Homemaking Outdoor living

Plant, water, enjoy: here are ideas for some easy-to-create garden accessories that will brighten and beautify every corner of your yard from spring to fall:

Paint cans: Recycle cans, drill holes, paint in different colours, pop in a candle and voila!



Tin containers: Make a matching set of vessels by painting metal cans in muted hues, suggests Martha Stewart.



Mosaic wall with embedded teacups for a succulent garden.



Painted hanging pots: For cheerful containers, stain pots in colors that complement their contents.



Hanging wire baskets planter: Create a verdant planter for your front porch using a trio of hanging wire baskets, sheet moss, and two containers of ivy.



Recycled bottles: Use empty plastic bottles as funky flower pots; hang lots of them on a wall with a thin string or jute rope



Window box: This window box alternative showcases your flowers and their pots



Pot rack chandelier: Hang an old pot rack from chains and sturdy hooks, place a variety of potted plants and candles onto the rack.



Hanging mason jars with pebbles and candles.



Painted tires: Paint huge tires in bright colours and use as funky flower pots.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 10^th, 2014.

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