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Recycle Metal Cans into Hanging Flower Baskets for a Spring Party!

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These pretty pink ivy geraniums fill the hanging planter so nicely!

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A small row of beads is a pretty accent among the leaves and flowers.

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These hanging "baskets" are very easy to make and so inexpensive compared with the ones at the nursery.

Susan Beal

These pretty pink ivy geraniums fill the hanging planter so nicely!

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6. Add potting soil over the pebbles, leaving space at the top for your plants. Now that your hanging basket has some weight to it, hold the three wires tautly above the can so that they hang evenly. Choose about how long you'd like the wire section to be, and make a large loop with all three wires there.

Form a simple loop with all three strands of wire, large enough to slip easily over a hook or peg.

7. Using your fingers or a set of pliers, wrap the three wire tails around to form a coil below this large loop. Wrap them two or three times total, and clip the ends neatly once they're secured.

Wrapping the coil at least two or three times with all three strands makes a strong bond.

8. Add your plants in the configuration you like! I mixed three different colors of ivy geranium starts I got for 50¢ each so that they peeked through each space between the wires and the beads caught the light.

These ivy geraniums will continue trailing downward and to the sides to fill the hanging planter!

9. Make as many as you'd like, and hang your new planters on hooks or pegs along a fence or patio!

I hung my four planters along the fence in my backyard.

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Comments (5)

Jewelles writes: great idea! I was wondering if herbs would work and hang them in the kitchen .. very cool ty for sharing
Posted: 8:39 pm on July 14th

tsailee writes: I made these this week and love them! So far, we only have 2 but I want to do a total of 6 to hang on our covered porch area to provide some privacy from the next-door neighbors. I used hot pink Wave petunias (love trailing petunias in the summer) and expect them to fill out a lot in the next month or two. Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted: 9:05 am on June 2nd

susanstars writes: Hi, and thanks for the comments! Colleen, they have rusted a bit in a month outside, but not dramatically. If I bring them in for winter, I will put them on something to make sure they don't mark a tabletop or any other surface.

merryme, my best suggestion for plants that wouldn't need drainage holes is succulents - I have some in closed containers in my kitchen and they've done fine. Otherwise, maybe putting a simple rug or towel under them could work, or piercing holes in an old tupperware or other plastic lid and rigging it up under the cans to catch the water? What a fun project to do with your class :)
Posted: 3:30 pm on May 18th

merryme writes: I have saved several cans for just such a project for my pre-k classroom, but I'm having trouble trying to decide how to deal with the problem of hanging plants indoors. The cans will be hung from brackets at the children's level. How do I keep them from draining on the floor? What kind of contraption could I make to catch the water? Or what kind of plants wouldn't require drainage holes at all? The answer's probably obvious, but I can't seem to get past this step.
Posted: 2:50 pm on May 3rd

colleenclevernesting writes: How do the tins do long-term with rusting?
Thank you, Susan, for these great instructions! I'm going to pass this post along!
Posted: 8:33 am on May 3rd

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