Warm days are approaching, and many will want to take their flowers out onto the balcony or loggia. But sometimes there is not enough space for flowers and you have to look for ways to place them. I really like vertical gardening. And for a convenient vertical position flower pots You can make a flowerpot for them with your own hands using available materials.

• 1 Hanging planter made from fabric strips
  • 1.1 Pot made from a plastic bottle
  • 1.2 This is also interesting

Hanging planter made from fabric strips

Almost every woman collects several during the season. knitted t-shirts, which you no longer want to wear and would be a pity to throw away. You can make a lot of useful things from them, as well as make cords for weaving flowerpots.

To do this, you need to cut strips about 2 cm wide across the product. It is better not to use a hemmed edge. You should end up with a ring with two seams, one of which needs to be cut, and then the strip should be stretched. You will need from 4 to 6 strips depending on the length.

If the strips are long, then 4 pieces will be enough. They need to be tied into a knot in the middle. For short strips, make the knot closer to the edge.

Then you can start weaving flowerpots. For convenience, you can use an empty flower pot.

The photo shows in some detail the scheme for connecting the strips. Repeat the process of tying knots depending on the height of the pot to prevent it from falling out of the pot in the future.

The remaining ends of the cords can be simply tied into a knot, or they can be tied to a ring to make hanging more convenient.

Pot made from a plastic bottle

This pot is more suitable for use in the country. Cut from a plastic bottle top part the right size. It is better to melt the cut edges to avoid injury or damage to the plants later. Make 3-4 holes and stretch the rope through them.

Such a pot can be hung on an old tree or used on a balcony, having first planted flowers or herbs in it.

In the same way you can use plastic bottles with handles from under household chemicals. Naturally, they need to be washed thoroughly before use.

Then cut off the bottom of the bottles, turn them upside down, attach them somewhere, fill them with soil and plant the plants. By the way, if you don’t tighten the lid tightly, excess moisture will not be retained in the container and the plant roots will not rot.

Of course, the bottles can be decorated beforehand, but only if the desire arises.

Flowers and other plants in pots can be a real interior decoration and a full-fledged decorative element, and we have already paid attention to this more than once when discussing the next Scandinavian apartment, in which green ferns are the main ones color accents, or at home, where bouquets of flowers support the shades of textiles.

DIY hanging flower pot

We invite you to think right now: wouldn’t a couple of flower pots make your home better? And don’t say that you have nowhere to put them: they are designed to cope with this problem hanging planters. We will talk about them today. Let's start with those that you can do yourself.

From copper tubes

You can start creating your own flowerpot with... a trip to the hardware store. In her master class, blogger Laurel shares an idea on how to make an incredibly stylish and modern thing from metal corners and tubes. No soldering iron needed!

On the hoop

Don’t want to buy anything or go anywhere? Look around the house for old embroidery hoops, all-purpose glue and an unnecessary bowl. Blogger Alex tells and shows how to make a very nice flowerpot out of all this. The main thing is to check in advance whether your glue is really good.

From plastic bottles

By creating a flower pot, you can not only not buy anything, but also help nature. Instead of throwing out identical bottles of your favorite cosmetics, turn them into a system of hanging containers. Blogger Lucy gives a master class.

With beads

Another super budget way to do beautiful flowerpot- knit it from cords and decorate with large wooden beads. Details are in the master class on the blog A beautiful mess. A little tip: choose waterproof paint for the beads so that it does not wash off when you water or spray the flowers.

From dyed floss

Good old flower pots made using the macrame technique can be improved by simply dipping them in water with dye (however, this can only happen with something made from natural yarn). The recipe for the perfect ombre is on the Heart of light blog.

From tin cans

Green plants should live in “green” planters. Let's continue to reuse resources with this tutorial. Important: cans can rust, so it’s worth covering them with varnish. Well, don’t forget that a flowerpot is a purely decorative thing, and you can’t plant flowers directly in it.

From planks

If you are familiar with carpentry tools, you can cut a solid hanging shelf out of wood using this master class. The beauty of the design is that you can also place ordinary pots in it: excess moisture will fall on the plant below, and the saucer for collecting water will only need to be attached to the bottom one (or you can simply place another plant in a tub on the floor).

From a cutting board

The last master class for today is the simplest. Blogger Aniko shows how to make from ropes and wooden cutting board not even a flowerpot, but hanging shelf for flowers. Graceful and simple idea, but we would advise you to make small grooves along the edges of the board or secure the threads with a drop of glue so that the board certainly does not slip out and the flowers do not fall.

