Make Your Own Concrete Planters From Recycling!

$20
2 Hours
Easy
Wait! Don't throw away or recycle that plastic...you can make gorgeous modern planters for your garden using them as molds!
First things first, collect those plastic containers in different shapes and sizes. Oil the well with cooking oil...to make sure the concrete doesn't stick.
Mix concrete as per the instructions on the bag. Then fill containers.
Use more containers to make the holes in them for the plants (don't forget to oil the outside of those containers though!)
Voila! Cool modern planters. You can use a concrete drill bit to drill a hole in the bottom for drainage.
Add plants and enjoy.
You can see more photos of each of the steps here: http://gardentherapy.ca/how-to-make-concrete-planters/
Stephanie @ Garden Therapy
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  • Verna Cote Chaney Verna Cote Chaney on Apr 29, 2016
    Anybody know of a way to dye the concrete?? I'm thinking red, white & blue (individually) would be awesome. Or orange and use a plastic pumpkin for the mold for Mums in the fall!
  • April April on Apr 30, 2016
    Could a drinking straw be inserted at bottom before the concrete sets to create the drainage hole? Makes more sense than trying to drill one.
  • DORLIS DORLIS on Sep 08, 2016
    What are the names of the 2 plants shown? Especially the flowering one.
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