Interesting planters for your garden

Interesting planters for your garden





Having a garden once meant large open spaces in the front or backyard of bungalows, or on terraces of independent row houses. However, now, with apartments being the order of the day, gardens are restricted to balconies, corners and shelves inside apartments. Bonsai may seem an ideal option, but it's no fun to restrict anything living, including plants. There's no need to be discouraged though as we give you simple ideas that you could use to make your little space green in a creative manner. 

 

TIN CANS Today, with consumerism on the rise, tin containers have made their way into homes,b ei ti nt hef ormo ft eac onta iners or aerated drink cans. However, once empty, d espiteb ei ngs turdy, th ese canse n du pi nt het ras h.I nsteado f throwing these away, you could use them in your garden. Use a blade to cut thet opo ff fore asyp lanting. Then, paint the can in colours of your choice. Once the paintd ries,y ouc anp lanth erbs such as pa rsley, basil ,r osemarya nd mint, among others, and probably even paint the name of the herb on the can. 

 

BOTTLES No matter how much you try,i tis almost impossible to avoid accumulating bottles. A nice way to put them to use is by turning them into pots .While wide-mouthed glass bottles make for pretty plant holders, plastic ones are equally good. Place the plastic bottle horizontally and cut out a small rectangular area to allow your plant to grow.Tie the ends of your bottle with a rope and hang it from the balcony.You could also sliceits base, hang them upside down and use them as pots . 

 

 TYRES If you want to be a little more creative, use a no ldc artyrea sap ot.If you dont like the black rubber conatiner in your garden, just pa intt he tyret om akei tl ooks prigh tlya n d colourful. Yo uc oulde ithe rp lac et he tyref lato nt heg roundo v erab ase ofy our choice, or hang it off the roof.I fy oup lacei th orizontally,t he tyre can accommodate either many little plants or a big one. However, ify ouc hooset ohangi to nthew allo roff theroof,o nlyap ortionoft he tyrew ills erveast hep ot.Inc aseyouw isht ohangit,o ptforf lowering plants ora sparagus ferns. 

 

MUGS Have too many mugs and cups a t home and are clueless about what to do with them? Just use them as pots for your plants. Since mugs, simply put, are smaller containers, you can plant different kinds of cactiin them. This way, they will be easy to maintain and can be kept indoors. And if you are struggling with an abundance of small er tea cups, you could use them as pots too. Plant herbs in them and place them on your kitchen window sill. This way, you could use home-grown herbs in your food preparations . 

 

BOXES Shoe boxes, takeaway boxes, jute boxes, chocolate tin boxes and gift boxes are generally available at home.Use these as pots and place them in your balcony.You could paint them in the colours of your choice to ensure that they fit your garden ambience. Since most of the other containers are bests uitedf orl eafyplants, you could use boxes for flowering ones. The drawback, though, is that boxes are best utilized when they are kept in balconies. They don t look good indoors. 

 

WOKS AND BOWLS Most kitchenware is sui , table to pot plants however, the-best looking container among them has to be the wok. You could use your old woks as pots and hang them in your balcony.W oks have handles, which allows you to tie a rope on either side.This way, you can hang them easily on a railing or hook. You could also turn your larger woks into fish bowls and grow water-friendly plants, such as money plant.