Ideas
mosaic
Let's start with a simple but very worthwhile method for layout Your planter:
- touch cement ...
- or use glue for outdoor handicrafts
- immerse small mosaic stones in the mass and create beautiful patterns on the bucket.
- Let your artwork dry overnight.
also read
- Creating a perennial flowerbed - ideas for design
- Tips for the safe transport of a planter
- Secure the planter against falling over
Faces
In the same way, you can make a face for your planter. Whether animals, gnomes or other fantasy figures - surprise your guests with unusual roommates. If you put upright plants in the tub, it will appear as if your clay pot figure even has hair.
plants
Of course, it's not just the design of the bucket that attracts attention. The choice of plants also makes the plant pot an eye-catcher. To do this, it is best to use combinations of brightly colored blooms plantsthat open their flowers at the same time as possible. Overhanging growth also looks nice.
Planter as a fountain
But you can also do it completely without planting, as this example shows:
- Put different sized planters together in a group.
- Drill a hole at each bottom edge.
- Use a pipe to create a transition to the next smaller bucket.
- Install a pump. which transports the water that has flowed down again upwards.
Tips
It is best to design the surrounding soil as a gravel bed.
Seasonal occasions
In the Advent season it is particularly fun to artistically embellish a planter. here we have put together Christmas ideas for you.
Precautions
wear gloves
When working with concrete you should work with gloves due to the aggressive material.
Use pollutant-free material
When buying paint, look for environmentally friendly, certified products.
Dealing with tools
Never let children play unsupervised in the workplace. Sharp tools should only be used by you.
