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Making a Pebble Planter

By goldfinch4
November 25, 2015

Looking for a little project to pass the time when cold or rainy weather keeps you out of the garden? How about making a cute pebble planter? This design works especially well for succulents and alpine plants because of the excellent drainage this pot provides.

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virginiarose
Jan 31, 2013 12:06 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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Great idea Chris! Love the step by step instructions too. Lovey dubby
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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goldfinch4
Jan 31, 2013 12:21 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
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Thank you Susan! I tip my hat to you.
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mcash70
Jan 31, 2013 2:37 PM CST
Name: Margaret
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Chris, that really is a cute pot, you did a great job with instructions and photos. Thumbs up
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KyWoods
Jan 31, 2013 3:02 PM CST
Name: Renée
Northern KY
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Wow, a prettier alternative to a plain ol' clay pot--I love it!
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goldfinch4
Jan 31, 2013 3:06 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
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Sometimes it's easier to explain things with photos than it is with words. Smiling

Glad you like it!
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lovemyhouse
Jan 31, 2013 3:35 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
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love that idea, woofie Thumbs up Big Grin
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Joannabanana
Jan 31, 2013 3:35 PM CST
Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)
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I agree
goldfinch4 said:Sometimes it's easier to explain things with photos than it is with words. Smiling

Glad you like it!


Very nifty project and the photos make it look very simple
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goldfinch4
Jan 31, 2013 3:37 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
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Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
It is easy, just a little time consuming waiting for the glue to dry! Hilarious!
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| @goldfinch4 | Post #353406 (8)
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webesemps
Jan 31, 2013 4:08 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
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Chris, you should see how long it takes my phone to send the plant photos to my computer...seems longer than glue drying... Grumbling
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goldfinch4
Jan 31, 2013 4:38 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing But I guess that really isn't funny, is it?
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clintbrown
Feb 1, 2013 4:54 PM CST
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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I used sandstone, not wood. I look through them and find the shape and size I want. I didn't use any wire mesh. I just glued my rocks like brick laying. LOL. Either way will work. They are fun to make!
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valleylynn
Feb 1, 2013 4:58 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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How is it holding up Clint with the type glue you used?
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| @valleylynn | Post #353906 (12)
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clintbrown
Feb 1, 2013 5:00 PM CST
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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It's just like new. They've been out on the patio since i made them. I made a larger one too. They are my favorite planters by far!
| @clintbrown | Post #353907 (13)
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valleylynn
Feb 1, 2013 5:55 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Hurray! Hurray!
Great to know that they will hold up to winter freezing and thawing. Thank you Clint.
Sempervivum for Sale
Sempervivum ~ Sedum ~ Containers

| @valleylynn | Post #353922 (14)
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woofie
Feb 1, 2013 8:54 PM CST
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Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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Oh, oops! That's right, Clint DID use flat stones for his base. *Blush* That's what I get for being too lazy to look up the original. Rolling my eyes.
Hey, how about using hypertufa as a base? You could embed the hardware cloth into the hypertufa.....eeek, somebody stop me....stop me now! Please! Hilarious!
Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid.
| @woofie | Post #354055 (15)
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valleylynn
Feb 1, 2013 10:29 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Nooo, keep going woofie. Hurray!
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| @valleylynn | Post #354099 (16)
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goldfinch4
Feb 2, 2013 2:59 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Sorry about the error Clint. Thanks for the correction!
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| @goldfinch4 | Post #354160 (17)
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clintbrown
Feb 2, 2013 4:42 AM CST
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
Beekeeper Garden Art Hellebores Heucheras Hummingbirder Garden Procrastinator
Sedums Sempervivums Region: Tennessee Region: United States of America Ferns Echinacea
No problem. Hurray!
| @clintbrown | Post #354171 (18)
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crittergarden
Feb 2, 2013 10:14 AM CST
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a)
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valleylynn said: Hurray! Hurray!
Great to know that they will hold up to winter freezing and thawing. Thank you Clint.


Yeah, but that's Tennessee, not Pennsylvania.
Looking forward to hearing from Goldfinch up there in zone 4 next summer.
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crittergarden
Feb 2, 2013 10:15 AM CST
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a)
Rabbit Keeper Bee Lover Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Butterflies Hummingbirder
Dog Lover Birds Plant and/or Seed Trader Bulbs Echinacea Irises
YES WOOFIE - keep going
Hurray!
SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde...
| @crittergarden | Post #354250 (20)

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