DIY Structured Flower Garden

It’s spring. The air is fresh and warm. All is green. And you hear the call to clean up, freshen up and add some color to your outdoor living area. You bought a beautiful new garden set for entertaining… so out with the old.

Hold on now! Before you toss out that perfectly good piece of furniture (yes it’s faded, tattered and worn), step back and let your imagination and creative juices flow. What can you do to repurpose the item for another use?

For example, our mosaic stone patio tabletop showed its age with cracked and broken edges. My husband was eager to get rid of it because it weighed a ton. But instead of throwing out the whole table, we took off the top and looked at the frame for another purpose.

We began to visualize a flower garden. And with that vision the project started.

We purchased a 16-gallon galvanized tub that would rest in the center area. Then spray painted the outside a cheery color—bright green.

Holes were drilled in the bottom of the tub to fasten it to the table frame using tie wraps. Larger holes were drilled to provide drainage.

Cruising around the neighborhood we found some perfect clay pots (Italian made) at a garage sale. Look what we got for 50 cents each.

Using acrylic paints and a sponge, I decorated the pots to add some more color to our DIY project. Added scrap wood cut to fit on the flanges formerly used to attach that heavy mosaic tabletop. Secured the wood shelves with bolts, washers and nuts. And there we had a gorgeous structured garden ready for planting.