Transform Your Garden With “hidden” Pots

You put a lot of work into your garden, so there’s nothing more frustrating than taking a step back to take it all in and realize that you’re not very happy with the way things are. Whether it’s for aesthetics or more practical issues, like a particular plant needs to be in a sunnier spot, it’s hard to imagine digging them all up and replanting. But you can design a garden that is easier to rearrange. Here’s how.

This method, found at Family Handyman , isn’t exactly cheap, so be aware that you’ll be doing some shopping here. You will need several pots of the same size. In particular, you will need at least twice as many pots as you have plants. So, if you have 30 plants, you will need 60 pots. Thankfully, you can get a whopping $21 pack of 200 at Walmart.

Plant every flower or plant that you consider yours. may want to move your permutations to a separate pot. In the garden, dig holes large enough to fit a pot, and “plant” the number of pots according to the number of plants you have and want to move. The pots you stick into the ground should be deep enough so that the edge is flush with the ground.

How to transform your garden

Take each potted plant and insert it into one of the holes you made so there are two pots per plant. To hide the rims, use mulch and arrange the leaves of your plants carefully to create a more cohesive look.

Whenever you want to rearrange the plants or swap a new flower, remove the top pot from the nested set and place it in the other hole. Thus, the plant itself does not have to face the trauma of constant uprooting; he just goes where his house pot goes.

Of course, you can use different sizes of pots for large and small plants, but make sure you plant the same size pot in the ground. As long as all your ships are coming in groups of two, you’re fine.

You can even replace brand new plants in the middle of the season and use this trick to bring the plants inside easily when it gets cold outside. Just try not to do this with plants that will quickly outgrow their pots or that need a larger root system than the pot can provide. For example, plants like lavender and zinnia thrive especially in shallow soil, so ask the team at your local nursery what they recommend for more than just your climate and skill level.