1. Redwood and Aluminum Planter Bursting with Life
A scrumptious combination, wood, and metal are weatherproof and contrast beautifully. To tie this planter into your surroundings, use wood sourced from your locale instead of redwood. While this example uses aluminum, you could use whichever metal suits your space. If you are feeling adventurous, try planting strawberries that will vine along the side.
2. Lavender in an Iridescent Planter
When combined, this lavender plant and iridescent planter look like they are from a fairytale. For a look that transcends reality, choose a planter with an iridescent glaze and a plant with lots of fun details. If lavender is not your favorite, consider planting some silvery sage or purple basil in your iridescent planter.
3. Lattice Planter as an Accent Piece
For a playful planter that uses geometry as a statement, try using lattice. While this look is clean, more dimensions could be added by painting one of the lattices blacks. For a farmhouse appearance, skip painting the lattice to let its rustic character shine. The fern’s straight stems emphasize the lines in the lattice.
4. Bright Yellow Vintage Potty-Training Chair
Anything with a place for soil can be used as a home for plants. The waste bowl in this vintage toddler chair works wonderfully as a planter. Butterflies and stenciled words help add individuality. Painted with an ironic shade of bright yellow, this chair is a reminder that beautiful things can grow in any circumstances.
5. Vertical Herb Garden Using Stained Cedar Troughs
Vertical gardening is a great way to add lots of green areas in small spaces. Even in large spaces, these troughs are an efficient way to grow an herb garden. For a Scandinavian look, use unstained blonde wood. If farmhouse is your jam, try incorporating some galvanized metal.
6. Recycled Containers as Playful Plastic Planters
If you are on the crafty side, try transforming any leftover plastic containers into sustainable planters. These have so much potential for personalization. Use macramé hangers for a Bohemian vibe or embellish with seashells for a coastal theme. Bigger bottles can handle bigger plants, so get creative with your plastic waste.
7. Strawberry Tower from Nursery Buckets
Incorporating edibles into your landscape is a fantastic way to use your space more sustainably. This tower is made from plastic plant buckets, but you could use more permanent materials like wood, concrete, or ceramics to better suit your garden. Stagger your strawberry seedlings to have strawberries throughout the growing season!
8. Planter Box in an End Table
This planter blends seamlessly with the other outdoor decor because it literally drops into the furniture. If you are comfortable making modifications, most wooden patio furniture can be retrofitted with a planter box. Use this idea to grow insect-repelling plants or perhaps herbs for cooking and cocktails.
9. Stately Plywood Planter with Faux Zinc Finish
Give your space a touch of classic elegance with this inexpensive planter. Crown molding, plywood, paint, and glazing medium come together for an affordable planter option. With a few modifications, you could give this planter a copper finish for a warmer appearance. Imagine how posh a container garden would look with these planters!
10. Painted Rainbow Recycled Pallet Planter
Rainbows tie into almost every color scheme and are a cheerful accent. Of course, if your space calls for a more subdued look, you could use a more neutral hue for the slats. Another way to personalize this piece would be to use colorful flower pots.
11. Macramé Hanging Planter with Bohemian Vibes
Smaller plants look divine suspended in this macramé planter. An asymmetric, natural design softens the landscape. Pair this planter with broad-leafed plants for a tropical feel or with plants with small leaves for more whimsy. For those in smaller spaces, a hanging planter is a creative way to maximize green space.
12. Reclaimed Tackle Box as a Succulent Planter
While some may see a useless bucket of rust, this reclaimed tackle box has a new life as the home for colorful succulents. Rust cultivates character while the stones and succulents provide lots of visual interest. This planter would probably not be safe for edible plants but would look dazzling with vining flowers.
13. Whimsical Broken Wheelbarrow Fairy Garden
Fresh paint and stencils rejuvenate this broken wheelbarrow. Outlining a stenciled design with a black permanent marker is a way to accent it. If a fairy garden is not your style, switch out the fairy house for a birdhouse. This wheelbarrow could even be used to beautify a container garden.
