I don't like to spend a lot of money on decorations but, I still want my porch to look and smell beautiful in the spring and summer. For less than $10 you can make both planters below in under 10 minutes!
Materials:
Handful of rocks from driveway -free
Dollar Tree:
2 metal containers of your choice -$2
1 bag of butterfly sticks various colors -$1
Wal-Mart:
1 small bag of potting soil -$2
4 viola starts -$4.74
Total: $9.74
Directions:
Put a very thin layer of rocks along the bottom of the containers. Remove violas from their containers (save containers to start other plants in later) arrange flowers in containers then fill in empty spaces with potting soil. Press soil down firmly from the top and dampen soil with room temperature water. Arrange butterfly sticks how you would like. Proudly display on your counter, porch, or patio. Water lightly daily. Don't forget violas are a perennial so store then in a cool, dark place, inside during the winter. Only watering a couple times a month. They will regrow on their own in the spring when you bring the planters back out in the light.
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