🪚📏✏️Turned some old wine barrels into planters and honestly, I’m loving the vibe they’re bringing to the front of our cabin! 🌿🪴A friend found these barrels heading for the dump, saved them, and now, here we are. It took me a minute to get brave enough to start cutting, but with a Sawz-all, measuring tape, and pencil, I finally did it.
I measured, marked, and cut right through the middle, starting at the plug. And just like that, we’ve got these cool new homes for plants. They are still a bit rough around the edges and need drainage holes but will soon be ready for dirt — I think they’re looking pretty awesome.
Pro tip: these barrel planters can be super pricey at stores, so maybe check around for some that haven’t been cut yet. You might get lucky at a local winery 🍷 or even a bourbon/whiskey 🥃 refinery (are you from Kentucky or Tennessee?)
I’m thinking of planting herbs in mine. What about you? What would you plant? 🌼🌱
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From a whole barrel to a planted one.
While you’re here, take a look at DIY Greenhouse Magic: Start Your Spring Seeds with a Milk Jug! and The Rainy Day Garden Guide: 10 Things to Do When You Can’t Garden but Still Want To.
Written by
Lane and Jules Morris
Authors and University of Tennessee faculty writing from our farm in East Tennessee about gardening, the farm kitchen, faith and designing a flourishing life at any age. More about us