Purchases

For those who prefer to buy ready-made items, we've found some great planters available in stores now.

Beautiful bronze Assembly Home reminiscent of precious stones or alchemical signs ($39) are suitable for even the most minimalistic interior. Similar in shape, but still very special pots (60%) are created by a designer couple from Los Angeles. Design in the style of the 1970s is suitable not only for retro apartments.

Hübsch ceramic two-tone planters (€13) are reminiscent of ordinary flower pots, but at the same time look very modern and are suitable for both strict and delicate interiors. Hemisphere flowerpot self made from Kati von Lehman ($84) - also ceramic, but more elegant.

On the market today you can find the most different styles, colors, sizes, from snow-white traditional Skurar from IKEA to black or transparent bags from Korean designers HEAN ($17). You can choose handmade ceramics on Etsy or a vintage copper rocker planter at Crafts Fair. Look for the perfect specimen or make beautiful flowerpots with your own hands and let your home be full of greenery and sunshine.

For flowers with your own hands. Almost all families grow indoor plants or flowers in the garden. It looks very interesting if standard flower pots are placed in an unusual flowerpot. Of course, there are a lot of bright and original models of flowerpots on the market, but any person wants to bring individuality and some zest to their home or garden. There are a huge number of options on how to make a flowerpot with your own hands; all that remains is to choose the material that will look most appropriate in yours or home

Advice! It is worth remembering that a flowerpot, unlike a flower pot, does not have special holes in the bottom, from where water could flow out after irrigation. Don’t forget to drain it from the pots so that the plant roots don’t rot. Free space between the pots and flower pot or another container in which flowers grow, usually lined with moss or gravel so that the pot does not “dangle” inside.

DIY flower pots: building material

Surely, after renovation, any housewife is left with some unused materials that can be used to create flowerpots:

• If you have slats, bars or other boards, you can create wooden planter . First you have to cut out equal parts for the walls, and then connect them with nails or glue. The walls and bottom of the pots can be designed in the form of a lattice, or they can be solid. For oblong bowls with flowers, a flowerpot-box in the form of a small fence. This design is appropriate in an apartment or.

• Pretty easy to do DIY planters for the garden from leftover logs However, it is better to entrust this matter to a man. A log about 1-2 meters long can be rested on two small logs to form a kind of bench, or simply placed horizontally on the ground. Then the inside of the large log is cut out, leaving only the walls and bottom. You can put small bowls inside petunias or others.

• From the leftovers ceramic tiles you can make a bright flowerpot . To do this, you will need only 5 parts, one of which will become the bottom, and the rest - the walls. The easiest way to connect the parts is with glue. Spectacular interior items are obtained from mirror tiles, they are easy to fit into modern minimalist interior or style.

• When from construction and gardening work burlap or other dense fabric remains, you can make flowerpot pockets for small plants . To do this, you need to cut out two identical square or semicircular parts and sew them on three sides. For a more complex pattern, you will have to select a base in the form of a wire, which will give the shape to the product. These pockets look great on a fence country house or on the balcony.

Pots made from natural materials

What could be simpler than using the materials given to us to create flowerpots and pots? nature? In the nearest forest or by the river you can find something that will subsequently significantly transform your interior:

• A beautiful flowerpot will be made from pebbles - small stones streamlined shape. They are glued together, giving the future product unusual shape. Similarly, you can use nut shells, tree cuts, small twigs, cones, etc.

• Can be done do-it-yourself garden pots made from a stump . A core is cut into it, into which a large plant, such as a fern, is placed. If you make several of these stumps at the same time, you will get a whole clearing in the garden.

• Eco-style pots can be woven from wicker. Weaving from wicker is quite difficult for a beginner, but the products are very impressive. You can hang or place such pots both in the house and in the garden.

Plants in pots look beautiful and unusual. They are easier to care for and create a variety of compositions. At the same time, it is not necessary to buy such a vessel in a store, because many ideas can be implemented independently.

An original flowerpot will decorate the area and attract the attention of neighbors. Now you can create beautiful products with your own hands for the new season and plan future planting. Making flowerpots is an enjoyable process that will allow you to realize your creative potential. You can use a variety of items: from old buckets and cups to faded T-shirts and unwanted building materials. Our selection contains the most current ideas, which will transform your site and allow you to realize any fantasies!

But first, let’s figure out what a flower pot is, what its features are, and what types of products can be made for different purposes.

