Although I try to keep the number of potted plants within reason, they have accumulated a bit over the course of several years. Pots and flower boxes also piled up with them. They were bought depending on the needs, they differed in the type of material and color, and their only advantages were nice shape, low weight and low price. I was inspired to decorate my pots by a TV show I watched some time ago. Now they are aesthetic and extremely colorful.
Materials needed
- packaging of adhesive for ceramic tiles,
- cloths, rags (e.g. old sheets and bed linen),
- white acrylic paint,
- colored pigments.
Plastic and clay pots are suitable for wrapping.
How to do
Mix glue and water in a large bucket. Then we put a few rags there, cut into uneven strips 30-50 cm long and 10-20 cm wide. Stir until all are soaked with glue. We cover the pot with such pieces of material and press it firmly. We stick the cloths side by side until we fill the entire outer surface of the container. You can even try a variety of patterns, such as horizontal or diagonal stripes or a checkered pattern. Leave the taped pots to dry. This process, depending on the ambient temperature and the material from which the containers are made, takes 2-5 days. Then we add paint in the selected color to paint them.From one 20-kilogram package of glue I renewed:
- 25 pots with a diameter of 20 cm,
- 3 40 cm pots,
- 4 flower boxes.
Colors of pots
I matched the colors of the containers to the plants I planned to plant in them and the places where they would be placed. For the French-style flowerbed, I chose light gray pots. This color perfectly imitates natural stone. On the other hand, exotic plants - oleanders, nerin, agapanthus and lantana - stand on the southern bridge in gray and green pots.
Anna Witkowska
