Modern Gardens Jan

SUPERFAST MAKE!
BRICK SUCCULENT DISPLAY
You wouldn’t normally put
a brick on display, but plant
it with succulents and it’s
transformed! Simply dust
off any excess dirt and line
the holes with pieces cut
from a bin bag to stop soil
falling out. Push a succulent
(£3.99/3, homebase.co.uk)
into each hole, fill any gaps with
potting compost and voila!
£3.50
SIMPLE MAKES
15
MINUTES
PRETTY
IN PINK
15
MINUTES
STAR JAR
Turn a glass jar into the star
of the show.
YOU WILL NEED
✽ Sandpaper
✽ Piece of wood 30 x 15cm
✽ Cuprinol Garden Shades seagrass wood
paint, £1.97/tester diy.com
✽ Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch white spray
paint, £4.50 diy.com
✽ Fresh embossed clear glass jar 490ml,
£1 hobbycraft.co.uk
✽ Leather strap cut from an old belt
✽ Wood screws & nail
✽ Gorilla wood glue 118ml £3.20
homebase.co.uk
£13
✽ Rustic wooden stars, £2/21
hobbycraft.co.uk
✽ Plant of your choice – we’ve used
a cyclamen
WHAT TO DO
1 Lightly sand the wood. Apply the wood paint.
2 Spray the jar with white paint and leave to dry.
3 Place the jar towards the bottom of the piece
of wood and secure it in place with the leather
strap, attaching it to the wood with the screws
and cutting off any overhang.
4 Put a small dab of wood glue on the wooden
stars and stick them to the top of the wood.
5 Make a small loop with a piece of the leftover
leather and nail it to the back of the planter to
create a hanger.
6 Add some small stones to the bottom of the
jar to help with drainage. Add soil and your
plant, and it’s ready to hang.
Bring life to a small space
or bare corner with this
macramé plant hanger.
YOU WILL NEED
✽ Scissors
✽ Pink macramé thread, £3.50
spellboundbead.co.uk
✽ Tape measure
✽ Plant of choice with pot
WHAT TO DO
1 Cut the thread into eight 60cm lengths.
Tie all the pieces together in a strong knot
at one end.
2 Lay the pieces of thread on a flat surface
and fan them out so you can see each
strand individually. Starting on the
left-hand side, gather together the first
two strands and tie a knot 10cm up from
the first knot. Repeat this process with the
other strands.
3 Fan out the now double strands. Starting
from the left take the second pair, measure
8cm up from the knot below and tie to the
one to the right. Repeat with each pair.
4 Place your potted plant into the
basket-like structure, resting on the big
knot at the bottom. Gather the ends
together at the top and tie a knot to make
a loop for hanging.
JANUARY 2018 MODERN GARDENS 75