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The charm of the most beautiful and well-groomed plants will not be complete if they are planted in assorted pots that differ in shape, size, material from which they are made. An excellent solution to the problem is a flower pot. Purchased in a store or made by yourself, they will complete the look of the collection on and help decorate a suburban area.

Selection of ready-made planters for indoor and garden plants

The range of ready-made planters in stores is incredibly large. In order not to get confused when choosing, experts advise paying attention to several aspects. Among them:

• the price of the sample you like;
• destination pots;
• the size of the pot to be decorated;
• compliance with the style of the interior or landscape design;
• product practicality.

Most often, flower growers prefer flower pots made of polymeric materials, fired ceramics or clay, glass.

Plastic flower pot

The most affordable samples are made of plastic. They are easy to clean and can be used indoors and out. Due to the presence of drainage holes and the ability to easily make new ones, the plants in the pots are protected from rotting of the root system. Another useful quality is lightness, which is important if the grower needs a hanging planter for ampelous plants or a spectacular garland of their flower pots. Despite the thin walls, the container located in the sun does not heat up to critical temperatures, does not cause overheating of the soil and the root system.

If desired, plastic planters can be easily decorated with wood fragments, textiles, beads, or simply painted using safe and bright acrylic paints.

Shop-bought plastic planters are easy to transform with a skein of rope and glue. The side surface treated by him is tightly wrapped with twine or cord.

However, with a lot of advantages, plastic planters have a couple of disadvantages. They are not too resistant when used outside the home, and the products are by no means original.

Ceramic planters

Ceramics of various types have long been used to make flower pots and planters. Clay is incredibly malleable. It can take a variety of forms, natural material keeps the warmth of the hands of the master, transferring it to the interior or summer cottage.

When choosing a ceramic planter, you should pay attention to the presence of a drainage hole, as well as to the outer coating.

Unglazed clay retains porosity, which improves the microclimate inside the pot, but reduces the durability of flower pots. When watering with tap water, sloppy stains may appear on the walls. Outside the house, the tank threatens with destruction:

• increased air humidity;
• sudden changes in temperature, especially freezing and thawing.

Painted or glazed ceramics look very impressive and much stronger, but they warm up slowly and poorly remove excess moisture.

Due to the heavy weight of ceramic products, especially when making hanging flower pots with your own hands, you need a reliable fastening. It is easy to make with strong twine and macrame techniques.

Glass pot for flowers

Transparent or colored glass is a fragile, but spectacular material that will help decorate the interior, make the house unique.

At the same time, having shown imagination, making such a planter with your own hands for indoor flowers is not difficult at all.

As a base, you can take glass jars of a suitable size, glasses, vases, or even a small, rounded aquarium. By connecting the vessels with a rope, fixing them on a wooden stand, you can build a garland for flowers, make a planter for several pots at once.

How and from what to make a flower pot with your own hands

The decoration of the window sill and the garden will be flower pots, not found in the store, but made by the florist with his own hands. These samples are usually:

• many times cheaper than analogues from the store;
• created taking into account the tastes and preferences of the master;
• are unique.

But, relying on his imagination, the grower needs to remember about the reliability of the future planters, safety and practicality. It is especially important to take into account the changeability of the weather and the influence of external factors if you have to assemble a planter for the garden with your own hands.

The most popular materials suitable for such work:

• wood, including planks, bamboo, dry branches collected in the garden;
• cement mixtures that, after solidification, turn into durable, moisture-resistant structures;
• durable types of twine and rope, from which wicker planters are made;
• textiles treated with wear-resistant paint.

It is not necessary to go to the store for the original planter or materials for its manufacture.

One has only to look around to notice things that have gone out of use, but can turn into a unique interior or landscape object.

Do-it-yourself hanging planter for flowers

Man-made planters for the home are a great opportunity to show your imagination and demonstrate the ability to create practical and absolutely unique things.

The simplest option is a hanging macrame planter. Woven to the size of the pot, it:

• fits perfectly into the interior;
• decorates any container in which an indoor flower grows;
• can be used for ordinary and ampelous plants;
• in combination with others, it forms a multi-tiered garland that saves space on the windowsill and gives the window a unique look.

In addition, the planter allows you to significantly improve the lighting of plants and simplifies care with a large number of flowers in the house.

When choosing a rope for weaving, it is better to give preference to samples made of wear-resistant fiber that does not stretch under load, does not fade in the sun and is not afraid of moisture. The same requirements apply to wicker planters for the street.

Floor and table flower pots

Large plants, such as indoor lemon, monstera, ficus or lush fern, are a great decoration for the house. To make them look even more spectacular, the pot can be placed in the original planter.

It is not always possible to choose a variant of a suitable design and size, and everyone can make a high floor planter for flowers on their own.

One option is cement pots. As a basis, a quickly solidifying mixture is taken, which is poured into the prepared form and after some time a strong casting-pot is obtained. Another way to use the material is to drink a textile flap with it and give it a suitable look, wait for the composition to dry. This planter can be used in the house and in the garden. For a greater decorative effect, the casting is painted and even covered with mosaics.

