I really love containers, but they can be PRICE-Y. And, by pricey, I mean trade in the car for a big, gorgeous planter pricey.
Not gonna happen.
So, I’m trying to be resourceful. After all, the plants can get expensive on their own.
Project 1: Can to Container
Subtitle: Cheering up the fence.
Step 1: Find a nice aunt (who happens to own a Dairy Queen), and ask nicely if you can get some empty hot fudge cans. (If you don’t have a nice aunt who owns a DQ, many restaurant owners will be happy to give you these large cans.)
Step 2: Drill three holes in the bottom of the can for drainage and two holes in the top for wire.
Step 3: Spray paint the color of your choosing (I chose to paint them the same color as our lawn furniture).
Step 3: Fill with potting soil (We picked up organic potting mix at the Davenport Compost Facility) and plant pretty flowers.
Step 4: Push wire through the hole and tied around fence posts.
I planted white and red “Potunias” – a petunia variety known for it’s mounding tendency.
They turned out pretty adorable. I’ve already got lots of compliments from neighbors. I’m thinking about painting flower outlines in white on them to give them even more personality.
Any thrifty ideas for containers? I wanna hear them!
LOVE this idea! I think I’m going to try it too – time to start finding those cans! 🙂
this idea ROCKS! I love your super cute cottagey house. 🙂
What a great idea! I have lots of cans sitting around that I am going to be using to make outdoor candle holders. Cute!
I’m so mesmerized by that candy apple red popping beautifully against the white picket fence. If I lived near you, I’d walk by and “borrow” one of these for myself. And by borrow I mean steal and take off running. Mental note: Don’t live near FC =]
Those turned out great! I like the red paint.
Kim, this is so fantastic! How do you keep coming up with this great garden ideas!?
love it! The red is so cheery and fun! Good job girl!
omg what a GREAT idea!!
So cute!!
Smart idea, they look great on your idyllic fence! We’re considering some window boxes to hang from our front porch – the color of the railings so they blend in and the flowers take center stage, but after seeing this, I’m thinking color is better.