Garden Planters

I survived Spring Break. My oldest is back in school this week and I feel like we accomplished a lot during his vacation. The weather warmed up enough for us to plant flowers and my son really enjoyed helping put a planter together for our front porch. This idea came from Pinterest in the form of a bird bath. Click here to check out the original project. I altered it slightly to be completely made out of containers and took away the bird bath top. This is great for those short on space or just looking for something different.

Supplies:

• Large planter (Mine is about 15" tall)
• 4-6 smaller pots (I used 6" plastic)
• Re-bar (however tall you want your pots to stack)
• Soil
• Flowers

I reused a large plastic pot that was actually sitting in the garage when we moved in. A quick layer of chocolate brown spray paint and it was looking like new! The re-bar also cost me nothing as it was tucked in some bushes next to our house as well. It was about 40" tall. I then bought 5-6" plastic pots and sprayed them all red. They did not come with drain holes in the bottom, so I used my dremel for this and made them about the same diameter as the re-bar. 

Once everything is ready (and dry/chip proof if painted) it's time to assemble the structure. Fill the large pot with soil and pack it down slightly. Then insert the re-bar in the center. Then simple slide each small pot down the bar through the drainage hole and lean them to opposite sides. Now fill the smaller pots with soil and plant your flowers! 

Super easy and looks great tucked in the corner of my porch. I have gotten a couple thumbs up from my German neighbors already!

Total cost $10. It would have been slightly more had I needed to purchase the large pot. I also had the plastic spray paint on hand for another outdoor project. 

**UPDATE**

The planter is holding up well and we even have had some pretty strong winds. The only thing I would change next time would be to paint the re-bar to match the planters or at least a nice black. If the holes are drilled large enough there shouldn't be any scraping when the pots are slid on. Also-My pots have settled some and there is now about 2-3" of bar coming out the top. I am on the hunt for some sort of non-cheesy garden statue to plop on or glue to cover this....