Reinterpreting everyday objects - ideas for unorthodox planters
In the attic, in the basement or at flea markets, there are countless ideas to discover to showcase balcony plants in a smart and unconventional way. The following suggestions demonstrate which everyday objects would like to be a flower box (€ 13.18 at Amazon *) or a bucket in your second life:
- Plant old shoes or boots with colorful succulents
- Fill an upturned umbrella with substrate to plant flowers, grasses or herbs
- Colored pots with balcony plants hang between the steps of a ladder
- Convert wooden drawers in a shabby look into a planter
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Discarded zinc tubs, milk cans, washtubs and wheelbarrows from the farm form a congenial partnership with balcony plants to amaze every observer.
Repurpose annual climbing plants as privacy screens
Those who do not like to sit on the platter on their balcony will use annual climbing plants as a blooming privacy screen. Moved forward on the windowsill and planted in a box with an integrated trellis in mid-May, the following sky-hikers with dense leaves and flowers ward off curious glances:
- Black-eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata)
- Morning glories (ipomoea)
- Sweet peas (Lathyrus)
- Mandevilla (Dipladenia)
The particular advantages of annual climbing flowers are their low weight and the never-ending flowering period. Since the plants do not lignify, they are also suitable as floral lightweights for the small balcony. In the sunny, warm location, the glowing flowers remain until the first frost.
Convert wooden pallets into herb beds
Inventive balcony gardeners have discovered wooden pallets to conjure up stylish flower boxes. A single Euro pallet is enough as the starting material for a stylish herb bed. Up to 6 plant compartments are created, which offer the popular balcony herbs ideal framework conditions.
Cheeky and unmistakable - discarded jeans as a flower pot
Are you in the mood for plant pots that will cause a sensation on the balcony? Then don't put your worn-out jeans in the used clothing collection anymore. This is how a pair of jeans becomes a perky flowerpot:
- Stuff a pair of brightly colored rubber boots with newspaper and tuck your pant legs into them
- Fill your jeans up to your buttocks with construction foam and position them on the balcony
- Put a matching flower bowl with a heavy stone in the waistband
- Fix the waistband with a tension belt until the construction foam has dried after 48 hours
Stone and tensioning belt are removed after the drying time. You can now plant the flower bowl as you wish. As an authentic decoration, pull a belt, colored hemp rope or cloth through the loops on the waistband.
Tips
Numerous splendid balcony plants are cultivated annually, although they thrive for several years in their tropical home countries. Don't throw petunias, geraniums, and other summer beauties on the compost in the fall. If given in time and cut back to 15 cm, the flowers can easily overwinter in a frost-free cellar.
