How to Make a Garden Chair Planter

Recycle an Old Chair

An old wooden dining chair that is too rickety to hold up to diners, may still have a useful life in the garden. Recycle any wooden chair as a planter for a super cute way to brighten up a dull corner of the yard, perk up the deck or create a welcoming focal point for visitors.

Things You'll Need

• Wooden chair
• Measuring tape
• Screwdriver
• Drill
• Jigsaw
• Flower pot
• Potting soil
• Mix of flower seedlings

Instructions

1. Find a chair. You can pick one up free at recycling areas, on the side of the road, garage sales or even your garage or basement. Chairs can have solid wooden seats, slats or a removable padded seat.

2. Turn the chair over and remove the seat by unfastening the screws with a screwdriver, as appropriate.

3. Measure around the flower pot just under the lip. Draw a circle the same diameter in the center of a wooden chair seat. Drill a hole along the line adequate to fit the blade of your jigsaw. Cut out the circle with your jigsaw.

4. Insert a flowerpot with a lip that sits on the edges of the seat framing, if you have removed the seat, or the hole you cut. If you can't find one that fits, make one out of chicken wire lined and staple it to the opening.

5. Fill with potting soil. Add a balanced, slow-release fertilizer if one is not include in your potting mix.

6. Add a mix of plants. Keep in mind shade or sun plants depending on the location you will display your chair.

7. Put your new garden ornament in place and water well.

Tips & Warnings

• Paint the chair before starting with a paint rated for outdoor use if desired.

• Add a pinwheel or other garden ornament to the pot for an additional touch of whimsy.