Creative Garden Planters

What is better than an idea for a creative planter? Why, many creative garden planters, of course!

I recently asked some of my gardening friends to share their creative planter and container ideas and they did not disappoint.

Their ideas are a cascade of fun and will add a great look to any garden setting. Many are DIY projects that can be made from recycled or re-purposed household materials that might otherwise have gone to a trash heap.

With a bit of elbow grease and some creativity, you can use their ideas to come up with something similar for your garden.

What I like best about these projects is that no two are alike and that is the aim of garden art.

Why have a garden accent that is just like the one your neighbor down the street has, when you can take an idea and adapt it to your own personality and have a one of a kind creation?

The ideas shown here include a lovely chair planter, a cowboy boot creation for succulents, hypertufa hands, a mini garden scene in a wooden barrel and so many more ideas. ………..

Here is a list of the projects in this garden roundup.

Give charm to an old weathered chair – by Carlene of Organized Clutter.
Nestle some succulents in these hypertufa hands – by Jacki of Blue Fox Farm.
Wall Planters and wrought iron accents – By Melissa of Empress of Dirt.
Cowboy boot planter and succulents go together so well – By Carol at The Gardening Cook
Wheelbarrow planted with Lantana and Creeping Jenny – by Barb of Our Fairfield Home & Garden.
Fall window box planter – by Barb of Our Fairfield Home and Garden.
Wheelbarrow, Galvanized Buckets and Washtub wringer planter – from Carlene of Organized Clutter.
Cracked birdbath planter – by Melissa of Empress of Dirt.
Vintage Silver Planters – by Stephanie from Garden Therapy.
Window box with sweet potato vine – from Judy of Magic Touch & Her Gardens on Facebook.
Jack-0-Plantern from Stephanie of Garden Therapy.

Please visit each site for the creative garden planters instructions and/or more inspiration.

1. Carlene of Organized Clutter used a thrift store angel and spoon to add a lovely touch to her weathered chair and came up with a lovely planter.

The finishing touch is the addition of hot pink superbells calibrachoa hybrid.

2. Jacki from Blue Fox Farm has an interesting project: hypertufa hands made from surgical gloves and your favorite hypertufa or soil cement mix.

The sweet little sempervivum succulents are just perfect for this garden container.

3. Melissa at Empress of Dirt had a plain brick wall at the front of her house that needed something to add color and interest.

She used wall planters and black wrought iron accents for a great effect.

4. Carol at The Gardening Cook (guess who!) combined a group of succulents to this colorful metal cowboy boot for a fabulous Southwest look.

5. Barb at Our Fairfield Home & Garden planted her wooden wheelbarrow with creeping Jenny and Lantana.

I love the addition of the bird house too! See more wheelbarrow planters in this post.

6. Another great idea from Barb of Our Fairfield Home and Garden.

Fall inspired window box with kale, aster, small gourds, hay and dried blooms and seed pods from her garden. What a lovely way to welcome in the cool weather!

7. Carlene from Organized Clutter has made a wonderful planter by using an old wooden wheelbarrow, a couple of galvanized tubs and a sweet vintage washtub wringer.

I want your wheelbarrow Carlene!

8. Do you have an old cracked birdbath, or one that you are just tired of cleaning?

Recycle it as a planter like my friend Melissa did at Empress of Dirt.

9. Stephanie from Garden Therapy has this fabulous idea for silver planters.

Using vintage silver pots, she planted succulents and came up with a formal but lovely group of planters.

The silver gets a patina over time and this just adds to their beauty!

10. This window box from Judy of Magic Touch & Her Gardens on Facebook is planted with lime green sweet potato vine for a lovely contrast to the gray of the wall and window behind it.

Learn more about window boxes here.

11. Lucky number 11 is a DIY project called “Jack-O-Plantern” from Stephanie of Garden Therapy.

The grasses, ornamental kale, and succulents are just perfect in this planter! I’d love to have this on my porch this Halloween.

I hope that this page has given you some ideas for your next creative project. Be sure to come back soon.

My garden friends and I will be hosting a series of round ups over the next few weeks with many innovative and creative projects to come.