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SIMPLE MAKES<br />
SUPERFAST MAKE FOR UNDER £3!<br />
MODERN RUSTIC PLANTER<br />
£6.50<br />
This natural bark planter will<br />
add rustic charm indoors or<br />
out. Simply attach some<br />
bark squares (£2.95/10,<br />
bakerross.co.uk) to a plain<br />
plant pot using PVA glue,<br />
ensuring they overlap<br />
each other, then allow<br />
to dry. For a wow-factor<br />
display, group together<br />
several planters filled with<br />
Helleborus niger.<br />
£3.94<br />
15<br />
MINUTES<br />
TIN CAN<br />
HOLDERS<br />
60<br />
MINUTES<br />
LOLLY<br />
STICK POT<br />
Your spring blooms will look<br />
chic in this fun and easy to<br />
make lolly stick planter<br />
YOU WILL NEED<br />
✽ Wooden Lolly Sticks, £1/50 wilko.com<br />
✽ Wilko Emulsion Paint Tester Pot in<br />
On Deck, £1/75ml wilko.com<br />
✽ PVA glue<br />
✽ Pine Dowel 15mm (900mm), £1.94<br />
homebase.co.uk<br />
One of the side panels<br />
complete with dowel and ready<br />
to attach to the other four.<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
1 On a flat surface, lay out eight of the sticks.<br />
Add some PVA glue to three other sticks and<br />
attach them vertically to the row of sticks. One<br />
in the middle and one at each end.<br />
2 Repeat step 1 four more times so that you<br />
have five panels.<br />
3 Cut the dowel into four 10cm-long pieces.<br />
Run some glue down the edge of them. Attach<br />
one side of a panel to the dowel and repeat<br />
this until four of the panels are stuck together.<br />
Attach the bottom panel with glue.<br />
4 Paint and leave to dry. Line with a plastic bag<br />
and it’s ready for your plant of choice. We’ve<br />
used daffodil bulbs and moss.<br />
Hang these pretty herb pots<br />
with pride then move them<br />
inside once winter comes<br />
YOU WILL NEED<br />
✽ 2 tin cans<br />
✽ Wilko Emulsion Paint Tester Pot in<br />
On Deck, £1/75ml wilko.com<br />
✽ DecoArt Patio Paint Latin Inspiration<br />
Stencil, £4 hobbycraft.co.uk<br />
✽ Gold Metallic Home Craft Acrylic<br />
Paint, £1.50/60ml hobbycraft.co.uk<br />
✽ Paint brush<br />
✽ Garden string<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
1 Clean the tins and remove the labels.<br />
2 Paint both tins with the On Deck white<br />
paint and leave to dry.<br />
3 Position your chosen stencil in place and<br />
using a small brush, dab on the gold paint.<br />
Leave to dry then peel off the stencil.<br />
Repeat on the other tin.<br />
4 Hammer a nail into the top of each tin<br />
to make a hole. Thread through the string<br />
making a loop. Fill with potted herbs –<br />
we’ve used sage, mint and basil – and hang.<br />
MARCH 2018 MODERN GARDENS 83
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