Sometimes it’s fun to offer our plants a chair. Have a seat! In the garden, on the porch, hanging from the lamp post or in any other location, a planted chair is whimsical and fun to create. Use a chair that would otherwise get junked because it’s weak, broken or otherwise not salvageable seating. If you need to line it to hold soil, staple on landscape fabric, or adapt a Smart Pot for the purpose.Smart Pots 5-Gallon Smart Pot Soft-Sided Container, Black Here are a couple of chairs for inspiration:

This chair had the seat removed so that a hanging basket (hangers removed) could be placed on the seat.

This chair had the seat removed so that a hanging basket (hangers removed) could be placed on the seat.

This chair was in the greenhouse at White Flower Farm. I love the fact that Nasturtium seeds were planted in the seat and were just beginning to grow. The use of the moss was also wonderful in this arrangement.

This chair was in the greenhouse at White Flower Farm. I love the fact that Nasturtium seeds were planted in the seat and were just beginning to grow. The use of the moss was also wonderful in this arrangement.

A planted chair makes a great garden ornament that “stops the eye” in front of a visual problem. Have a bare space in the garden? A blank wall? A group of utilities that are less-than-attractive? Plant up a chair and place it in front of those eyesores. The chair doesn’t hide what’s behind it, but distracts the viewer so they don’t notice what’s in back of the seating.

 

 

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