A box of a suitable shape will serve as an excellent planter for a large flower. It is pre-sanded, treated with a moisture-proof varnish or painted. To protect the floor and other surfaces, for example, a table under a wooden flower pot, a tray is placed on the bottom to collect excess moisture. The free space between the pot and the planter can be filled with coconut fiber.

To simplify the care of a large green pet, to protect the plant from moisture deficiency and drying out, a planter with a built-in watering system will help. You can buy it or make it yourself from auxiliary materials.

In addition to the container for the pot, there is a cavity for water and a tube for filling it, as well as a system of holes that supply moisture to the roots and remove its excess. A similar design for flowers of any size can be assembled at home. It will be useful both on the windowsill and in the garden, especially when the plants are deprived of the grower's daily attention.

The simplest self-watering planter can be made from an ordinary plastic pot. The main thing is that it should be the right size, and its bottom should have many large drainage holes. The shipping container in which the flowers arrive at the store is perfect. Under the drainage, a plastic mosquito net is laid at the bottom. It will not let the soil wash out. Several nylon cords are threaded through the holes so that their ends remain free to hang.

By placing such pots with home or garden flowers on gravel in a tray filled with water, you can be sure that the plant will not suffer from drying out. The liquid will rise to the ground along the rope, but will not cause root rot.

We make a hanging planter with our own hands - video

Flower pots can be made from the most unexpected materials: old newspapers, an unnecessary cage, bottles, twigs, pencils, rags and other improvised means.

What to plant flowers in?

Before telling about how to make flowerpots, it is worth telling why they are needed at all. Home flowers grow best in clay pots. But, unfortunately, they cannot retain their original appearance for a long time. A plaque appears on the outer walls that cannot be washed off. Put such pots with your own hands in a beautiful planter and see how the flower will change.

When choosing a planter, buy one that is 1-4 cm wider and 5 cm higher than the pot. Garden framing of flower containers should be designed for open ground.

Some plants can be planted directly in a pot, but then drainage must be poured into the bottom. In this case, you will save on the pot.

Here are the materials from which pots, flower pots, do-it-yourself or purchased ones can be made, from:

• clay;
• ceramics;
• metal;
• tree;
• glass;
• plastics.

Cache-pot can be woven from:

• threads;
• vines;
• fiberglass.

Each type of pot has its own characteristics:

1. Clay pots have an unfinished rough or smooth surface. Sometimes it is decorated with molding or painting. But such products are only suitable for indoors, they let water through, so they are not suitable for the garden.
2. Ceramic pots and planters are glazed. It decorates such products and allows them to keep water out. Such containers are suitable for home and garden design.
3. Metal containers for flowers are a modern look, they will look great in a high-tech room.
4. Wooden containers are made of environmentally friendly material, serve as an excellent protection for the roots of flowers from hypothermia, drying out.
5. Glass have a modern look, look beautiful in the interior. Since they are transparent, it is convenient to observe the water level (for example, when watering and near orchids).
6. Plastic - light, frost-resistant, not afraid of corrosion, easy to clean. In such containers, orchids grow well, the roots of which do not tolerate many materials.

They also look wonderfully woven according to the principle of macrame planters, made from threads or vines.

Planters from old birdcages

An old birdcage will make a wonderful flower pot. If you feel sorry for throwing away this item, and the feathered one no longer lives there, turn the cage into a home art object. First wash it, dry it, then arm yourself with this:

• acrylic paint of the desired color;
• brush;
• gloves.

Do not dilute the paint with water, even if it has thickened slightly. Then the color will be more saturated. Cover the bars of the cage with paint, let it dry.

To get less dirty in the paint, start covering the rods with it first from the inside, then from the outside. Choose a shade that blends in with your surroundings.

Inside, paint through the bird door. If the cage is collapsible, lay it out, cover its individual elements with a tone. After the paint has dried, place 1-3 flower pots inside, preferably with young vines. When they grow up, they will beautifully wrap around the cage, clinging to the bars.

See what interesting and unusual materials you can make flower pots and a large pot for plants to place in the winter garden or in the country.

Cache-pot from old things

It is not so easy to guess that such flower pots are made from old rags. Here's what you need for unusual needlework:

• unnecessary rags or burlap;
• cement;
• water;
• rubber gloves;
• capacity.

Prepare a solution from water and cement, slightly thicker in consistency than sour cream. With gloved hands, lower the fabric into it, wring it out, put it on an inverted container. What size it is, such will be the made planter pots.

When the rag soaked with the solution is dry, turn it over.

Pour some expanded clay inside, then the soil and plant the plant.

If you want to make a pot for home flowers, then take a small container. For a garden planter, this can be, for example, a 10-liter bucket.

See how beautiful the products made from burlap look (photo on the left below). The top of these pots was decorated with fabric flowers. If you have an unnecessary openwork canvas, you can make small and large pots out of it and place them in the garden. Leave them as they are or paint them.