A flower pot is a decorative container without a drainage hole. It serves as a kind of shell for an ordinary pot. In a broader sense, a pot can be understood as any product in which or on which a potted plant can be placed. In this case, the flowerpot can be changed without replanting the flower. It is enough to move the pot with the plant into a new pot. This is very convenient if you like to update the design of your site or if the old pot has lost its decorative appearance.

Sometimes such a vessel is also used as a stand for draining water, although there are also flowerpots with a tray that have a hole in them. But such products, in principle, have more in common with ordinary pots. You can also plant plants entirely in pots, but in this case it is important to ensure good drainage to avoid moisture stagnation.

You can make the following types of flower pots:

floor planters – for placement near country house, in the center of a flower bed, along paths or a fence, etc.; hanging pots (hanging) - for gazebos, balconies, porches, external and internal parts of windows.

According to their intended purpose, flowerpots are distinguished for outdoors (garden) and indoors (indoor). The latter are more compact. Flower pots are very diverse in shape and volume, and they must be selected taking into account the size of the plants that will be placed in them, as well as the future location. Large flowerpots are best placed in a recreation area or at the entrance to the house. Medium ones are along the paths, and small flowerpots are on the fence or in the gazebo.

Plants in pots can be an alternative to a flower bed if you don't have time to create one.

Among ready-made models, which can be found in summer cottages, plant pots on a leg and luminous flowerpots stand out. The former look very elegant, and the latter provide additional lighting in dark time days. Also popular is a three-dimensional pot-ball, in which you can grow both flowers and ornamental shrubs.

But if you are not attracted to designer flowerpots or don’t want to spend money on them, you can easily make beautiful and practical products yourself.

Outdoor flower pots made from scrap and building materials

Unusual containers for plants can be made from almost anything you have on hand. If you have crushed stone, use it to create a large planter. Any capacious container is suitable as a form for a flowerpot. You can combine several of these containers to create, for example, an elegant vase. Place the crushed stone on cement mixture: Dilute 1 part cement and 3 parts sand with water to the consistency of sour cream, coat the pots with the resulting mixture and cover tightly with stones.

If you want something more unusual, try making a flowerpot from cement and fabric (burlap, etc.). Wrap a bucket or basin in a dry cloth and dip it in cement mortar. Then cover with a wet cloth and leave for at least 12 hours, preferably a day. When the cement hardens, remove the base - the flowerpot is ready! All that remains is to paint it and place the plant inside.

A similar principle can be used to create flower pots from concrete. For the base, you can take an old pan or bucket, but the easiest way is to remove finished goods from plastic containers. Bring one of your favorite ideas to life!

By analogy, you can make a beautiful clay pot or plaster pot.

A wooden flower pot will look attractive at your dacha. This environmentally friendly and easy-to-work material allows you to create durable and no less sophisticated products than those made from concrete or clay. Wooden planters made from leftover boards will look better as a composition. If desired, they can be painted in any color. To ensure that your products can withstand bad weather, coat them with a protective varnish. It's easiest to make a rectangular or square planter, but you can experiment with the shape.

It is easy to make metal plant pots from tin cans. It is enough to cover them with paint or decorate them using the technique decoupage by gluing a beautiful napkin or picture to the surface.

Or you can make a large flowerpot from ordinary branches!

Unusual street planters made from unnecessary things

Stylish flowerpots that will amaze you with their appearance, can be made from old or out-of-fashion items. Giving objects a second life is now fashionable. Here are a few garden planters that are definitely worth your attention.

It’s as easy as pie to make a flowerpot for a summer house from an old chandelier; just place pots of flowers on it. But it is important to take into account their size so that the composition does not lose balance.

A flowerpot-bicycle will look original on the site. Painting it a single color will make it decorative. And you can place pots with plants not only on the trunk or frame, but also near the wheels.

A hanging planter made from an old T-shirt is very practical and elegant. It is unlikely that anyone will guess what it is made of. Just don’t take clothes that are too old to prevent the fabric from tearing. You can cut a T-shirt into ribbons in different ways. Some can be found on the Internet, and your imagination will probably tell you some!

Do you feel bad about throwing away an old leaky bucket? Turn it into a Provence style flower pot! To do this, you can apply a thematic design to the bucket, tie it with ribbons, burlap, or place lavender inside.

Do not throw away mugs with chipped or chipped handles. It’s better to make a pot-cup, decorating it with any available materials.

A flower pot woven from newspaper tubes will look impressive. Just don't put it under open air, otherwise the design will quickly lose its attractive appearance.

Decorative flowerpots for balconies

Pots for the balcony can be different sizes, depending on the type of plants you are growing. Small flowerpots mounted on the railings or hanging flowerpots with hanging flowers will look nice. But it’s better to avoid bulky flowerpots; they will “eat up” most of the space.

