Bright bed of the abraded old tires, thorough and stylish capacity of concrete or the foozle who has again blossomed in skillful hands – ways to build street flowerpot for the site much.
Flowerpots from tires
Automobile tires – universal material which is often used for front gardens. In some cases they are driven in the earth to designate borders of any given zone on the street, sometimes put horizontally, fill inside the earth, plant flowers – the classical bed turns out. But much more interestingly flowerpots from automobile tires which have in a special way cut look. Winter not studded tires as rubber of all others not so soft will be ideal for such designs. Not only rubber, but also rim which will serve as flowerpot support is obligatory.
Tools and materials:
- grinder;
- sharp knife;
- simple pencil;
- soap solution;
- paint brush;
- paint;
At first it is necessary to apply the drawing on rubber. The tire is completely cleaned from dirt and dust, then put on plain surface. Simple pencil plan the line on which the section will be made. It is not obligatory that the line was equal. It is possible to draw wave or zigzag. The figured cut obliges to observe symmetry. Otherwise future flowerpot will look inaccurate.
Sharp knife which should be moistened periodically in strong soap solution cut tire on the drawn line. It is much easier to make figured contour the electrofret saw.
When top, already unnecessary, part is removed, the tire needs to be inverted. The place of cut will appear below. Leg step on rim, slightly knife hook the site of rubber and turn out tire. The woman will hardly cope with such work: rather serious physical force is required.
Now it is necessary to process cuts. To give them smoothness or to strengthen figurnost it is possible sharp knife or the grinder. Final stage of work is dressing of flowerpot. Black rubber only in small amount of cases looks effectively. Most often it is coated.
For a start it is necessary to wash once again all surface with soap solution, to wash away its remains, to allow to dry out. Then the tire is covered with primer. In several hours when the priming coat has completely dried, by means of brush apply paint. It is possible to draw flowers, geometrical figures, intricate ornament on the turned-out vase. Sometimes the option of two- or three-colored striped coloring will approach. On the rubber surface covered with primer enamel and oil paints and also nitropaints and automobile paints which sell in barrels perfectly lay down. When coloring it is necessary to pay attention and internal fringing of flowerpot.
When paint has completely dried, the flowerpot from automobile tire is placed on the constant place. Under it put rim. The bottom and internal part are covered spunbond or any other agrofabric not to allow germination of weeds. Sand or small pebble has to become base layer. The main volume is filled with prime quality land. In such flowerpot koleusa, petunias and practically any decorative and deciduous or blossoming plants perfectly look.
Flowerpot from cement
Such flowerpots heavy, thorough and durable. It is rather easy to make them, it is necessary to stock up with suitable forms only in advance: plastic boxes, wicker baskets. Even old basins, buckets and bowls will approach.
Tools and materials:
- sand;
- cement;
- capacity for cement slurry;
- two forms of different diameter;
- knife;
- trowel;
- plastic tube (length – 20 cm, diameter – 2 cm);
- brush (or spray);
- water;
- vegetable oil.
In capacity fill 3 parts of clean bank sand and 2 parts of cement. Then mix, gradually adding water. Solution is stirred until homogeneous mass without lumps turns out. For obtaining interesting decorative effect it is possible to add to cement slurry dye (on packing there has to be marking "For concrete").
At first take form of large diameter, it is abundant oil it vegetable from within. The form of smaller diameter is covered with oil outside. The plastic pipe is cut on 4 fragments.
On bottom of big form pour 3-centimeter layer of solution. Insert tube sections into the center of capacity. After a while cement will begin to grab, then the smaller form is put from above on tubes. The space between two forms is filled with cement slurry. To facilitate work and not to allow the shift of small form, it is possible to put brick or big cobble-stone in it. The top of future flowerpot is leveled by means of trowel.
In a day cement has to stiffen. Then the internal form needs to be pulled out accurately. Concrete is moistened with water and covered with film. During the next seven days the flowerpot needs to be opened and again to moisten concrete. That material has not cracked, it should be protected from direct sunshine and sharp temperature drops.
In week completely remove film and remove big form. The flowerpot is ready. Now it can be painted suitable color, to establish on the constant place and to fill with fertile soil.
Wooden flowerpots
Flowerpots from stubs are piece of the become obsolete nature which still can give the second life. Birch stubs have the greatest decorative effect. If was not suitable penechka, it is possible to use saw cut which diameter should not exceed 40 cm.
Tools and materials:
- simple pencil;
- circular saw;
- drill;
- chisel;
- antiseptic solution for tree.
The upper part of stub saw is cut off, leaving at the same time bark to keep the maximum naturalness of future element of landscaping. Simple pencil in stub plan circle which diameter will be 10-12 cm less than the general diameter of flowerpot. On the planned line drill openings of 7-8 cm in depth, and then by means of chisel take duramen. Walls level, remove chips. In the basis of stub drill openings for drain of excess water.
In wooden flowerpot from stub it is possible to fill the earth and to plant flowers, however then the design will serve not for long. Optimal variant is installation in the flowerpot suitable by the size. Before it it is desirable to cover internal part of flowerpot with mordant.