You can use pavers glued together to form nice square planters.
Diy concrete paver planter boxes.
Run a thin bead of adhesive along the edges press pavers together.
To make them you ll need cardboard boxes duct tape concrete mix a shovel and some sanding tools.
Making your own large round concrete flower pot.
Find two boxes that fit inside each other with a 1 gap on all sides.
Simply break apart the cardboard sand it paint it if you like and you re done.
Use the boxes as a mold and pour in the cement.
Planter box step 1.
Of course you ll want to choose the better looking sides of the pavers to face out.
In this diy video i ll show you how to make a large concrete planter using 2 buckets and a bag of concrete.
The base of this planter box is big enough for a 2 or 3 gallon pot so all you have to do is drop it in and watch it grow.
Have a few of these boxes ready and expect to mix up 60 80 lbs.
Depending on the size of the box the mix may take three or four days to completely solidify and dry.
Diy planter box with trellis.
If necessary clean the pavers especially the areas where you ll be applying the adhesive.
They both aren t very easy and fast to make but there is a way to make a cool concrete planter without these troubles.
Use landscape block adhesive to attach pavers.
Put pavers together without adhesive to make sure the size and shape are what you want.
The trellis will help stabilize taller plants or give climbing vines something to hold on to while it fills the back with flowers.
Here s what you do.
More than 1 and the box.
To glue one paver to another use landscape block adhesive and give it at least 24 hours before moving the planter.