A quick and easy Temporary Outdoor Planter Trick for enjoying new plants on your porch each season.
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Something I have been doing for years is placing plants in planters without removing them from their original plastic planters, and placing marble rocks on top.
The first time I shared this, it went crazy viral, and people had a lot to say (especially those who didn’t read the caption)!
I have many reasons for doing this on my front porch, one of which is that I love shopping for plants!
It’s so much fun to pick out plants, enjoy them all season long, and then swap them out for something new!
But before you get upset, this setup is very temporary, and these plants won’t be tossed once the season is over.
Oh no! We’ve already got plans for them. We have four of these on our front porch, and they will be planted around our 2-story shed (which we got last fall) once this fall rolls around.
And once we have cooler weather, I plan on replacing all these trees with mums.
So not only do I get to enjoy them on my porch, but I’ll also get to watch them grow in our yard.
And then I get to get all new plants for our front porch and enjoy something new for a time.
But why not just fill it with dirt? Mainly because dirt is messy. But also, have you seen the cost of good dirt these days? I’d rather save it for when we plant them in the ground and give them a good fertilizing then.
And for those who are worried this is bad for the plant, a nursery left a comment on my previous video years ago and said, “For those worried the tree won’t survive. They sit for years in these pots where they are produced, & again for months & years at Garden Centers. The caption makes clear that this is for a temporary display & will be planted out properly when the season changes. We think it’s a great idea.”
And I have to agree, as this is the front porch trick that I go back to year after year!
Ps. I repurposed a pool noodle (this is the second time I’ve done this) around the edges so I wouldn’t have to fill it with rocks, and they could just sit on top of the noodles.
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