I know!
This is a 'been there done that - everyone has blogged about it before' kinda thing.
But alas I have always wanted to make one of my own.
So here it is.
My version of a 'Birdcage Planter'.
I have had this ornamental birdcage for years, but it was always used to display a large candle inside.
Then it ended up in the garden with a pretty aqua pot inside that never got planted with anything.
It's currently mid-winter in New Zealand, so it's tricky to find a lot of colour in the form of annuals.
And also something that will withstand colder temperatures.
But the Garden Centre had beautiful miniature cyclamens flowering in all sorts of gorgeous colours.
And I already had some Variegated Trandescandia plants (also known as Inch plants) ready to pot.
So I selected cyclamens that would compliment the burgundy-purple tones.
Tradescantia is a trailing, soft, hairless ground cover.
I remember my mother had a potplant of this variegated form when I was a child.
The green form is considered a noxious weed now in New Zealand, as it grows a root from the smallest of nodes touching the ground, and it is found in a lot of the native bush here.
To Make:
The first thing to do is put a hanging basket liner into the bottom of the birdcage.
The bonus of this cage is it has a flip top with a catch, which made the task of placing the coconut fibre liner inside very easy.
Fill the liner with a quality potting mix.
Arrange and plant the plants inside.
I placed the cyclamens on a slight angle
so the flowers and leaves peeped out the cage sides.
Place it in the garden or hang it if preferred.
I love it!
What a pretty upcycle of the birdcage.
Plus it is a big tick off the 'I want to do that list'!
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