1. Unroll the wire enough to make a cylinder that fits snugly inside your pot. Allow one square of overlap. Cut the wire with your tin snips and use zip ties to secure the wire together to form a cylinder. Use enough zip ties to keep your cylinder stable.
2. Unroll the landscape fabric and cut it to a length so that it fits inside your wire cylinder. You can measure the length by rolling it around the outside of the cylinder and then cutting. Leave a bit of overlap so soil does not seep out the seam.
To see another one of my planter projects, check out my Wheelbarrow Planter.
Felie Hempfling says
Such a great idea to add height and color to a garden or entry way!
Leanne Leeper says
Looks great! Be sure to share an updated picture later this summer. Im interested to see how it grows!
Kirsten Thompson says
I saw this on TV, too! You did a GREAT job of putting it together. I might have to give it a try myself 🙂 I need some color by my front door.
Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects says
I love, LOVE this project, I considered it myself before settling on my whiskey barrel!! Yours looks totally gorgeous, I’m a fan of petunias already but it just really looks awesome! 🙂
Faith says
I know you mentioned this wasn’t the cheapest DIY but in was wondering how much approx it costs…I’m really tempted to try putting a spider plant or another draping plant at the top…
Kelly says
Faith,
I honestly can’t remember how much I paid for this. I had to buy the landscaping fabric, wire fencing, potting soil and plants. I had a lot of the wire fencing and fabric left over to use for other projects.
Teresa muscianes says
How do you water the tower? Do you just pour the water from the top?
Kelly says
I watered it by pouring some water into the top and I also poured some water into the holes in the middle if there was room after planting the flowers.
Angie Bigham says
I followed instructions exactly…so easy… beautiful results… you were correct that this isn’t a cheap project… I made two and spent about $120.00 on each. I made very large ones, each taking 8 cubic feet of soil. Soooo worth it….these planters are absolutely beautiful ?