14. Gutter Garden for Flowers, Herbs, or Strawberries
This planter is perfect for compact spaces or anyone who is not able to bend over as easily. A vinyl gutter does have limitations — you can only choose shallow-rooting plants. While plain gutters are uninspiring, you can paint them. Vining plants can cover an unsightly fence while stocky succulents can steep your space in zen.
15. Lush Greenery “Cushions” on a Rejuvenated Armchair
Sedum upholsters this old armchair to give it an otherworldly appearance. Crisp blue paint gives this chair panache while green highlights accentuate the sedum’s vibrant green. This armchair is an example to show that imagination is the only limit to the planter possibilities ahead of you.
16. Pops of Color: Overflowing Planters
These planters’ soft edges and simple lines emphasize the greenery. Wheels on the bottom of these planters make it easy to move around and refresh your décor. Achieve the appearance of abundance by planting tall plants in the middle and short vining plants along the edge. Remember to layer foliage textures and colors.
17. Repurposed Mailbox Succulent Garden Container
Let your succulent collection enjoy a new world as they overflow from the opening of this vintage-style mailbox. Hang it on your porch or back fencing to bring some waxy greenery into the scene. It’s an interesting idea for a unique planter concept.
18. Boxed Stairstep Fairy Garden Creative Container
Give a visual boost to your creative container garden for your fairies this year with this wooden box creation. Mimicking stairsteps, these three boxes form the illusion of a hidden fairy retreat for your favorite winged friends. Complete with a tire swing and mini ladder, any fairy would love to call this place home.
19. Brightly Colored Five Gallon Bucket Container Garden
Bright and bold is how to plant your garden in these vivid buckets! They will attract all of the pollinators you need for growing a healthy harvest this summer. Set them on your back patio to soak up the sun this summer while adding a splash of color to the scene.
20. Pansy Painted Tool Trough Flower Box
Even before the first pansy blooms, this flower box gives some color to spring! The shape of this tool caddy makes a fun container choice for housing the frost-friendly petals at the beginning of the season. Place it on a small table outside to greet all your guests.
21. Upcycled Filing Cabinet Container Garden
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and so this ingenious container garden concept was born! Turned on its side, this old, worn-out filing cabinet has a new purpose as it gives life to this collection of cacti! It’s a great way to take care of Mother Earth.
22. Turquoise Watering Can Flower Container
If you already have a watering can use this turquoise one as a cute planter in your backyard garden. The small rainbow pairs perfectly with this garden goodie that enjoys the rain and sunshine equally. Give each little girl in the family her own can to add lots of interest to your flowerbed.
23. Slatted House Number Flower Box
Increase the curb appeal and make it easier to find your home with this wooden crate flower box. Featuring your home address in metal numbers, this crate can be filled with an abundance of flowers to add lots of color to the industrial and modern vibe of the wood and metal design.
24. Plenty of Pots and Wheelbarrow Garden Idea
Cultivate an explosion of creativity in your garden space with this arrangement of container garden ideas. The rusty wheelbarrow becomes a rich haven for a large hosta, while some of your favorite mosaic pots hold your other plant friends. Turn a terracotta on its side so a fern can enjoy the shade as it roots into the lush soil.
25. Contemporary Modern Wood Box Porch Planter
Add lots of style to your porch with these ultra-hip and modern box planters. They are large enough to hold a small decorative tree or any plant you love. The duo consists of two heights to further add drama and depth to the design.
26. Top of the Railing Herb Garden
What’s not to love about this personal herb garden that rests comfortably on the railing of your porch? Anytime you’re cooking in the kitchen, it’s just stepping away for your convenience in adding some fresh flavor to your dish. Everyone will enjoy having this collection of fresh herbs ready to go in this container garden idea.
27. DIY Rustic Log Flower Container
Anyone who is handy with a hatchet can easily create this planter. Cut into a firewood log, making a channel for the potting soil and plants. Leave space on the ends. Fill the log with potting soil. Add a mixture of charming annuals, and display this outdoors. Add rocks around it to keep it from rolling over.
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