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DIY Outdoor Planters – 20 Creative Projects to Add to Your Garden

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Get crafty in your backyard this spring and summer with 20 creative DIY outdoor planters that will add a little handmade charm your garden!


Gardening season has officially begun here in New Jersey!  Of course, we were cleaning up the yard the moment the ground thawed!  This year, we got a super early start on gardening season.  My husband built a fence around our garden while it was still winter.  Towards the end of March, I was putting out pots of pansies, planting bulbs, and setting out some outdoor decor.  When spring fever hits, it tends to hit hard, and this year was no different! 

One thing I’m really excited to do, now that I can plant all sorts of summer plants, is go through our many, many, many pots to see what I can use, what I can give away, or what needs to be thrown away.  I’ve made plenty of DIY planters over the years and they’re definitely my favorite to hold onto!  Some were made with new materials and others were made with things we had on hand.

Last year, I found a rather large, pink birdcage at a yard sale.  I’m thinking about turning it into some kind of planter this year.  It was such a great find and is big enough to hold lots of plants!  I love a good upcycling project!  If you do, too, check out these 20 DIY planter projects.  Some are upcycled (get ready to hit up those yard sales!) and others are creative, new projects to add to your backyard! 

20 Creative DIY Outdoor Planters to Add to Your Garden
  1. DIY Cedar Ladder Planter – Our Home Made Easy
  2. Wooden DIY Planter Box (with build plans) – Sustain My Craft Habit
  3. Give Your Plant A Throne – The Lovely Drawer
  4. Old Drawers into Porch Planters – My Repurposed Life
  5. DIY Hanging Flower Basket Planter with a Repurposed Vintage Colander – Sadie Seasongoods
  6. Turn An Old Tire Into A Gorgeous Planter – Addicted 2 DIY
  7. How To Make A Stunning Wall Planter From Broken Plates – Pillar Box Blue
  8. Succulent Birdcage Planter – The Gardening Cook
  9. Modern Concrete Planters DIY – Paper and Stitch
  10. DIY Colander Flower Planter – Through Her Looking Glass
  11. Dutch Wooden Shoes as Wall Planters – Sadie Seasongoods
  12. Copper Plant Stands – Sarah Sherman Samuel
  13. How to Convert Used Candle Containers to Cool Planters in Minutes – Paper and Stitch
  14. DIY 3D Planter – Almost Makes Perfect
  15. Modern Planter Box – Stacy Risenmay
  16. Painted Cinder Block Planters – Little Miss Momma
  17. DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots – Setting for Four
  18. How to Age Galvanized Metal to Make Herb Planters – A Home To Grow Old In
  19. DIY Mid Century Planters – Sugar & Cloth
  20. Geometric Faux Metal Planters DIY – Paper and Stitch

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Do you have any upcycled planters in your garden?

How to Grow a Black Flower Garden

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Bring a little drama to the outdoors this summer with a unique and magical looking black flower garden! Get started with these gardening tips and flowers!


A few years ago, I visited a small, local greenhouse looking for some spring flowers to plant in pots in our yard.  I had to do a double-take when I passed by a table of velvety black petunias.  They were gorgeous and I couldn’t believe my eyes.  Black flowers!  They were completely unique and I knew I had to have them in my garden.  Year after year, I can’t wait to go back to that greenhouse and buy a pack or two of Black Cat Petunias.  They’re quite a conversation starter! 

That same greenhouse introduced me to another dark plant called the “Velvet Elvis.”  The leaves are a rich, dark green and purple blossoms bloom on dark stems.  Underneath, the leaves are a dark, velvety purple – akin to those retro velvet paintings of Elvis.  Our plant, aptly named “Elvis,” is a happy addition to our summer garden.

But all of this black garden magic went into full throttle the minute I saw pictures of Kat Von D’s all black flower garden.  For a couple years I’ve been saying I would devote one summer to an all black flower garden and, well, this seems to be the year it’s finally going to happen!

How to Grow a Black Flower Garden

 
Before you start buying up a whole bunch of seeds, it’s a good idea to look into your zone (search your location + “zone” to find out).  That way you’ll know when to start planting or when to at least start your seeds before transferring them into pots or the ground. 

Also, make note of how each flower grows.  Some might be bushy and others will grow tall.  Plan your planting spaces accordingly and you’ll end up with a super unique, pretty badass, rock’n’roll style flower garden!

Check out some of the seeds I purchased from Amazon below.  All of the flowers are black or very nearly black.  Plus, I even found black succulents to add to our garden!  I also included some of the flowers Kat Von D has in her all black flower garden.  Happy planting!

  1. Black Button Cornflowers
  2. Black Pansies
  3. Ornamental Black Succulents
  4. Scabiosa Black Knight
  5. Queen of Night Tulips
  6. Black Cat Petunias
  7. Bearded Dutch Iris
  8. Black Geraniums
  9. Moulin Rouge Sunflowers
  10. Black Beauty Gladiolus
  11. Black Charm Lilies
  12. Pennie Black Flowers
  13. Black with Red Dahlia
  14. Black Bat Flower
  15. Midnight Poppies

If you plant your own black flower garden this year, I’d love to see it!  Make sure to tag me @lavidaholoka and share with the hashtags #livinglavidaholoka or #livinglavidadiy!

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Would you plant a black flower garden?



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