Make Your Own
Designs, tips and step by step guides
Building a mixed pot for a patio, using an old metal baby bath – Step by Step Guide
An Introduction I found this old baby bath at a car boot sale. It’s a great size for some mixed planting with a “mini pond” and some habitats for bugs. Think drainage and soil support The bath has no holes so could get waterlogged in heavy rain. To help avoid this...
Building a Balcony pot, ginger mint – Step by step guide
Ginger mint, a bees’ drinking station, and shelter for critters- a step by step guide for a pot suitable for a small balcony.
Repurposing Pots
Anything that has volume and can hold soil may be used to make a pot for pollinators, to grow herbs for the kitchen, to grow some vegetables and to make a personal connection to nature.