Why have boring old pots and planters for your container garden when you can garden in steel drums? That’s right, I painted these beauties Pepto Bismal pink, Grape Taffy and Tighty Whitey White.
I picked these steel drums up at Wilco a while back and they had previously held concentrated apple juice. Yee- Haw! One Apple factories trash, is another man’s treasure.
I’d say they are a one of a kind. What do you think?
To help with air flow and to save a little money on soil, I placed a giant landscaping pot {find free growing containers} at the bottom of each drum and filled them with a batch of my DIY potting soil mix.
It kind of makes me want to hop a flight to Key West, Florida to pink up some pineapple drinks and flamingos for the back 40.
I’m pretty sure the Handsome Husband is going to keel over the next time he looks outside and seems them. Lucky for me, the newly spray painted patio chairs have been hidden under the deck and he hasn’t noticed them yet.
Pretty awesome, don’t you think?
~Mavis
If you are short on space and are thinking about growing a container garden this year, check out my Tips for Container Gardening post. It’s filled with awesome tips and tricks to help you have the best container garden ever.
Carol says
Honey, they were always those colors!
Mavis says
Ahhhh Ha Ha! I like that one.
Christine says
I won’t comment on the chairs or planters because I think that my tastes might be similar to your husbands. 🙂
Thanks for all that you share on your blog.
Do you or your readers know where I can find wood hanging baskets with solid sides? I don’t like the ones at Home Depot or Lowes.
Christine says
Actually, looking again, the barrels look a lot better painted.
Rachael says
I love them! And the colors are awesome.
And I’m loving your posts. Found you through simplemom last weekend.
Madam Chow says
Awesome, but then I have one purple room and a lime green kitchen! If we were neighbors, I would be your partner in crime, er, I mean projects!
Mavis says
Lime green will have to be the next color I add. 🙂
Janine says
Love the drums and the pretty lawn chairs and is that your adorable “Lucy” at the far end of the garden? I can’t tell for sure.
Heidi says
I’m thinking it might be a gnome
Heather says
Gutsy girl! I love it, but even my hubby (who is colorblind) would serious question my sanity on those colors!
Marcy says
Drill some holes in the sides and grow something out of those too….companion plants.
Bree says
Mavis!!! You are on the news!!!
April says
My friend gave me her old patio chairs and I spray painted them some crazy colours. Bright orange, teal, yellow, green, etc. Right now my project is to do a border alond my driveway…..using old tires. And, of course, they are being spray painted some crazy colours and then flowers planted into them. I love COLOUR!
Nikki says
I’m curious what the ground cover in the background is called, with the purple flowers. I’ve been seeing it around lately but have no idea what it’s called!
Thanks!
Amanda says
Nikki, I believe it is myrtle. Love me some myrtle!!
Barbara Lowell says
HI, I am wondering what you planted in those big drums? Seems like their depth would be totally unnecessary to anything beyond the top 20″ or so??? and they take up so much command in the garden? Can you share how you used them, to grow what?
Mavis Butterfield says
Potatoes on the bottom and tomatoes on the top.