Give a second life to old things, show your imagination by taking:

• canvas;
• PVA glue;
• water;
• plastic bag;
• acrylic paints;
• rope;
• acrylic lacquer;
• basin;
• brushes;
• figured plastic bottle or other container.

Fill the bottle with water, wrap it in a bag, tie it. Put this design on a spread out fabric, cut out a circle of the desired size from it, hem the edges by 4–5 cm. Pour PVA into a bowl, add a little water, stir. The smaller it is, the better, as this affects the strength of the final product.

Place a cloth in the solution, remember it and wring it out several times.

Place a bottle in a plastic bag on a spread cloth soaked in an adhesive solution (in its center). Wrap the edges, tie with a rope, let dry. If the bottle is narrow, wind up the newspaper, tie it up, and put a bag on top.

If you want to make a flower pot for an existing pot, also wind newspapers around it, but a little, and put a bag on top, tie it.

To make flower pots further, fold the edges of the fabric up with your hands, covering the side seam with a fold. They need to be made around the entire container, tying the fabric with a string.

Place the workpiece in a warm place until completely dry. It is better to place it near the battery or periodically dry the future decor item with a hairdryer.

Without removing from the bottle, paint the pot in any color, adding PVA to the paint for greater strength.

When this layer dries well, remove the bottle from the container made by untying the rope. Paint the outside of the planter with 2-4 coats of paint. When it dries, then also varnish 2-3 times. In a pot, you can put a pot with a plant or make an inlay of artificial flowers.

And if you want to place a tree of happiness there, then pour gypsum inside the container, place its trunk, leave it in this form until the solution dries.

And here are 2 more ideas on how to extend the life of old things. You can update the pot by simply wrapping a cloth soaked in cement mortar around it. Drape it as you wish, and after drying, leave it on the pot.

You can cut old things into strips and weave such braids out of them.

Apply generously to the PVA pot. Starting at the top, spiral around the outside of the container. In this case, the coils should fit snugly against each other.

Flowerpots for a garden from a tree

In these, you can plant flowers in the country, and they will feel great. Excess water will go away, and the soil will warm up enough to make the roots comfortable. But it is better to put them where there are no cross winds, drafts.

Plant an ordinary indoor geranium in such a large pot, and soon you will not recognize it, as it will be completely dotted with inflorescences.

Make such a planter from the remnants of building materials, taking:

• bars;
• boards;
• antiseptic impregnation;
• varnish for wood;
• hammer or screwdriver;
• screws or nails.

Measure the length of the bars, what it will be, this will be the height of the pots. Knock the frame of the pot out of them. Cut the boards to the desired width. Attach them to the sides and bottom of the planter. Cover it with stain, and then 2-3 layers of varnish.

Craftsmen can make such a large wooden pot or similar and arrange a fabulous corner for children in the country.

Other flowerpots also look beautiful, use bamboo sticks and branches for them. To make a flower pot from the first material, take

• bamboo sticks;
• jigsaw;
• thick twine;
• scissors;
• measuring tape.

Determine the height of the pot for which you will make a planter out of wood. Cut bamboo pieces to this length. Now these fragments need to be connected. Measure out a string that is twice the circumference of the pot, plus a twist allowance.

Fold it in half, place the first stick in the loop formed, twist this part of the twine into a figure eight, place the second piece of bamboo in the second loop.

In this way, decorate the entire planter, connect the lower ends of the sticks in the same way, fasten the twine to the first and last bamboo. This is how beautiful flowerpots are made outdoor or indoor.

You can make flower pots with your own hands from branches. If they are with leaves, cut them off. Trim the bottom of the branches so that it is even on this side. Attach the blanks to the pot, wrap with an elastic band or a beautiful rope.

We decorate plastic and clay pots with our own hands

There are many ways to do this kind of needlework. If you have an old plastic pot of sufficient size or a bucket of the same material, make several round holes in it with a heated knife, pour soil inside, plant seedlings of flowers.

To prevent the earth from spilling out, first fill the container with soil up to the first holes, plant seedlings, then fill up to the second, plant flowers. So make the container higher and higher.

See how beautiful the flowers look, including the ampelous petunia, in such a flowerpot. To hang it, use special fasteners or weave, using the art of macrame planters and hang the pot. You can tie several metal chains with wire and hang a container for flowers behind them.

A photo of flower pots will help to see the idea in action. You can decorate plastic containers not only with the plants themselves, but also in other ways. Embrace the crackle. This method allows you to artificially age a thing. For it, craquelure varnishes are used. We will achieve this effect by decorating old plastic pots with our own hands, using eggshells.

Here's what you need to transform the container for flowers:

• shell from boiled eggs;
• acrylic paint;
• baking soda;
• ink;
• sheets of paper.

If you use white, beige shells, then cover the pot with dark acrylic paint, this tone will highlight the mosaic elements.

