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What can I use instead of planters?
6 household items you can repurpose as plant pots
- Colanders. Colanders are not only useful for draining: they are great used as alternative hanging flower pots.
- Tin cans. Instead of placing empty cans in the recycling bin, give them a new purpose with a simple upgrade.
- Tea pots.
- Muffin tins.
- An old sink.
- Plastic bottles.
How do you landscape a container?
7 Ways to Incorporate Containers in the Landscape
- Break Up Beds and Borders. Use containers to add a vertical element to otherwise flat plantings or liven up large areas of groundcover.
- Play Dress-Up.
- Grow Something to Eat.
- Mix and Mingle.
- Define Space.
- Arrange and Rearrange.
- Hide and Seek.
What plants look best in tall planters?
Geraniums, begonias, marigolds, and vinca are some of the well-known names in this category. The trailing plants that dangle over the side of a container to soften its edges are known as Spillers. Various types of ivy, dichondra, or golden creeping jenny will be a decent choice.
What do you put in a large outdoor planter?
Lightweight Filler for Pots
- Recycle Plastics. Plastic Water/Soda Bottles.
- Reuse Packing Materials.
- Unused Plastic Pots Turned Upside Down.
- Recycled Crushed Cans.
- Natural Materials.
- Recycled Cardboard, Newspaper (Also for short term use only.)
What do you fill large outdoor planters with?
If you have recycled plastic lying around, such as water or soda bottles, grocery bags, or milk and juice jugs, use them to fill the bottom of your large planter. The plastic is of more use in the base of your large planter than in a landfill.
What do you fill the bottom of a planter with?
Light materials you can use to fill the bottom of your large planter include:
- Water/soda bottles.
- Water or milk jugs (lids on, if possible)
- Solo cups (turned upside down)
- Take-out plastic food containers.
- Empty detergent bottles.
- Nursery pots and 6-packs (turned upside down)
- Unused plastic pots (turned upside down)
Should I put rocks on top of soil?
Adding rocks to topsoil prevents water loss by shading the soil and reducing the temperature below it. What is this? As a result, less water evaporates out of the atmosphere. Additionally, the rocks prevent drafty winds from removing water out from the soil as it acts as a shield when it coats the top layer.