DIY: Flamingo Planter

This flamingo planter will be part of our Petal Porch decoration (see more about that event here). I recycled an old yard flamingo from my collection as I could not bring myself to sacrifice a new one.

WARNING! This craft is fairly easy to make, but due to the SHARP plastic edges and use of a knife, I would not recommend this for children and advise that you use extreme caution when working on it yourself.

Level: moderate   Cost: inexpensive   Use: gift/decorative 

Materials:

- Yard Flamingo

- Potting Mix

- Craft Knife

- Plant

- Vise Grip

- Leather Gloves

Step 1: Put on leather gloves and clamp flamingo tightly in a vise so that it does not slip. Take out the metal legs.

Step 2: Puncture the bottom of the flamingo to make 3-4 holes for drainage.

Step 3: Turn it over and cut a slip in the middle of the back. Then cut a square around that slit. Bending in the two long sides to create an opening of about 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. (Go bigger if your plant is larger.)

Step 4: Fill the inside of the flamingo with potting mix.

Step 5: Place your plant in the potting mix and fill in soil around it. 

Step 6: Water and let drain.

Step 7: Replace the metal legs and place the flamingo in your garden.

Tips and Care:

• Depending on the plant you pick, you may need to water it frequently.
• You may also want to change out the plant seasonally or as the flowers fade. In this demonstration I used a clump of crocus bulbs from my garden. Once those blossoms drop, I will switch out to pansies for spring, then petunias for summer.
• You can paint and decorate your flamingo as well. See our Flamingo Makeover project too.
  
  

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