The Easy And Affordable Way To Give Your Container Garden A Designer Look

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Container gardens are often utilitarian by design, featuring an assortment of round pots and rectangular boxes that provide a home for the likes of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and even a few companion plants like marigolds. Basically, they get the job done without being much to look at. However, there's no rule that says that box gardens can't also be pretty, nor is there anything that suggests that lovely has to be expensive. As @Hometalk shared on YouTube, it takes is some affordable, but pretty bamboo fencing, plus a few zip ties, to take your container garden from utilitarian to designer in the space of an afternoon.

If you have any leftover planters that you'd like to use up, now's the time to break them out. You'll mold the garden fencing around the container. This project requires both wire and bamboo fencing as well as some zip ties to bind them together. For approximately 50 feet of garden wire fencing from the FOREHOGAR Store, you'll be set back just over $50. A 4-foot by 8-foot piece of Jollybower bamboo fencing costs around $69. You'll also need the plants of your choice to put into the containers once you're done.

In the tool department, a pair of scissors and wire cutters allow you to shape the fencing to the desired size as does a saw. You can use a circular saw or possibly a band saw for this. You just want to be sure to use one that will allow you to hold the bamboo fencing steady as you trim it.

If you're refurbishing old garden pots, give them a good scrubbing to rid them of debris and cobwebs before you plant anything in them. You'll use them to measure out how much fencing will be required for the project, so take the time to dry them off. They'll be easier to work with if they're dry. Once that's done, roll the bamboo fencing around the planter to measure out the amount of fencing you'll need. It should be enough to wrap it around the planter two times. Do a similar thing with the wire fencing, except it only needs a single length of fencing instead of the double fencing. The bamboo cuts easily with a pair of scissors.

However, you'll need wire cutters to trim the wire fencing down to size. Wire fencing that is one millimeter thick can be cut with scissors. Otherwise, you'll need actual wire cutters to shape the fencing for this. Mini bolt cutters should do the trick here. Finally, the bamboo will look "jagged" on the top and bottom, so trim it down with the saw to even the ends out.

The fencing needs to be bound together so that you can stand the pots up in their bamboo home. Zip ties do the trick here. You'll wrap the wire fencing around the pot first, tying it together, and then the bamboo. Use the scissors to trim the ends of the zip ties down to make them less unsightly. Add the plants to them after that.

The purpose of the bamboo covering is to give your container garden a more designer look. As such, it's the perfect project to incorporate additional "pretties" to, such as ribbons and labels to help you identify the plants in your luxury container garden. If you opt to wrap some decorative ribbon around the pots, look for something that will weather well and that looks good in a natural setting like the garden. The Juvale Store's burlap ribbon with interwoven leaves would fit and be a cute option. A wider ribbon like Keypan Store's frayed-edge green ribbon works well if you want to hide the zip ties. Just tie the ribbon around the container, making sure to cover the zip ties underneath the ribbon.

Once that's done, take the time to mark your plants by getting some galvanized metal bottle cap signs from the Dollar Tree. If you have a rustic or farmhouse chic look in your backyard, those labels will fit in with that style. Use outdoor paint to brighten them up. After that, write the name of the plants on the signs and then hook them on the bamboo fencing to create an eye-catching, yet practical garden display.