Drum planters

Do you have a few old metal drums lying around your yard? Give them a new purpose by transforming them into stylish, rustic planters for the garden.

Raised Planter Stand: This is a solution I came up with for planting a garden above my septic system leach field. I didn't want to plant directly on the field, or even create a raised bed. I had access to 55 gallon juice drums and thought I would make use of 3 of them. T…

Gardening space at a premium?Well here's an interesting idea.Go poke a bunch of holes in a 55 Gallon drum and you've just gone and got your own vertical garden that can grow up to 72 individual plants! A great and cheap solution to really increase the growing capacity of your crops in limited space areas like patios, apartments, decks and small backyards.If you like lettuce, and like lettuce a lot, well that's a lot of lettuce!We like it.More Details Here

half-barrel planter

There have been very few opportunities for even the most avid of gardeners to plant bright red geraniums in an old, gray washing machine tub, so pay attention to this […]

Upcycled oil drum planters.

Oil drum planters. Converted half oil drum.

Stylish and Low Cost 55 Gallon Drum Planters: I wanted to build some simple, low cost & attractive containers for a few fruit trees that were ready to be replanted in my backyard. Using second hand 55 gallon food safe plastic barrels and some scrap wood that I cleaned up on the p…

A drum planter for a music theme garden