1. At the shell of boiled eggs, remove the inner film, rinse.
2. Prepare a baking soda solution. Degrease the shell in this liquid, dry it. If you want to color it, do this procedure at this stage.
3. Spread PVA on the surface of the pot, attach several shells to one area with the convex side up, cover with paper, lightly press. Then the shells will be divided into smaller fragments and stick.
4. After holding it for a few seconds, move on to the next section. If you want the crackle cracks to be wider, then push the shells apart a little.
5. Cover the work with ink, wait until it penetrates the ornament, then wipe off the excess with a slightly damp cloth. The ink will remain only in the cracks, the shell will not change color.
6. Coat the planter with varnish to secure the mosaic and it will be long lasting.

Here's how else you can transform flower pots, it is very interesting to achieve such an effect with your own hands. And to those who come to the house who see such a rarity, you can tell a story about being at the excavations of an ancient burial mound, where they found this ancient thing.

For work are taken:

• pot;
• alcohol-containing liquid;
• sandpaper - grit 70 and 100;
• moisture resistant putty;
• swamp-colored acrylic paint;
• tassel.

The order of work is as follows:

1. Degrease the outside of the pot with an alcohol-based liquid, then go over this surface with sandpaper.
2. Cover the pot with putty, let it dry.
3. On top of this layer, apply marsh-colored paint. Once dry, sand it down with 100 grit sandpaper.

The photo shows the phased work of how flower pots are decorated using this method.

And here is what is the result.

For you and other visual aids. See how natural materials transform plastic flower pots.

Bring bark (from a dry tree), moss, cones after a forest walk. Cut a piece of birch bark of a suitable size, wrap the containers around it, secure it by tying it with twine.

And the moss needs to be dried, glue it and the cones to the surface of the pot, well-lubricated with PVA.

If you want to transform white flower pots, just take:

• containers for flowers;
• PVA glue;
• twine;
• brush.

Apply glue to the surface of the pot with a brush. Make the first loop of twine at the bottom, securing the end. Next, wrap the rope around the entire surface of the container to the top in a spiral. And this is what an interesting, simple and low-cost floral decor turned out to be.

If you want to update the container for flowers, this can be done even with ordinary pencils. Paste them over the pot around, placing them vertically and placing the rubber bands up. It remains to decorate with a bow and place a new piece of furniture in place.

If you want to decorate a pot in an oriental style, the following idea is sure to please. For her, the craquelure technique already familiar to you was used.

Here's what you need to get creative:

• flower pot;
• eggshells;
• acetone;
• silver, white and black acrylic paint;
• toothpick;
• PVA glue;

Degrease the outside of the pot with acetone. Apply silver paint, wait for it to dry. Then paint the middle and upper part of the container white. While this layer is also drying, decide on the hieroglyphs that you will draw.

Here are the most relevant ones:

Draw hieroglyphs in the central part of the pot in a circle. Decorate the distance between them, as well as the upper part of the pot, with shells, previously painted with black paint.

To increase the distance between the mosaic pieces, push them apart with a toothpick. She will give them the right location.

Decorate the bottom of the container with light shells. After staining with 2-3 layers of varnish, the decoration of the peas is over.

The scope for this creativity is boundless. In the second article, we will continue this interesting and necessary topic. In the meantime, here is a selection of wonderful ideas for you that will help you decorate planters or make them yourself:

Indoor flowers in flowerpots are a wonderful way to decorate an apartment or house, make the room more lively and cozy.

In this article, we offer you interesting ideas on how to make beautiful hanging flower pots using a variety of materials, such as wood, leather, twine and other improvised means.

Also 5 step-by-step master classes with diagrams and photos on how to weave flower pots quickly and easily with your own hands and create a really beautiful interior decor.

Leather hanging planters are easy to manufacture, but look very original. Add some style to your home decor with this wonderful leather planter. It can definitely become exactly the highlight that makes the interior unique.

Master class: leather hanging planter

Necessary materials:

• Distilled (purified) water
• Tracing paper (21x28 cm) and 4 pieces of strong rope (or leather laces), each approximately 90-120 cm long
• Leather dye (optional) and gloves
• Leather (30x30 cm square)
• Packing tape, a simple pencil and a stationery knife
• Computer and printer (for template printing) and template
• Sponge for wetting and coloring

Step by step diagram:

Step 1: Preparation and placement

Print out the hanger plant template on tracing paper. Lay the template down on the wrong side of the leather and choose the ideal placement (not too close to the sides to avoid any imperfections in the leather).

Step 3: Soften the skin

Dip the sponge into the purified water, and then evenly apply moisture to the skin. Repeat this step at least three times until the skin looks like it can't take in more water. This will soften the skin, and facilitate our work on weaving pots.

Step 4: Template transfer

Now place the template in the place you selected earlier and tape it on the sides so as not to move to the side. With a simple pencil, direct the lines printed on the tracing paper by pressing the pencil with medium force. Be careful and don't miss any line.

Step 5. Cutting

Now peel off the template from the skin to see how the design has transferred to the surface of the skin. Using a utility knife, make cuts in place of the lines.

