My flower pot broke!

I’ve had this flower pot for years and love the design on it.  So this past winter when I found it broken one day, I almost cried.  Ok, I didn’t cry, but I was pissed.  I was mad.  I was angry.  And I didn’t have the heart to throw it away just yet.  So I left it sit there, broken.

Then spring came and it was getting time to get my flower pots ready for summer.  I looked at my poor broken flower pot and wondered if there was some way I could reuse it so I didn’t have to toss it in the garbage can.

So the research began to reuse one of my favorite flower pots.

What can you do with a broken flower pot?

I wanted to know if there were any unique ways to reuse a broken flower pot and if so, could I use mine.  So I started researching to see what I could find out.

Well, I found out there are a number of uses for broken flower pots.

• shard “carpet”
• fairy garden
• frog hideaway
• decorative mulch
• plant markers
• garden edging
• and more!

After finding all these uses, I was so happy that I could find a use for my broken flower pot.  Now I just had to figure out which idea I liked the best.  I thought they all were good ideas.

 I took into consideration my broken pot, where I would put it, the space I had to use, sunlight and my personal taste.

I wanted the theme to be peaceful and serene.  Because that’s what gardens are, right?  A place of relaxation and calmness.  So I went with this idea:

Gathering what I needed

First I went online to find the figurine and pagoda that would suit my needs.  I found a number to chose from and prices ranged all over.  I finally settled on some solar powered pagodas and a resting Buddha.

Once they arrived, I headed over to the garden center to find the right plants.  I wanted a variety of succulents to showcase the resting buddha and not overtake the space.

After about 45 minutes of collecting potting soil and checking out my plant options, this is what I ended up with.

Putting everything together

I started out by rearranging the plants and figurine till I liked the placement.  I’m not creative by any means, so it was daunting and I started to wonder if I took on something I shouldn’t have.  But after a number of tries, I finally settled on a display I liked.

I took the plants out of the plastic pots and put everything in place.  Once I was happy with the final layout, I filled in all the crevices with fresh potting soil.

I was able to easily fill in the sides and back with potting soil.  But the front was another issue.  I needed to come up with a way to hold the soil in.  

I rearranged the pot sherds a few times, but decided that wasn’t going to work.  Then an idea hit me.  Use a plastic pot one of the plants came in!  So I cut out the bottom and cut out a 1/4 from the plastic pot side.  I tucked it behind one of the shards and that helped hold in more potting soil.

Drum roll please!  My reused broken flower pot!

I am finally finished with putting together my reused broken flower pot!  I know it could use some tweaks.  Like filling in the holes with moss, to help cover up the soil.  It’s not exactly what I had originally planned out in my mind, but I did say I’m not the creative type.

But I am happy I was able to find a nice way to reuse my broken flower pot.

Resources

DIY Upcycled Broken Pot Ideas