Turn Plastic Barrels into Decorated Planters
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Why spend hundreds of dollars at a garden store buying painted clay planters when you can make your own with discarded plastic barrels? Cutting a few 50-gallon drums in half and utilizing your mismatched, extra paint from previous projects around the house can yield large planters that will look like the real thing once you're done and have established plants, vines, or even edibles in them.
Materials
50-gallon drums
Jigsaw
Drill with 1/2-inch drill bit
Dirt
Small amounts of paint (any kind will do, as you can always seal the paint with outdoor poly coating)
Paintbrushes
Rags
- Using your jigsaw, cut the 50-gallon drums in half and clean well (inside and out) with your rags. Allow to dry.
- Drill holes every 8-12 inches around the base of your bins for drainage.
- Decorate! We used a Southwestern theme, but be as creative as you like.
- Place your planter where you'd like it.
- Fill with dirt.
- Plant!