For convenience, you can first cut a circle along the outer contour. The cuts should be clearly drawn along the drawn lines.

Step 6. Coloring

Note: This step is optional, depending on the desired color and materials at hand. In our case, we dyed the skin dark brown.

After the skin is dry from moisturizing (at least one hour), apply the desired dye. Apply the paint with a sponge (wearing gloves) until the desired effect is achieved.

As the skin dries, pull it back a little to give it a voluminous shape. You will start to see the skin deform, keep going pulling and stretching it to create the shape of the pot as it should be when finished.

Step 8: Hang Up

• After, how the skin is completely dry, and a planter shape is formed, punch four holes in the upper part to thread the ropes through them.
• You must place them evenly, at the same distance from each other, so that the suspended flower pot does not then lean to one side.
• Take four ropes (regular or leather) and on each of them tie a knot, tightening it tightly at the end.

Step 9: Decorate and Mount

Add tassels, beads, rivets- everything that is necessary to achieve the desired style in the end. At the top of the hanging cords, gather all four of them together and tie into a knot.

You can use this knot to hook onto a ceiling hook and/or ring. See if the length of the pendant suits you, if necessary, tie the knot at a different level.

Straw hanging planter

This planter will suit the interior with innovative notes. Transform and complete your home decor with their neon cocktail straws and strings. And for this, even 15 minutes will be enough for you!

Necessary materials:

• neon threads
• neon straws (8 pieces per pot)
• flower pots for indoor plants (we used white ones made of melamine)
• house plants (succulents)
• scissors

How to weave - instructions:

Step 1: Cut the threads

Cut eight pieces of neon cord, each 90-150 cm long, depending on how close to the ceiling you want to place the pots.

Step 2: Making a Knot

Take the newly cut threads together and tie a knot at one end, resulting in a tassel from a small excess of cord at one end.

Step 3: Divide the threads into sections

Lay out the rope in four sections (similar to the shape of a cross). That is, two ropes in each section.

Step 4: Cut the Straws

1. Cut off in straws that small part that is separated by a spring. Then cut it in half. Take eight of these small pieces and stretch a thread into each of them.
2. Move the straws to the center(knot) and on every two threads (in sections) make a knot. Here's what it will look like:
3. Lay out the threads again in the shape of a cross, two threads per section. Only now, to form a section, take one thread from the previously adjacent sections.
4. Cut the straws into pieces (total need 16), each of which should be the size of a piece of straw, which is separated by a spring.
5. In each of 8 pieces of straws thread and make knots on the threads from one section.
6. Similarly, lay out 2 strands in the shape of a cross, one each from adjacent sections.

Add a third and final set of straws to the strands and tie adjacent strands (similar to the previous set).

Step 5: Hang Up

It remains only to hang the pots and insert a flowerpot with indoor flowers into it. Make a few pieces, then together they will create a beautiful composition.

And neon straws will also glow a little at night, which will look very original.

Macrame flower pot

The macrame technique has, probably, the most variations in the manufacture of planters. They can be very simple, which can be done in just 10-15 minutes with your own hands, or complex with many hours of work. Practice weaving first on the lungs, hone your skills, and then improve.

Master class: DIY macrame weaving

Macrame is back in fashion, as is needlework in general. In this master class, you will learn how to make a hanging planter with your own hands using this technique. There is nothing complicated, just follow the instructions and you will succeed!

Necessary materials:

• 3 cords 2.5 m long and 0.5 cm thick
• Metal ring with a diameter of 2.5-3 cm
• Hook (on wall, slot) to hold macrame while working
• Scissors and colored rope
• Glass pot in the form of a ball with a diameter of 20 cm
• Drainage stones and soil
• House plants that climb (e.g. Stephanotis)
• Decorative moss (optional)

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: Thread the ropes into the ring

Pull all three ropes through the metal ring until the ring is in the middle of the ropes. Thus, you now have six ropes to work with, each 1.25 m long.

Step 2: Making a Knot

1. Of all tie a knot with six ropes right next to the ring. Make it as tight as possible, for this, after forming the knot, tighten each rope separately.
2. Hang the ring on a hook (if there is no hook, then tie it to a cabinet handle or anything like that with a separate small rope, the main thing is to fix it). This will allow you to use both hands while working.

Step 3: Divide the Cords into Groups

• Separate the cords into three groups, two in each. Tie a knot in each pair 45 cm below the ring. You will have three knots at the same level, make sure they are tight.
• Take one rope from two adjacent pairs and tie them together about 12 cm below the previous knot.

Repeat the previous step with the rest of the ropes so that they are all tied together. This will create a zigzag pattern between the cords.

Step 4: End Node

1. Approximately 12 -15 cm below the second set of knots, gather all six ropes together to make one big final knot. Pull each cord individually to make the knot as tight as possible.
2. See what the length you need to leave and cut the ropes to the right size.
3. Wrap the multi-colored threads around the rope in several places, creating blocks a few centimeters long. This stage is decorative and is optional. Now the macrame pendant is ready and you can place the pot in it.

