How to Fake a Green THumb with this Planter Box Idea
Have I ever told you what a great gardener I am…not! I am the queen…
Even while living in Greece I could not keep flowers alive!
I mean I could keep an aloe vera plant alive and even a yucca. But that’s about it.It is the tenth of the month and that means it is time for me to join my friends on Ten on the Tenth for another project. We get together on this day to share a project with you, one that costs us less than ten dollars. Last month we talked about Spring but this month we are really looking ahead to container gardening, if and when spring decides to actually spring on us!
And now you are probably laughing because I just told you I am a brown thumb… inching close to black. But that has never stopped me. Today I’m going to show you how to fake a green thumb with this planter box idea!
What I Used:
- 3 galvanized metal planters
- 3 bunches of faux flowers
- 3 small pots with real flowers
- 2 faux vines
- 2 ceramic figurines
The How To:
The final step was to add my cute little ceramic figurines. They were originally a mustard yellow color but I wanted them a bit more neutral. So I gave them a few coats of chalky finish paint in white.
Just look at the beauty of the Viola.
And just look at the gorgeous shade of the Begonia.
I am a happy camper, to be sure, now that I have a Dollar Tree nearby. Remember back when I lived in Greece and all I did was complain about the lack of nice items at the local dollar store? I had no fall items to speak of when I made a wreath. And let’s not forget the vignette fiasco! Both of these really had me thinking outside the box!
Hop on below and visit my friends who are also going to show you their garden container ideas.
The Boondocks Blog
Pandora’s Box
Exquisitely Unremarkable
Cottage at the Crossroads
My Heart Lives Here
At Home With Jemma
Bluesky at Home
Let’s Add Sprinkles
Poofing the Pillows
White Spray Paint
Linking up to these Link Parties
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Those plants look so real!
Thank you so much Penny!
Mary- you aren’t faking anything!
What beautiful planters you created!!
Aww thank you Laura, at least I’m being truthful about my fakeness! 😉
Hi Mary, your gardening skills sound very much like mine, cactus are about the only plants that I have any success with and that’s only because they seem to thrive on neglect! Your faux flower planters look great and the fingers crossed the live plants stay that way too.
xx
We are like two peas in a pod Debbie.I also love plants that you can neglect.
Mary,
These galvanized containers are fabulous, they add such an interesting dimension to everything. I love all flowers, even faux! Great suggestions here for one and all.
Jemma
Thank you Jemma, now if I can only keep those real plants alive, even for a week.
Mary, your planter looks so good with a mixture of faux and real. My father was a wonderful gardener and I think I should be too. Alas I can’t keep anything alive. I do have two little things that I am coaxing to keep going, so far so good.
Kathleen
Kathleen my dad also has a wonderful green thumb. Why oh why will that gene not come down to us?
I love this idea! I used to live in the Pacific Northwest and everything there grew like it was the garden of Eden. It wasn’t until I left that I learned that I actually have a brown thumb! So I really love this idea. I’ve done a little with fake plants, so I love your idea of combining live and fake. These are gorgeous!
Jennifer I lived in Greece for 20 years which is like California weather and couldn’t grow anything. Maybe I should move to the Pacific Northwest.
So cute Mary – Love it! Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
Thank you Chas. Got to add some color somehow.
What a sweet planter! They do make some petty faux flowers now days. Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I was very impressed with these faux flowers.
Gosh…this is gorgeous. Those Dollar Tree fauxs look fabulous in with the real….great idea
They seem to get better and better at confusing us.
These are really pretty. I am SOOOO ready for spring! I do fine with planters of real flowers but in the summer sometimes it is difficult to keep them alive when you have to water everyday. I like the idea of mixing some real with some fake. If you put the fake ones toward the back no one would be the wiser!
I agree in the back they will fill out the planters and you won’t pay attention to my mistakes. 😉
such a cute idea for spring!
Thank you Tianna Spring needs all the help it can get!
I love those galvanized buckets. I wouldn’t paint them either. Your planters with a mix of real and faux turned out so pretty!
Thank you so much Sharon now if only we can fake the Spring weather.
Brilliant idea!!! Love the containers! Your planters turned out so cute!!
~Emily & Jennie @lecultivateur.com
Thank you so much ladies.
Nice challenge with good friends! Love what everyone did for $10. Great idea!
Maria it is always fun doing this challenge with these super creative ladies.
Love your pretty colorful planters, Mary–even better when you can find the supplies at Dollar Tree! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
I am making the most of the dollar tree now that I have it near by.
You know what they say Mary, fake it till you make it!!!
I love the idea of mixing real and fake flowers, I have an orchid plant that’s just leaves now so I poked a fake flower stem in the pot with it – looks ok. You have totally taken it to the next level!
Julie I’m never gonna make it, only break it. haha.
I just used fake flowers for the first time. I’m telling myself that they are a placeholder for the real flowers I will eventually plant. It was so nice to see someone else using them but yours look so much better even though we bought our flowers at the same place! I am going to buy some more and rearrange mine now. Guess I won’t be needing real flowers now!
Cathy I am so happy to hear that you like my idea. My dad was telling me the other day he wanted me to help him with the flowers, and I just looked at him in dismay and told him I will kill them if you let me near them. I do not have a green thumb to save my life. So glad this is an option.
Mary, that’s a clever idea. I think that’s a great way to add some spring color to your home. Your kids are so sweet to get you flowers.
Thanks Keri, let’s hope I can keep them alive for a week or so.
This is such a clever idea, I have a place that would be to hot for live flowers, this would work great.
I missed hosting Friday Features last week, but I’m back in full swing with lots of fun ideas and your being featured!!
Hope you will stop by and share again!!
Happy Weekend!
Karren~
Thank you so much Karren you can be sure I’ll be there tomorrow.