A friend gave me a set of old chairs that have been sitting on our screened porch for several years. This year, I decided to make them into planters for our front porch. This is how I did it:

I purchased a roll of chicken wire from the home center and stretched it over the area I wanted to cover. It was pretty easy to work with.

I began to press and bend the wire to form a lip around the edge of the chair. I cut off the excess wire with snips. You have to allow enough chicken wire to form a cup for the coco liner…

I planted two types of coleus and a dark red calibrachoa (million bells). This will fill out the chair in the weeks to come and will spill over the edges.
Do you have an old chair you can try this in? Would love to see what you’ve created.
I must give a big shout out to Annie Haven of Haven Brand Soil Conditioners. I use her moo poo teas on all my annuals and perennials with magnificent results.
What a beautiful entrance! Love the easy to follow instructions!
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Thank you for the great idea and very clear instructions. Those chairs certainly welcome visitors to your front door!
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Your front entrance looks so inviting..a botanical haven. Love the ‘planter chairs’! Thanks for the photo tutorial…
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Thanks, we can’t wait till they are all filled out and spilling over with color!
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Greetings from Canada! Your garden looks unbelievable, being zone 8 things are just waking up up here. I grow roses too, I compete with the blooms in July and I have won firsts with Sunset Celebration and Peter Mayle. I live in Maple Ridge BC
Heather A. Webb
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Hello! Thank you! I love sunset celebration.
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They look charming and lovely. No old chairs here but maybe if I even found one, I could stick it in the garden.
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I stick all old chairs in the garden! They have many uses… Thanks for stopping by
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Hi, thanks so much for following my blog! Your planter chairs are such a neat idea!
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I can’t help commenting on the beautiful roses at the top of your blog. Well done! By the way, thanks for liking my post.
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