Step 5: Planting Indoor Flowers

At the bottom of the glass pot, place stones for drainage to make a layer about 2.5 cm high. Fill the rest of the bowl with soil.

1. Remove the plant from the temporary pot and place in a glass jar. Pour water over and press down on the soil to compress it. You can place decorative moss on top of the soil, optional.
2. Place the glass bowl with the flower over the lowest node and spread the ropes to the sides to fix well.
3. Straighten the plant if it is tangled in the ropes. Hang and admire the beauty of the plant and your own product.

Macrame schemes for flowerpots

Here are a few more schemes for those who want to master the weaving of macrame. They are very simple - suitable even for beginners. Look at the photo and repeat. A clothesline or thin twine is perfect as a material. The minimum consumption for a hanging planter is 10 meters of rope.

Wooden planter

The tree also gives a fairly wide range of actions, various shapes, colors. Choose what you like best and create.

Master class: hanging wooden planter

This hanging planter will wonderfully complement your home interior. It is done quickly and simply, the materials also will not take a lot of money. The best solution for an apartment.

Necessary materials:

• Wooden plate and saw
• Home plants and flowerpots
• Rope and metal ring
• Drill and sandpaper
• Paint and brush

Step-by-step manufacturing scheme:

Step 1: Making Wooden Squares

Consider how many tiers your flower stand will have ( there are 4 of them, but you can do more or less ). Choose the houseplants you want to place there.

Based on all this, cut out the required number of squares from a wooden plate.

1. To do this, turn the pot upside down and place it on a plate, circle and leave on the sides about 5 cm, thus determining the size of the square.
2. With a saw make squares.

Step 2: Making holes for the pots

1. You already have a circle drawn on the tree from the top of the pot, now you need to draw another one in the middle of it so that their centers coincide, but the diameter of the new one was about 1-2 cm smaller.
2. This value depends on how quickly the pot that you will place in the stand increases to the top, and also you want so that the wooden square is almost at the very top, or in the center of the pot.
3. You can take another pot, suitable for the size of the stencil, and circle it.

• Cut out this new circle with a jigsaw. For convenience, you can first make a hole with a drill and, starting from it, work with a jigsaw.
• The pots should now fit inside the squares.

Step 3: Hanging Holes

At the corners of the squares you need to make holes for the rope so that they can be hung. To do this, use drill with a diameter of up to 1 cm.

Step 4: Paint the Tree

Using sandpaper, remove the roughness and irregularities that have formed after sawing and drilling. Now the tree can be painted or simply treated with an antiseptic. In this case, dark brown paint was used.

Step 5: Paint the Pots

Pots can also be painted, if desired. Sloppy strokes of white paint look good on plain clay pots. This step can be skipped.

Step 6: Putting it all together

In order to fasten the wooden squares together, we need a thick rope: cut 4 ropes of 180 cm each (for a given number of tiers). Pull one rope into each corner hole of one of the squares and tie a knot at the end, this will be the lower part of the structure.

Tie one more on each rope. knot at 25-30 cm above the previous one and thread the ropes into the holes of the next square. Check that everything is even, and the second tier is clearly horizontal above the first, correct the knots if necessary. The second tier is ready. Repeat these steps for the remaining tiers.

Step 7: Plant Your Plants

A practical advantage of such a hanging stand is that water that may flow down after watering from the top plant will drip onto the lower one. So a pot stand is needed only on the lowest tier (if you use it outdoors, you can do without stands at all).

You can also put coffee filters or similar absorbent materials on the bottom of the pots so that the water can flow out, but the earth will not fall out through the hole.

TIP: To prevent the bottom pot from falling out of the stand if someone accidentally catches the rope, glue it to the pot with superglue.

Step 8: Transplant the plants into prepared pots.

If you glue the base of the lower pot before inserting it into the wooden square, it will turn out like in the photo below. If you want the bottom pot to be inserted into the tree in the same way as the rest, then first transplant the plants, insert the pots into the holes in the tree, and only then glue the stand to the bottom one.

Step 9: Hang Up

1. To hang this structure, pull the ropes through the metal ring and tie a knot, or bend them over and tie them around with another thin rope.
2. Adjust the rope so that all tiers are horizontal and even.

Such a stand is good, just do not forget that the flowers need a sufficient amount of light.

A hanging stand is a wonderful solution for those who love flowers but don't have enough space to place them.

Pots made of copper tubes

The manufacturing principle is similar to that described in the previous master class, only copper tubes are used here (and they fold into a slightly different pattern). Of course, these materials will be more expensive than straws, and cutting them is not so fast, but in general there is no difficulty, and it turns out beautifully and with high quality.

TIP: If desired, copper pipes can be replaced with plastic straws for cocktails

Necessary materials:

• 2 m copper tube with a diameter of approximately 3 mm
• Mini pipe cutter
• Strong thread or fishing line
• Leather cord (length depends on how high you intend to hang the pot)
• small pot
• Plant

Step by step weaving:

Step 1: Cut the tubes

You need to cut the tube into the following pieces: 20 pieces 4 cm long and 5 pieces 24 cm long. Cut long pieces first, and then small ones, it will be more convenient. Use a measuring tape for measurements.

