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    Home » Home Decor » Fancy Flowers In Rusty Containers | Porch Perk Up

    Fancy Flowers In Rusty Containers | Porch Perk Up

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    Don’t throw away those old rusty containers and junk treasures. When it’s time to pretty up your porch, deck, or other outside space you’ll be glad you hung on to them.

    flowers in rusty containers

    I’m happy to report there is no more Christmas décor on my front porch. Not having Christmas in July.

    fancy flowers in rusty containers porch perk up

    I put all of my rusty containers and a few junk treasures to good use. The décor is  nothing special but it sure did give the porch a facelift.

    porch before makeover

    The day I decided to put the porch together the temp was about 92 and the humidity was about 150%. Maybe not that much humidity but it felt like it. Remember this is Tennessee in June. I removed the remaining faux Christmas greenery and took stock of the leftovers on the porch. Then I went to the workshop to see what else I might want to bring out.

    maple trees in rusty container

    I think the re-purposed newspaper roller harboring tiny maple trees is hilarious . Those little “helicopter” maple seeds fly everywhere. Time for them to go.

    repotting flowers

    I went to Home Depot and bought a few pots of colorful flowers. Colorful flowers are a porch necessity. I repotted all of them. The rusty pots and unique junk containers add character to the porch. Why buy new run-of-the-mill pots. Most of these pieces cost only a few dollars each.

    brick for adding height

    My fern was short and the bucket was tall so I added a brick to the bottom of the bucket and put the fern, original plastic container and all, into the bucket. Make it work!

    fern in reclaimed bucket

    The fern is perfect for the tall bucket.

    fancy flowers in rusty containers 1

    The vintage chair was found on one of my junkin’ trips…..or flea market trips. The wood frame leaning against the brick was another junkin’ find and I’ve had it a loooong time.

    boy and girl garden statues

    The girl and boy in the swing are a recent purchase from my fav junk shop, $6. Who could pass up those cuties.

    junk bucket flower planter

    I love Morning Glories. And those colors! The rustic red bench is almost falling apart so it’s perfect too. There is a similar bench on the other side of the front door.

    girl and boy garden statues

    A close up of the sweet faces of the friends.

    rusty containers for flowers

    The green newspaper logroller now holds flowers. I didn't know what that thing was when I bought it. I just knew it would come in handy for something. Don't you just love a good repurpose.

    white and purple flowers

    A rusty pot the JTS bought for me at an auction holds purple and white flowers. I have no idea what the name of the flowers are. I don’t have a green thumb and don’t know much about plants. I just know what I like.

    fancy flowers in rusty containers for porch decorating

    I wanted to share how I filled the rusty wagon with pretty flowers last year.

    rusty wagon planter

    rusty wagon planter

    Here is the wagon sitting under the tree by our workshop. I love the red and purple color combination.

    You guys can't leave until you see my repurposed bird feeder as a hanging plant container by clicking here....Red Repurposed Bird Feeder.

    Also the rusty green drink cooler I used for bold color flowers here.  The cool rusty finds have me drooling and the flowers are so pretty in the unique containers. They certainly have character. 

    One last look and I’ll sign off. See you tomorrow. Have a great day.

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    1. Ivory

      July 14, 2017 at 9:16 pm

      I absolutely love the way you arranged everything. I have a few items like yours, now thanks to you, I know how to arrange them.

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    2. Heather Bryant

      July 05, 2017 at 10:07 am

      Absolutely beautiful!! I love "junk gardening" !! You did a fabulous job Kathy!! Your porch looks great 🙂

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    3. Sonnie

      June 21, 2017 at 9:07 am

      Your porch looks great, Kathy. Very summery and relaxing.

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    4. Naomi S.

      June 20, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      I love all your "junky" pots and the flowers you chose. I think Kathleen, above, is right about the flowers in the bucket. They are petunias. They are somewhat similar to the flowers on morning glory vines, but if they were morning glories they would be on vines.

      That little boy and girl statue on the swing is just darling. Six dollars--unbelievable!

      Thanks for sharing your ideas for sprucing up your front porch, Kathy! It looks great.

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    5. Kathleen Hicks

      June 20, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      I had an old chair sitting around and painted it "rustic" and mad the seat into a planter-begonias. I think your bucked has petunias, not morning glories.

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    6. Bonnie

      June 20, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Your front porch is perfect. Thanks for sharing and for all of the good suggestions.

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    7. Missy Wilson

      June 20, 2017 at 10:59 am

      Your porch looks so bright and cherry. I have two high back red chippy chairs on my porch. The rush seats need to be removed and I want to make planters out of them. I think your pretty porch has given me the jump start I need to get this project done! hanks....Missy

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    8. Pat Packer

      June 20, 2017 at 10:47 am

      What did you do with the little rusty wagon? I filled mine up with Devonian and a couple rusty old hand garden tools.

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      • Pat Packer

        June 20, 2017 at 10:48 am

        Begonias, not Devonian....lol

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    9. Cindy Richter

      June 20, 2017 at 10:21 am

      L O V E it! So much rusty awesomeness! I could hang there a while for sure!

      Reply
    10. Cathy

      June 20, 2017 at 9:07 am

      Looks great, Kathy! Love that boy/girl swing!!! For $6 - what a steal!!!

      Reply
    11. Terry M

      June 20, 2017 at 8:19 am

      That boy/girl swing for $6? What a find!! It's adorable and your porch looks awesome with all the flowers and fern.

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    12. Heather Giambra

      June 20, 2017 at 8:07 am

      The purple and white flowers are Scabiosa aka Fan Flower. Great for hanging baskets, sloped groundcover, and rusty buckets! The pink fowers are Calabrocha aka Million Bells.
      Love your porch arrangements!

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    13. EFFIE CARROLL

      June 20, 2017 at 7:41 am

      I have an old blue speckled enamel pot. Can't wait to fill it with flowers.

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    14. Michelle

      June 20, 2017 at 7:02 am

      Very nice transformation! Have a blessed week. M

      Reply
    15. carolyn

      June 20, 2017 at 4:13 am

      I have plenty of rusty containers lying around. I know what I will use them for now

      Reply

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