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9 Alternative Planters for Container Gardening

October 8, 2013 by Jackie

Are you aware of all the alternative planters for container gardening? You can grow plants/flowers in almost ANYTHING, which means it’s time to get rid of those boring plastic planters.

From growing small to large plants, indoors and out, here are some fabulously fun ideas for potted plants:

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Alternative Planters for Container Gardening

Mini terra cotta pots (painted or plain) mounted on a picket fence- fun idea!Unique Potted Plants

Colorful garden boots—I think the small kids’ boots are especially cute!Darling idea for a kids garden using old rubber boots in bright colors.

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Painted old tires (fill the middle with soil)—I like the idea of a tiered displayold tires painted with bright colors make a unique alternative for container gardening

Fun, colorful colanders (the kind that can stand on their own)—perfect because they have a built-in drainage system!Colorful kitchen items like colanders make for fun alternative planters

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Okay, this next idea is so awesome: an old chandelier (you might paint it) with vine plants growing and dangling from where the lights would be.  Now I know what to do with that ugly old brass chandelier in my attic. I think this will definitely be a favorite of the alternative planters for container gardeing.

Old chandelier painted red and planted with ivy hanging in a garden.

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Use spray adhesive to cover plastic planters with cute fabric.Unique Potted Plants

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An old desk—paint and fill the drawers with soil. Pull the drawers out different amounts (like terraces) so there’s room to grow.Yellow painted desk on the porch of a rustic home. The drawers have become containers for plants.

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Set cement blocks on their side so the holes face up—fill with soil and plant! Easy to do a tiered display with these too.

Unique Potted Plants

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And my very personal favorite, this wheel barrow turned container garden.  I love it.  I wish I could find the original link, but all I have is this Pinterest link that leads to a site with no citation.  This is done so tastefully.

Alternative planters for container gardening-a wheelbarrel

There are so many cute things you can do with potted plants.  As with most ideas, you have to do each of these examples tastefully to be able to pull it off.

Also, you wouldn’t want to do them all, or it could look like a Dr. Seuss garden:)  Choose your favorite ideas and have fun creating a unique container garden.

Filed Under: DIY Ideas Tagged With: alternative planters for container gardening, Container Garden, DIY, galvanized planters, Garden, gardening, Potted plants, potting plants, unique planters, Yard

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