Step 2: Start folding the tubes

Tie a knot at one end of the fishing line, and thread the other through 5 small pieces of the tube so that you get a pentagon (that is, the line must be passed through the first piece of the tube twice).

Step 3: Continue making pentagons with small tubes

• Pass the line through 4 tubes of the same size, and then through the tube of the previously formed pentagon. Now the line is in the tube connecting the pentagons, and you need to bring it through the top tubes of the pentagon you just made to its left edge.
• Don't worry if they don't look perfect, everything will straighten out when you hang and place the pot.
• Then do it in the same way 2 more pentagons, in total there should be 4 pieces, and they should be located as in the photo below.
• Now bring the line through the tubes to the bottom of the extreme pentagon and put a tube on it. Then pass the fishing line through one edge of the other extreme pentagon.

Here's what should happen:

Pass the line through 2 more tubes, and then through the edge of the pentagon, as in the photo below. It should look something like a flower, or rather like this:

Step 4: Stringing Long Tubes

1. Lead the fishing line to one of the highest points of the structure (between the two upper tubes of one of the pentagons). Now the fishing line needs to be threaded through a long tube.
2. Pass the line through another long tube, and then direct it to the next highest point of the pentagon structure (any, not necessarily adjacent).

1. Pass the wire through 2 small tubes to get to the next high point. Now pass through another long tube, the line will come out to the junction of the long tubes, return the line back down through one of the previous two long tubes. Attach the fourth tube in the same way.
2. Now it remains for you to attach the last tube, but first place a pot in the middle of the structure, otherwise it will not fit through the honey tubes later.
3. Now attach the last tube. Here's what should happen:

Step 5: Attaching the Leather Cord

Cut about 30 cm of leather cord and attach it to the connection point of the long tubes. You can tie a knot, but here, for aesthetics, hot glue was used, fastening it to a neatly folded end of the cord. Here's what it looks like:

To hide the glued area, cut another small piece of cord, secure it with hot glue, and wind it around the cord to hang from.

Trim off excess line and cord. And the last step: plant your favorite houseplants!

Where to hang pots

Moreover, in summer, plants can be placed both inside and outside the house, but since it is cold now, we will focus on home ones. You can green any room of the apartment, kitchen or hallway, the main thing is to take into account the needs of plants, the right amount of light. In fact, each version of the hanging planter can be placed in any room of the apartment, so this is only your design decision.

Of course, you can just put a flower pot on a windowsill or bedside table, and it will already look good. But if you try a little more, then you can decorate the appearance of the pots, and make better use of the space of the apartment, at the same time arranging the plants and not taking up extra space with them (with hanging planters).

Above the workplace

Here, a hanging planter will not take up much space, especially since we always try to put the desktop closer to the window, which will be very popular with indoor flowers.

In the bedroom

The bedroom is not only beautiful, but also very useful to place plants. They enrich the room with oxygen. And how nice it is to wake up among the greenery. Try hanging plant pots in your bedroom.

In the kitchen

This is ideal, you will never hook or turn over a flowerpot. The planter looks very homely in the kitchen!

On the balcony or in the chill-out area

If the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe apartment allows, then with the help of flower hanging flower pots, you can plant trees in the whole room and make a mini-garden. But spruce squares are not enough - you can arrange a comfortable seating area on the balcony.

Planter ideas from improvised materials

If you show imagination, then a hanging planter can be made absolutely from any materials at hand. Starting from old cans, bottles to unwanted towels and T-shirts.

From beads

If you have old beads lying around and you don’t know what to do with them, then here is one of the options for solving the problem - we decorate the pots.

From baskets and pots

Such pots can be used both for a single pot, and for several at once. Such wicker baskets are sure to be found in many homes. They often lie idle, but in vain they will make an excellent suspension for flowers.

High-tech planter

Modern suspensions made of concrete or brass will fit into the modern style of the apartment.

From bottles

Probably the cheapest of all methods, but it looks no worse than the others. We collect empty plastic and glass bottles and make original flower pots.

From moss and shells

Many houses have shells brought from the seas, and if you drill a small hole and plant small succulents there, a mini-planter will learn. The main thing is the quantity, 3-8 pieces will create an excellent hanging garden.

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 planter. Of course, there are a lot of bright and original planter models on the market, but any person wants to bring individuality and some zest to their home or garden. There are a lot of options on how to make a planter with your own hands, it remains only to choose the material that will look most appropriate in your home or yours.

Advice! It is worth remembering that a planter, unlike a flower pot, does not have special holes in the bottom from which water could pour out after watering. Do not forget to drain it from the pots so that the roots of the plants do not rot. Free space between 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 the repair, any housewife has some unused materials that can be adapted to create flower pots:

• If there are 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 pot-box in the form of a small fence. This design is appropriate in an apartment or.

