Transform an Old Chair into Container Garden
Container Garden Chair Photo: Julea Joseph
Repurposing an old chair into a container garden is a perfect way to add interest to your front porch, deck or garden spot beyond the typical potted planter. My friends know me, so it was no surprise when my pal Diana opened her car trunk and handed me an old iron ice cream parlor chair. Worn, peeling white paint, and darling; perfect for a chair garden. As soon as I saw the missing circular seat, I knew that I could pop a pre-made wire hanging plant basket into that hole, and here's how I did it.
#1 Gather Your Ingredients:
- An old chair. Can be metal (like mine), wood or natural fiber.
-Zip ties to secure the basket, scissors for snipping zip ties, opening soil bags and trimming your foliage.
-Wire hanging plant container measured for the diameter of the seat. If the seat is an odd size, you can use chicken wire or some type of metal mesh.
-Coco liner (if it didn't come with one). Get a spare if you want to add a protective layer to the top of the soil, or a bag of dried moss.
-MiracleGro 'Moisture Control' potting mix, or any good all around container garden potting mix.
-Watering can and water.
-Assorted seasonal flowering annuals. Look for a few tall, a few bushy and then a trailer -one that will spill over.
Photo: HOMEMAKERISH
#2. Pop in wire hanging plant container and secure with zip ties, Snip ends. Line container with coco liner.
#3. Add soil to the container, fill half way up. You can add more as you add your plants
Add Soil 1/2 Way Up
Add a nice, premium brand container garden soil
#4 Add in plants, taller in back (Thriller) bushy in the middle (Filler) and add the trailer to the front (Spiller). Fill in soil and then give your creation a good, long shower of water.
After adding plants - a good water.
Container Plant Arrangement - Thriller, Filler and Spiller.
I like to purchase a 2nd coco liner and shred it and tuck it around all the plantings. This will keep the moisture in, protect the soil from spilling out when watering and also add a decorative look. You can also use store bought moss for the same effect. - Enjoy!
Container Garden using old chair
