INSIDE: How to make an easy DIY umbrella table flower planter. Turn plastic bowl planter into flower pot around patio table umbrella.
When was the last time you had a family outing to the garden center? We had such fun-filled family time this past weekend. When you go anywhere with three young kids, small tasks – like buying flowers and a giant bag of potting soil – quickly becomes chaos.
The adventure starts with the search through a parking lot for one of those cumbersome car-themed shopping carts. You know, the kind that is nearly impossible to steer. You then have the fighting over who will sit in the cart proceeded by who is being touched and squashed because you’ve got three kids smashed in a two-seater. And after all that, one by one they have jumped out of the cart and you find yourself ditching the carnival cart in the lighting aisle. And all you came in for were some pretty spring flowers!
My nerves are now back in tact and I have a strong desire to get these plants into soil before I am forced back to the garden center for Round Two. Here’s what I did with those flowers purchased in a Sunday afternoon of family togetherness!
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How to Make Easy DIY Umbrella Table Flower Planter
We all have those patio tables with the practical but aesthetically annoying hole in the center. How do you make a table centerpiece when you’re working around an obtrusive umbrella? You pull out the one power tool you know you can handle and you make your own flower planter!
Supplies:
– Plastic terra cotta flower pot garden bowl
– Plastic terra cotta 6″ flower pot
– Power drill
– Scissors (I like the brand “Fiskars” for their strength)
– Pencil
– Potting soil + plants
how to plant around patio umbrella table
Flip the smaller plastic flower over. Use a power drill to make a hole in the bottom of the pot. You know you’ve become a DIY-er when you receive your own personal small power drill for your 40th birthday! Must admit, it’s cute!!
With the hole made from the (cutey) drill, use strong scissors (I like the Fiskars brand) to cut a hole the size of the umbrella hole in the bottom of the flower pot.
Place the smaller pot inside the garden bowl and trace a similar sized circle. Repeat the above steps to make a hole in the center of the garden bowl.
Nestle the two planters together so the holes line up. Position the pots over the umbrella hole in the patio table and insert the umbrella.
how to plant around patio umbrella table
Fill the garden bowl with potting soil and flowering springtime plants.
Now all I need to do is to remember to water them. Womp womp!!
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- $10 hanging planter using metal strapping from the hardware store
- Turn a shower caddy into an easy vertical wall planter
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What a clever idea! Seeing this makes me so excited to get outside and garden!!
What a lovely idea. I have a table like this outside. Love your new logo.
I really like how the flowers brighten up your entertaining area. I’m right there with you about remembering to water flowers. Not the best green thumb here. =)
Love this simple DIY idea! I love having plants everywhere but doing this saves a bit of space and lets me keep my plants!
I never would have thought to do something like this, such a great idea. I would also have the problem of remembering to water. I would have to put it in a place where the sprinklers would hit.
Super cute, I love it and how beautiful it is on your table. Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
Oh, I am totally doing this! Love it, pinned!!
Tania
What a great idea! It’s so nice to be able to have flowers right at the table. Just close the umbrella when it rains so that the plants get watered! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
This is such a cute idea! It makes me hopeful we’ll have some sun here soon!
Thanks Tiffany! We are practically in summer mode here with our weather.
Great idea, pretty and practical!
Yes , do water your plants…I’m sure they’ll thank you for it and hopefully be beautiful all summer long.
It is perfect and you are going to get to enjoy it all summer. I love those umbrella table flower pots so much! You are a brave woman taking all the kiddos shopping with you. Only a Mom can do such a thing! So glad you share with us at Merry Monday. Looking forward to what you’re up to next week!
What a great idea!! I never thought of putting a plant there. Thanks for sharing!
What a cute idea! I always feel like my patio table needs more flowers. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
This post will be Featured at the next Merry Monday party. Love the creativity.
I love this! What a simple and pretty idea! #happynowlinkup
That’s such a great idea! Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned.
What a lovely idea. Seriously love it!!! Mmmmmm wonder if fresh herbs would work. Everyone can garish their own food. I can’t wait to try, thank you
What a lovely idea, Victoria, and it’s such a great way to brighten up the table and the garden! I’ll be featuring this post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party tomorrow. Thank you so much for sharing it!
I love this idea. I’m working on my deck, and this would be perfect on my table. Nice way to give the table a little attention. We miss you on Sunday’s Best. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks Rhonda!
This is such a great idea! I love it! I’ve always disliked that you couldn’t put anything decorative around the umbrella opening…this definitely solves that problem! Thank you so much for sharing at Celebrate Your Story! Hugs!
Excellent idea!. I love it. Pinning to my Garden board.