A Doorstep Garden - Turn an old boot into a stylish planter

jalex · 03-13-2002, 11:17 PM

Materials
• Old boot
• Pebbles or aquarium gravel
• Potting soil or loam
• Small bunch of annual flowers

Step 1:
Remove the lace from the boot or loosen it enough to allow the tongue to be pulled forward.

Step 2:
Fill the bottom of the boot with a layer of pebbles or aqaurium gravel to provide drainage.

Step 3:
Pack in a 2-inch layer of potting soil or loam.

Step 4:
Fit in the root base of annual flowers (pansies, marigolds, or impatiens work well).

Step 5:
Gently pack more soil around and on top of the roots.

Tips:
Remember to water the flowers regularly because, unlike those that are planted in the ground, these blooms cannot draw moisture from the surrounding soil.

The mailman LOVES me! · 03-14-2002, 10:08 AM

this is a great idea! I've done this with two different sizes of my daughters rain boots.

picklepuss · 03-16-2002, 06:50 PM

This is a great idea!I still have my husbands work boots and I think I'll put them to good use with this idea.Thanks.

scotchhunky · 03-18-2002, 10:34 PM

Too Cute

03-13-2002, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	A Doorstep Garden - Turn an old boot into a stylish planter Materials • Old boot • Pebbles or aquarium gravel • Potting soil or loam • Small bunch of annual flowers Step 1: Remove the lace from the boot or loosen it enough to allow the tongue to be pulled forward. Step 2: Fill the bottom of the boot with a layer of pebbles or aqaurium gravel to provide drainage. Step 3: Pack in a 2-inch layer of potting soil or loam. Step 4: Fit in the root base of annual flowers (pansies, marigolds, or impatiens work well). Step 5: Gently pack more soil around and on top of the roots. Tips: Remember to water the flowers regularly because, unlike those that are planted in the ground, these blooms cannot draw moisture from the surrounding soil. __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

03-16-2002, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
picklepuss Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 4,712 iTrader: (5) Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	This is a great idea!I still have my husbands work boots and I think I'll put them to good use with this idea.Thanks. __________________ MY TRADER FEEDBACK http://www.bigbigforums.com/showthread.php3?t=447050

03-18-2002, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
scotchhunky Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: PA Posts: 312 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Too Cute __________________ Follow your heart with your eyes wide open!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Funny thing --- the harder I work, the luckier I get!

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03-14-2002, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
The mailman LOVES me! Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this is a great idea! I've done this with two different sizes of my daughters rain boots.