• Pretty easy to do DIY planter for the garden from the remains of logs However, it is better to entrust this business to a man. A log about 1-2 meters long can be rested on two small logs to make a kind of bench, or simply laid horizontally on the ground. Then the inner part is cut out in a large log, only the walls and the bottom remain. Inside you can put small bowls with petunias or others.

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

• When burlap or other dense fabric remains from construction and gardening, you can make pots 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 choose a base in the form of a wire that will shape the product. These pockets look great on the fence of a country house or on the balcony.

Cache-pot from natural materials

What could be easier than using the materials that gives 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 planter will turn out from pebbles - small streamlined stones. They are glued together, giving the future product an unusual shape. Similarly, you can use nut shells, tree cuts, small twigs, cones, etc.

• Can do pots for giving do-it-yourself from a stump . A core is cut out in it, where a large plant, such as a fern, is placed. If you make several of these stumps at the same time, you get a whole clearing in the garden.

• Eco-style planters can be weaved from the vine. Weaving from a vine is a rather difficult task for a beginner, but the products are very effective. You can hang or put such planters both in the house and in the garden.

Plants in pots look beautiful and unusual. It is more convenient to care for them 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.

The original planter will decorate the site and attract the attention of neighbors. Already now you can create beautiful products for the new season with your own hands and plan a future planting. Making flowerpots is a pleasant process that will allow you to realize your creative potential. A variety of items can be used, from old buckets and cups to faded T-shirts and unnecessary building materials. Our selection contains the most relevant ideas that will transform your site and allow you to realize any fantasies!

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

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

Sometimes such a vessel is also used as a stand for draining water, although there are also pots with a tray in which there is a hole. But such products, in principle, have more in common with ordinary pots. Plants can also be completely planted in a pot, but in this case it is important to take care of good drainage to avoid moisture stagnation.

You can make the following types of planters:

floor planters - for placement near a country house, in the center of a flower bed, along paths or a fence, etc .; ampelous planters (hanging) - for arbors, balconies, porches, outer and inner parts of windows.

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

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

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

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

Street planters from improvised and building materials

Unusual vessels for plants can be made from almost everything that is at hand. If you have gravel, use it to create a large planter. As a form for pots, any capacious container is suitable. You can connect several of these containers to create, for example, an elegant vase. Attach gravel to the cement mixture: dilute 1 part of cement and 3 parts of sand with water to the consistency of sour cream, coat the pots with the resulting mixture and tightly cover with stones.

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

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

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

In the country, a flower pot made of wood will look attractive. This eco-friendly and easy-to-work material allows you to create durable and no less refined products than concrete or clay. Wooden planters from the remains of the boards will look better in the form of a composition. If desired, they can be painted in any color. And to make the products withstand the weather, cover them with a protective varnish. The easiest way to make a rectangular or square planter, but you can experiment with the shape.

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

And you can make a large planter from ordinary branches!

Unusual street planters from unnecessary things

Stylish planters that will amaze with their appearance can be made from old or out-of-fashion things. Returning objects to a second life is now fashionable. Here are a few garden planters that definitely deserve your attention.

Planters for giving from an old chandelier are easy to make, just place flower pots on it. But it is important to consider their size so that the composition does not lose balance.

The planter-bicycle will look original on the plot. Staining in a single color will give it a decorative effect. 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 do not take clothes that are too shabby so that the fabric does not tear. There are many ways to cut a T-shirt into ribbons. Some can be found on the Internet, and fantasy will surely tell you something!

It's a pity to throw away the old leaky bucket? Turn it into a Provence-style planter! To do this, you can put a thematic drawing on the bucket, tie it with ribbons, burlap, or place lavender inside.

Do not throw away mugs with chipped handles or crevices. It is better to make a pot-cup, decorating it with any materials at hand.

A cache-pot woven from newspaper tubes will look spectacular. Just do not put it in the open, otherwise the design will quickly lose its attractive appearance.

Decorative planters for the balcony

Balcony planters can be of different sizes, depending on the type of plants you grow. Small planters attached to the railing, or hanging planters with ampelous flowers will look nice. But it is better to refuse bulky flowerpots, they will "eat up" most of the space.

A great option is neat concrete planters in which succulents are planted. It is quite simple to make such a product, choose a plastic container as a base, so that it will be easier to remove it later. If you wish, you can also make simple curly flower pots from clay or plaster.

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

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

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

Top dressing will also have to be increased, because. in a limited amount of soil, plants absorb the nutrients they need more quickly. If houseplants are placed in the pots, then it is important to regularly inspect them for pests and spray them with Epin, Zircon or other immunity-enhancing drugs.

How to keep plants in pots in winter

For the winter, heat-loving plants that do not have a dormant period (ficuses, ivy, dracaena, palm trees) are best moved to a warm room 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 protect the roots 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, put the planter 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 planters to give your backyard a personality. If you do not want to buy a standard store product, make it yourself - and you will not only get a unique item, but also cheer yourself up!