a unique, portable garden that’s a real conversation starter.
Products that could assist:
- Organic Potting Soil Mix: Nurture your suitcase garden with this enriched, organic potting soil for thriving, healthy plants.
- Portable Garden Trowel Set: Equip your gardening toolkit with this portable trowel set, perfect for suitcase garden maintenance.
- Small Plant Watering Can: Keep your vintage suitcase garden well-hydrated with this easy-to-use, compact watering can.
Bicycle Baskets with Flowers
Attach a basket to a vintage bicycle and fill it with blooms. It’s a lovely way to add a whimsical touch to your garden path.
Check these products out:
- Vintage-Style Bicycle Basket: Enhance your bike with a charming vintage basket, perfect for vibrant floral displays.
- Artificial Flower Assortment: Add everlasting color to your bike with a variety of lifelike artificial flowers.
- Garden Fence Hooks: Securely mount your bike along garden paths with durable hooks for a whimsical display.
Charming Birdcage Planters
Transform a birdcage into a hanging planter. I love filling mine with trailing plants for an enchanting, fairy-tale look.
Items that may come in handy:
- Decorative Birdcage: Add elegance to any space with a decorative birdcage, perfect for creating unique planters.
- Trailing Ivy Plants: Enhance your planter with lush trailing ivy for a fairy-tale garden look year-round.
- Hanging Chain Kit: Securely hang your birdcage planter with a durable chain, adding charm to any setting.
Colander Planters
Colanders are perfect for drainage and make for quirky, colorful planters. I love how they look on my patio, filled with trailing flowers.
Try these:
- Colorful Metal Colanders: Brighten your patio with vibrant metal colanders perfect for creative plant displays and easy drainage.
- Potting Soil for Flowers: Ensure your flowers thrive with nutrient-rich potting soil, ideal for container planters and vibrant blooms.
- Trailing Flower Seeds: Add a cascade of color to your plant displays with easy-to-grow trailing flower seeds.
Upcycled Drawer Planters
Old drawers can be transformed into charming planters. Paint them in your favorite colors and plant a variety of blooms for a shabby chic vibe.
A few relevant products:
- Outdoor Acrylic Paint Set: Revitalize old drawers with vibrant colors. Perfect for adding a personalized touch to planters.
- Gardening Hand Tool Set: Equip yourself with essential tools for planting flowers in your upcycled drawer planters.
- Potting Soil for Outdoor Planters: Ensure healthy growth for your blooms with premium potting soil designed for outdoor planters.
Wine Barrel Planters
Cut a wine barrel in half and use it as a large, rustic planter. These are perfect for larger plants or small trees and add a touch of vineyard elegance.
Useful items to consider:
- Wine Barrel Planter Liners: Ensure longevity with durable pitch inners to protect your wine barrel planters from rot and decay.
- Quality Potting Soil Mix: Nourish your plants with premium soil for healthier growth in your stylish barrel planters.
- Outdoor Plant Coasters: Make moving heavy planters easy without scratching floors. Perfect for indoor wine barrel use.
Creative Pallet Gardens
Lean an old pallet against a wall and use its slats to create a vertical garden. I’ve planted mine with a mix of herbs and flowers, and it’s a total space-saver.
Some handy options:
- Vertical Planter Bags: Enhance your pallet garden’s capacity seamlessly with versatile and durable planter bags.
- Organic Herb Seeds: Start your pallet garden with a variety of organic herbs for fresh flavors.
- Wall Mount Brackets: Secure your pallet garden efficiently with sturdy and reliable wall mount brackets.
Hollow Log Planters
If you have access to a hollow log, use it as a rustic planter. It’s a great way to bring a bit of forest magic into your garden.
Some ideas to consider:
- Outdoor Wood Sealer: Protect your hollow log planter with a durable wood sealer for long-lasting garden beauty.
- Natural Potting Soil: Ensure healthy plant growth in your log planter with premium, nutrient-rich potting soil.
- Succulent Plant Variety Pack: Enhance your log planter with a selection of vibrant succulents for easy maintenance and charm.
Repurposed Tea Tins
Let’s kick things off with a bit of vintage charm! Old tea tins make adorable small planters for herbs or succulents, and they bring a touch of nostalgia to any space.
A few suggestions:
- Set of Decorative Tea Tins: Transform your space with vintage-style tins perfect for small plants or succulents.
- Mini Succulent Plants: Add a touch of greenery with adorable mini succulents ideal for tea tin planters.
- Vintage Design Planter Labels: Label your charming tea tin planters with these stylish, vintage-inspired tags.
Book Planters for Small Spaces
Hollow out a large, old book and use it as a planter for succulents. It’s a quirky way to bring greenery into your reading nook.
These products might be useful:
- Succulent Starter Kit: Kickstart your book planter with a collection of low-maintenance succulents perfect for small spaces.
- Bookbinding Adhesive: Secure your hollowed book with durable adhesive, keeping your planter intact for extended use.
- Mini Garden Tools Set: Easily tend to your book planter with compact tools ideal for small space gardening.
Cinder Block Creativity
Stack some cinder blocks and fill the holes with soil and plants for a modular, industrial look. I’ve used this trick to line my garden path with greenery.
You might give these a try:
- High-Quality Potting Soil: Enhance your plants’ growth with nutrient-rich potting soil, ideal for cinder block planters.
- Assorted Herbs Seed Pack: Plant diverse herbs in your cinder block arrangement for a vibrant and fragrant garden path.
- Watering Can with Long Spout: Easily water your block-filled garden with a precision spout designed for tight spaces.
Upside-Down Hanging Gardens
Try hanging plants upside down in containers with special openings. It saves space and adds a modern twist to indoor gardening.
Maybe worth checking out:
- Upside-Down Hanging Planter: Transform your space with upside-down planters for a fresh, innovative garden style.
- Heavy-Duty Hanging Hooks: Securely hang your plants with strong hooks built for indoor and outdoor gardens.
- Self-Watering Insert for Planters: Keep your inverted plants hydrated with easy-to-use self-watering inserts.
