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With spring around the corner it is time to get creative in the garden. The backyard landscape will become our natural screensaver that we can refresh through a simple blink. Little by little, weekend by weekend DIY garden projects are starting to break the ice through simple efficient methods that will beautify our every day lives with ease through a simple flower. It is up to us to create the perfect retreat around us, to materialize a small green heaven. We can start today by sharing inspiration with our friends and by selecting our first DIY garden container project to start with this spring. Be creative and craft away!
#1. Graphic and Creative Shoe Planters
Ensure the proper drainage through a few holes drilled and nestle your plants, succulents in a new beginning.
1. Black Gold 2. Rosy 3. Gardening Forums
#2. Colorful Vintage Bicycle Planters
Whimsical, inspiring and truly creative. A boem decor to enjoy with your daily coup of tea.
Top: flickr
#3. Cork Planters For Succulents
Small is great, small is truly original and inspiring whilst being cozy and personal. Use cork to offer shelter to your succulents.
Source & Instructions: Upcycle That
#4. Colorful Recycled Tire Planters
Upcycle tires and join the sustainable movement. You can find more inspiration here.
1. LB&T 2. Architizer 3. Recaptured Charm
5. Green Water Fountain Planters
Fairy tale-like gardens can be nestled into upcycled water fountains. Make sure that the arrangement fits the scale of the fountain for an extraordinary result.
1. BHG 2. Rancho Reubidoux 3. bc living
#6. Old Sink Planters
This craft proves that pretty much anything can be used as a planter and even more ideas will follow to confirm it. Be creative and plant as much greenery as possible around you.
Top: My Home Ideas Bottom: Midwest Living
#7. Vintage Strainer Planters
The vintage colors are top notch but every color scheme can work perfectly as these recipients are already wearing the drainage holes.
1. Google+
#8. Tree Stump Planters
With a chisel and hammer, you can return a piece of nature back to its origins. New plants sheltered by a tree stump. Perfectly natural and insanely beautiful.
1. Pinterest 2. Interior Holic 3. Houzz
#9. Natural Rock Planters
Rocks are ideal for any plant but succulents are really emphasizing the austere beauty of this natural element.
1. Unknown 2. PFPlants 3. Cactus Pad
#10. Wheel Barrow Planters
You can plant a sensible collection of flowers in a wheelbarrow, besides the obvious graphic aesthetic values you will get to protect your sensible plants with ease thanks to its mobility.
1. iVillage 2. Bob Vila 3. The Seasonal Home
#11. Vintage-Looking Toy Truck Planters
Bottom: Capers & Crayons
#12. Beautiful Birdcage Planters
Regardless of size and model birdcages will go insanely well in any decor. Accessorize it beautifully.
1. Cottage Market 2. Brides of Adelaide 3. Enchanted Cottage
#13. Old Paint Can Planters
Most paint cans have ideal sizes and they can become quite graphic if you remove their label. Drill a few holes to ensure proper drainage and you are good to go.
1. RePlayGround 2. Thea’s Mania 3. HGTV
#14. Tin Can Planters
Tin cans are always in our trash can in big numbers. Start recycling them creatively in beautiful flower pots.
Source & Instructions: Dos Family
#15. Graphic Vintage Chandelier Planters
Superb idea for cascade flowers on your patio. Craft away!
Top: Miss Modish Bottom: Etsy
#16. Cinder Block Planters
Remaining cinder blocks stacked can become ideal flower planters thanks to their compartments, get creative and generate an interesting volume in your composition, a volume ready to wear green clothes.
#17. Vertical Greenery Through Repurposed Shoe Holder
Old shoe holders can become your new vertical garden. What`s stopping you?
1. instructables 2. Good Housekeeping 3. B&H
#18. Shabby Chic Chair Planters
Remove the seat and you have a new planter. An extremely graphic and original new planter.
1. Unknown 2. Seattle Times 3. Debra Prinzing
#19. Books Sheltering Small Plants
An old bike filled with flowers by a side table accompanied by two armchairs with green vegetable cushions. A few book flower pots are on the table. Perfect scenario.
Source & Instructions: Apartment Therapy
#20. Milk Carton Planters
Milk carton recipients are quite strong and can become ideal centerpieces if you decorate them beautifully.
Source & Instructions: Camilla Fabbri
#21.Tool Box Planters
With layered levels, you can create a beautiful effect of greenery. Be creative and place the in key points in your backyard.
1. Making Art 2. Curbshopaholic 3. Unknown
#22. Small Shell Planters
Small yet creative. Small shells can become ideal centerpieces in any decor. Succulents will fit nicely.
1. Etsy 2. radmegan 3. Unknown
#23. Boat Planters
A boatload of flowers can really be something. If you have room to install a boat in your backyard and more importantly if you have an old boat to install in your backyard the ideas are definitely worth considering. Pictures do speak for themselves.
1. tumblr 2. flickr 3. SPL 4. HGTV
#24. Plantation Shutter Planters
