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Creative Garden Planters

September 16, 2009

Salad Bar Made into Garden BedMy husband is in the construction business. One day he brought this old salad display home. It is the large kind you see at buffets. It has a sneeze guard on the top. I put it on my back porch and planted herbs in it.

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There is more than ample room for the soil and it even has a drain hole if the herbs get too much rain. Underneath are cabinets to store my gardening tools and seed. You can pick these up from restaurants that are being remodeled. They will give them to you. I love mine.

By eve from Gulf Coast

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November 26, 2018

Some months of the year, the garden looks extra dull and brown, especially with our California droughts. My next door neighbour left a bicycle outside with a "Free to take" sign on it. It was absolutely trashed. I removed as much rust as I could, and with a little spray paint...

Make a Bicycle Planter - blue bike

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March 3, 2014

My daughter loves anything old or antique and loves rag rugs, so I decided to use the rag rug technique and make her rag flower pots.

Rag Flower Pot

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March 8, 2007

Here are ideas for reusing items as planters or pots from the ThriftyFun community. Post your own unusual planter ideas below.

a boot with succulents

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July 31, 2007

Want something different for your front lawn or garden? Use an iron chair or glider and fill it with ivy and flowers.

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My husband put some wooden sides on it and I lined the bottom with coconut liners.

Flower "Bed" That's Different

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Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
April 13, 2011

Planning ahead for the seasons can add challenges to spring planting. Instead of planting each season, plant now to create an entire yearly display for much less than you'll pay to replant it each season.

Planter with flowers.

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August 6, 2018

Because we drink a lot of coffee, we often have so many left over containers. I have given these sturdy and decorative containers a new life while helping with the land fill.

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I use them as planters for myself, friends, and family.

Using A Coffee Container As An Indoor or Outdoor Planter - decorated container on patio table

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September 14, 2009

This is a recycling craft using children's pants as a holder for potted plants. Quite unique and cute. I saw the idea in a Birds and Blooms magazine and used it myself.

Blooming pants.

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January 24, 2019

As you all may know, I love plants, especially succulents. They're actually my go to gift to give to co-workers, family, friends, neighbors, teachers, etc.

Dollar Tree Candle Holders as Succulent Pots - inexpensive candle holders to use as succulent pots

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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 104 Posts
August 2, 2011

My yard is mostly shade with the gravel driveway being the sunniest spot on the property. I refused to give up vegetable gardening when we bought the place, so I gathered up my galvanized tub collection.

Several galvanized tubs with vegetables planted in them along gravel driveway

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February 13, 2012

Interesting focal points in your garden don't always have to include terra cotta pots. See what you have around the house that would make a creative planter.

nasturtium in tea kettle

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May 15, 2018

Buying planters and containers to display summer flowers in can be expensive. I'm always looking for items around the house that can be repurposed as planters.

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I've repurposed tin cans, old shoes, boxes and numerous other items as planters. This year, I decided to use a watering pitcher that had a crack in the bottom.

A pink watering can being used as a planter.

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May 4, 2015

On a recent drive around town I saw this fun planter in someone's yard. They used a Little Tikes football toy box, which I frequently see at yard sales and thrift stores. Drill some drainage holes in the bottom and you have a durable planter for your flowers.

Toy Box Planter

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October 20, 2009

This wine press has been in the family for about 50 years and has seen many, many boxes of grapes and we have enjoyed many, many bottles of homemade wine. The day finally came when the press was ready for retirement and I turned it into a lovely garden piece.

wine press planters

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November 1, 2015

In the Dollar Store we found some plastic toy wheel barrows and dump trucks. We set them on a mat that keeps weeds out with pea pebbles, and filled them up (first hubby drilled drainage holes) and set them out front.

cactus in plastic truck

July 30, 2005

This is a very long driveway planter. It is made from long narrow shipping crates that held steel roller assemblies. I painted them and my husband moved them into place aligned and attached them to make one long planter.

driveway planter with flowers

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July 9, 2009

Why not make a raised garden in an old bath tub? The reason I ask is that when my hubby and I were at a flea market, they had a very large old bath tub for sale.

 
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June 23, 2012

I keep my eyes open for any old galvanized buckets, tubs, and pails that I can use in my garden. This one was once a "calf-a-teria" complete with rubber udder where the hole is at the bottom.

Petunias in galvanized calf feeding pail.

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August 15, 2007

Want something different for your flower garden or front yard? Use an old iron chair or glider, as I have used, to create a flower bed.

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I lined the bottom with coconut shell liners, filled with potting soil and planted away!

Flower Bed Glider Filled With Flowers

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January 23, 2014

I hated to throw away our used swimming pool filter and thought it looked so interesting. I stood it upright and put a flower pot on top of it. It adds prominence to an empty space in the garden.

Used Pool Filter as a Garden Plant Stand - flowerpot on top of filter

June 3, 2013

The easy way is to heat a hole punch, awl, or nail tip over a lit candle. Then simply push it down into the turned over container in several spots to allow for adequate drainage.

 
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January 19, 2012

With the cold weather, I do my gardening indoors. I use cute planters from thrift shops like coffee mugs, porcelain creamers, or ceramic pots that strike my fancy.

Recycled ceramic planters from coffee cups and other dishes.

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June 2, 2005

Old copper jello molds cost next to nothing at yard sales. Drill a few holes in the bottom and they make great planters.

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I always have a few plants on hand started from cuttings for a quick gift when I need one.

 
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