How to make the best large plant pots for flowering plants that last for years and can be used season after season.

Introduction

I have found that the best way to grow flowering plants is in large plant pots. Large plant pots keep your flowers from getting root bound, which prevents them from blooming their best. They also make it easier to control soil moisture and nutrients, making it more likely that your plants will grow well without needing too much attention. Today I’m going to show you how to make an amazing garden planter that can be used year after year and season after season!

Start with a 12″ diameter clay pot.

Starting with a 12″ diameter clay pot is the best way to make sure you get the most out of your plant. The clay pots are heavy and can be difficult to move, but they’re porous, allowing water to drain through them. Clay pots come in a variety of finishes so you can find one that matches your decor perfectly. Clay pots are attractive and can be used indoors or outdoors—even under the harshest conditions! They’re durable and will last for years on end, ensuring that your investment pays off season after season.

Place a layer of wood mulch on the bottom of the planter.

Next, add a layer of wood mulch. You should be able to find this at your local home improvement store or nursery for about $3 per bag. Wood mulch is a great choice because it’s easy to find and cheap to buy, but more importantly it holds in moisture which is what you need when growing plants that are going to live in large planters indoors.

Line the bottom of your pot with rocks or cinder blocks.

Line the bottom of your pot with rocks or cinder blocks.

The bottom of your pot should be lined with rocks or cinder blocks to hold in moisture and add more nutrients. Make sure that the soil you put on top of them is deep enough to cover all of those rock/cinder block areas, but not so deep that it’s hard to get the plants out later!

Line the sides of the pot with rocks or cinder blocks to hold in moisture and add more nutrients.

Line the sides of the pot with rocks or cinder blocks to hold in moisture and add more nutrients.

  • The rocks can help keep the soil from drying out and washing away.
  • The rocks will also add nutrients to the soil, which helps your plants grow better.

Fill the pot with topsoil, potting soil, or peat moss an inch deep.

Once you’ve decided on a plant, it’s time to fill your new container with soil. If you have access to topsoil, this is the best option for potting up your plant. Topsoil is usually rich in nutrients and will provide a healthy growing environment for your flowering plants. If you don’t have access to topsoil, potting soil can be used as an alternative. It also contains nutrients that will benefit your flowering plants as well—though perhaps not as much as topsoil would provide them. Finally, peat moss is another option if neither one of those other options are available; while they won’t provide quite as rich or nutrient-rich an environment for your flowers’ roots, they’ll still do fine if there’s no other way around it!

Add plants in a variety of sizes and shapes to fill in possible gaps.

To make your large plant pots last for years, don’t just fill them with one type of plant. Instead, use a variety of different plants that will complement each other and fill in any gaps in the design. If you’re using a tall type of flowering plant like an orchid tree or palm tree, try to find some smaller flowers that grow well with them and don’t compete for space. For example, this one-of-a-kind arrangement includes four different types of plants (an aloe vera succulent mixed with three annuals) that are all the same height so they fit together perfectly without leaving any gaps open on the sides.

This is how you make an amazing garden planter that can be used year after year and season after season.

This is how you make an amazing garden planter that can be used year after year and season after season.

  • Use a clay pot – clay pots are best because they have better drainage than plastic and do not dry out as quickly.
  • Use a large pot – the larger the better! The bigger it is, the more soil it can hold, which means your plants will have more room to grow!
  • Add rocks or cinder blocks – Add rocks or cinder blocks at the bottom of your planter to help add moisture and nutrients to your soil (this makes watering less frequent), and also gives added support for heavy flowers. You’ll want to fill them up with potting soil before adding any plants so they’re nice and full! And don’t forget about drainage holes in case too much water collects inside your planter–you’ll want those there too!

Conclusion

If you follow the steps above, your garden planter will look amazing and the plants will grow better than ever! The best part is that you can use this same method to create a new planter every year (or every season) if you want. This means that these plants are much more likely to survive than if they were left in their original pots or planted directly into soil without any protection from outside elements such as moisture loss or frost damage during cold winters.

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