How to Make Creative Bonsai/Container Gardens from Household Discards

  Living in the city, it really isn't easy to have a living environment full of greenery everywhere you look. Since for now you can't move into a more ideal home that suits your life better, then settle for the next best thing and find ways to transform the little corner of the world you currently live in. Today we bring you 20 little DIY tricks that will show you how to use household discards to create a small garden brimming with thoughtfulness and creativity.

  1. Reusing a Discarded Fish Tank

  Making a fish tank planter is very simple. You just need to first put a layer of glass beads at the bottom of the fish tank, then take the succulents out of their cheap plastic pots and place them into the tank, adding a bit of soil to hold them in place if necessary. Want it a bit more unique? DIY it: the wooden sticks left over after eating ice cream bars can be used as decoration.

  2. Turning Tin Cans into Small Flower Pots

  In daily life you occasionally buy canned things, such as paint, and just toss them away once they're used up? That's really a pity. Actually, as long as you wash them thoroughly, they can be used as flower pots for growing plants. But for the sake of looks, it's best to spend a little extra time transforming the can's appearance. If possible, drill a hole on each side of the can, then thread a string through and hang it on the wall for an even prettier look!

  3. Turning an Old Wardrobe into a Succulent Paradise

  If you're about to replace the drawer-style wardrobe in your home, then if you have the space, you can actually consider turning it into a little paradise for succulents. Drill drainage holes in the bottom of each drawer, then use bricks to prop up the inside of the drawers so the space on each level isn't too large, then plant the plants and bury the soil, and a succulent paradise full of ingenuity like the one above is complete!

  4. Give an Ordinary Flower Pot More of a Zakka Style

  Is your flower pot not very attractive? No problem, just get some burlap and hemp rope ready and it can instantly get a makeover. Measure how wide the fabric needs to be to completely cover the flower pot, then cut the burlap into a circle, wrap it around the pot, and finally tie it up with hemp rope!

  5. Old Floppy Disks to the Rescue Again

  A flower pot like this feels like it would be perfect for a computer fanatic's home. Use a hot glue gun to glue 4 old floppy disks into a box with no bottom, then trim down the outer height of the plastic pot holding the plant so the floppy disk pot isn't exposed and looking unsightly, and finally place it into the floppy disk pot and you're done.

  6. Clever Use of Old Books as Flower Pots

  I once saw this idea at a succulent-themed wedding: hollow out the middle of a hardcover old book, seal it well with glue, then wrap it in a layer of plastic wrap, and you can plant your favorite plants in this little space. Succulents will work better.

  7. Rain Boots into Flower Containers

  Did you know? Actually, your unwanted rain boots can also be used as flower pots. Compared with the few just mentioned, because rain boots have a certain depth, they can be used to grow plants that need to root deeply, such as fresh flowers.

  8. Old Kitchenware Should Serve as New Flower Pots

  Besides rain boots, actually some old kitchenware at home is also very suitable for use as flower pots. A colander or a kettle are both good choices. They can be used directly, saving even the effort of modification.

  9. Making Flower Pots from Renovation Building Materials

  Do you have some leftover flooring material after just finishing home renovations? Then please take a little time to make them into flower pots. Glue 4 bricks together, then place a potted plant inside, and it's basically made the same way as the old floppy disk one. Remember not to seal the bottom completely, otherwise when you water too much it will easily cause the plants' roots to rot.

  10. Reusing Red Wine Corks

  The corks left over after drinking red wine are actually treasures. You can dig a hole in one like in the picture above and plant a small plant inside, or after collecting a dozen or twenty of them, fix them into a picture frame with hot melt glue, with pins on top for hanging jewelry. They can also replace a guest book, letting guests at weddings and other events sign on them, then seal them in a large glass drift bottle as a keepsake.

  11. The Clever Use of an Old Hanging Shoe Bag

  After washing an old hanging shoe bag clean, it's actually a pretty good container for growing plants, because it's breathable and lets water through, and it won't let soil leak out either, plus it has a certain depth, so it really is a low-cost, good solution.

  12. Using a Milk Carton as a Flower Pot

  Cut off the top of the milk carton, wrap and decorate the body of the carton with linen fabric, fix the fabric with hot melt glue, place the plant together with its original plastic pot into the carton, then decorate the empty gaps with moss.

  13. Planting Plants in a Necktie

  This idea requires destroying a necktie and is fairly demanding in terms of skill. Friends with nimble hands can give it a try, but remember to waterproof it well!

  14. Potted Plants in Glass Jars

  The most ordinary glass jar with a metal lid is actually the most practical of all. It needs no modification at all and can be used directly as a flower pot. Grow some edible herbs like mint in it, then place it on the kitchen windowsill: both attractive and very useful.

  15. Pendant Lamp Flower Pot

  Bet you didn't think of this one? Turn an unwanted pendant lamp into a flower pot. It's beautiful, but it will take up a lot of space.

  16. Hanging Potted Plants

  This one really demands skill, and it has special requirements for the plant varieties and the containers used, so it's not particularly suited for home use.

  17. The Clever Use of Eggs

  Most families keep eggs on hand, but have you ever thought that eggshells are actually a great flower pot? Crack the egg open (don't crack it too badly or make the opening too big; you can use a knife to help), pour out the yolk and white, then wash it clean, put it back in the egg carton, add nutrient soil, then bury the seeds and water regularly. Eggshells can also provide nutrients, so using them this way really isn't wasteful at all!

  18. Using Wine Bottles as Vases

  People often keep good-looking wine bottles to use as vases. Both water culture and soil planting are suitable, but because there's no way to drain water, when planting in soil you need to be careful to control the amount of water when watering, to avoid root rot. PS: Hanging them up at staggered heights looks great!

  19. A Big Makeover for a Cookie Tin

  Want to add some decoration to your wall? Then this DIY idea will be a good choice.

  20. Hanging Plants

  To make this kind of "flower pot," you'll need moss, hemp rope, scissors, peat soil, cotton thread, and so on. Because it leaks water, it's best to place it outdoors.