Great option - neat concrete planters, in which succulents are planted. Making such a product is quite simple; choose as a base plastic container to make it easier to remove later. If you wish, you can also make simple figured flowerpots from clay or plaster.

Rope pots are often made using the macrame technique - weaving with knots.

A more exotic option is a coconut pot. To create it, you first need to make a frame of the desired shape from metal rods, and then line it with coconut fiber. If you want to make such a flowerpot, read our master class!

Plants in garden pots require special care. The fact is that water in containers evaporates faster than in open ground, so watering should be regular and abundant enough so that the entire lump of earth is saturated with water. If you wish, you can purchase a flowerpot with automatic watering, but if this is not possible, mulch the soil and do not place the plants in the sun.

Feeding will also have to be increased, because... in a limited amount of soil, plants quickly absorb the nutrients they need. nutrients. If indoor plants are placed in pots, it is important to regularly inspect them for pests and spray them with Epin, Zircon or other drugs that enhance immunity.

How to keep plants in pots in winter

For the winter, it is better to move heat-loving plants that do not have a dormant period (ficus, ivies, dracaenas, palm trees) into a warm room along with a pot, and leave the pots outside. If the plant is planted in a pot and there is no way to move it, it is important to provide the roots with protection from freezing. To do this, you can transplant the plant into open ground, but only on condition that it is frost-resistant. If this is difficult to do, then after the first frost, cover the perennial with spunbond or spruce branches, place the flowerpot in a large container and fill the gaps with soil. It is better to wrap tall flower pots with foil insulation.

Now you know how to make and decorate flowerpots to give... summer cottage individuality. If you don’t want to buy a standard store product, make it yourself - and you will not only get a unique thing, but also lift your spirits!

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Wooden flower pots can become a real decoration for your home, apartment or suburban area. Such structures are easy to assemble with your own hands from the cheapest materials, look great and last a long time, and if necessary, can either be repaired with minimal labor costs or just as easily disposed of.

In the article we will tell you what advantages such products have, and also provide tips on making the simplest models.

Advantages of wooden flowerpots

Flowerpots made from wooden parts, are found a little less frequently than plastic or ceramic ones.

At the same time, these designs have a number of obvious advantages:

1. The material is very easy to process, so not only a professional carpenter, but any of us can make a flowerpot or flowerpot with a minimum set of tools and dexterity.

Pay attention! Second aspect this advantage – wide range design possibilities. Using a saw, jigsaw and hammer, you can make a flower pot of almost any shape and size.

1. The price of the products is quite low: the work does not require either expensive raw materials or complex devices. In principle, pots can be made literally from what is at hand, spending only on fastenings and finishing.
2. If the technology is followed, the protective flowerpot can last up to ten years. At the same time, worn parts are replaced quite quickly and easily, so repairs will not be difficult either.

As for the disadvantages, the main problem that we will have to face is the hygroscopicity of wood. When in contact with wet soil, the walls of the flowerpot can either begin to deform or rot, so we will definitely include moisture-proof and decorative treatments in the manufacturing algorithm.

Manufacturing of wooden structures

Option 1. From a log or stump

If you plan to grow flowers on your property, then a stump, log, half-block and other fragments of a tree of this type will serve as an excellent preparation for a pot or flowerpot.

The appearance of such “pots” will fit perfectly into any site design, and the manufacturing instructions will be extremely simple.

1. To begin, we select a stump or log of the diameter we need. The larger the plant that we plan to plant, the larger the flowerpot should be, otherwise root system will not be able to fully develop, and beautiful flowers we can't wait.

Pay attention! From thick trunks you can make containers even for small flower beds - as long as the diameter allows.

1. Next, using a saw, cut off part of the log to the required length. As a rule, flowerpots for soil are made about 40 cm high, and for a high location - 1 - 1.2 m.
2. Then we take a drill with a drill up to 25 cm long and about 20 mm in diameter. In the upper plane we drill several holes at the same distance from the walls. We also use a drill to make a series of nests in the center of the deck, destroying the core.

1. Using a chisel, remove the wood, forming a container for the soil. We carefully align the edges, forming fairly thick and strong walls.

Now we can proceed in two ways:

• if there is a ceramic or plastic pot the desired diameter, then we simply install it in a flowerpot made of logs, protecting the wood from moisture;
• If there is no pot, then we carefully treat the insides of the stump with moisture-proof impregnations, then line it with polyethylene and only then fill in the drainage and soil mixture.