Every gardener's heart beats faster when the flowers compete with the plant pot in shining light. Sometimes colorful, sometimes detailed, sometimes unusual - these ideas, with which you can transform your planters into unique pieces, bring color and a good mood to the garden. Your children will certainly want to lend a hand too.

Even a boring planter can be colorfully planted to become an eye-catcher

ideas

mosaic

First, let's start with a simple but very worthwhile way to design your planters:

  1. mix cement…
  2. or use glue for outdoor crafts
  3. dip small mosaic stones into the mass and create beautiful patterns on the bucket.
  4. Allow your artwork to dry overnight.

faces

Make a face for your plant pot in the same way. Whether animals, gnomes or other fantasy figures - surprise your guests with unusual roommates. If you put upright plants in the pot, it seems that your clay pot figure even has hair.

plant

Of course, not only the presentation of the bucket itself attracts attention. The choice of planting also makes the plant pot an eye-catcher. It is best to use combinations of colorful flowering plants that open their flowers at the same time as possible. Overhanging growth also looks beautiful.

Planter as a fountain

However, it can also be done without any planting at all, as this example shows:

  1. Put different sized planters together in a group.
  2. Drill a hole at the bottom of each.
  3. Create a transition to the next smaller bucket with a pipe.
  4. Install a pump. which transports the water that has flowed down to the top again.

tips

It is best to design the surrounding soil as a gravel bed.

Seasonal occasions

In the Advent season, it is particularly fun to decorate a planter artistically. Here we have put together Christmas ideas for you.

Precautions

wear gloves

When working with concrete, you should work with gloves because of the aggressive material.

Use non-toxic material

When buying paint, look for environmentally friendly, certified products.

Dealing with tools

Never allow children to play unsupervised in the workplace. Only you should use sharp tools.

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