I love my birdbath. It was my Grandma's. Well, at least the bottom was.
When I was a kid, my brother and I smashed into the birdbath in an epic sledding accident and the top was broken in two.
I was able to find an almost identical replacement top at a pottery store in Zanesville, Ohio a few years ago though, so we were back in the bird bathing business.
BTW, my birdbath was last seen in a Halloween post HERE when I decided to use it as a fancy jack-o-lantern holder.
See, birdbaths aren't just for birds!
I was getting a little tired of the endless cycle of filling my birdbath up, watching the birds splash around in it, the water turning fifty shades of grey green, me washing the disgusting gunk out of it (worms, poop, slime) and starting the whole process over again. I just couldn't commit to it this year.
So I decided to make it a planter.
Nothing permanent. The plants are growing in a tray normally used for the bottom of a huge clay pot and is just placed in the birdbath.
I thought it was a lazy woman's fix for my birdbath dilemma.
In the planter I used Angelina Sedum,
Red Carpet Sedum (it's a Sedum parade today)
and the ever popular Hens and Chicks.
Sorry birds, you'll have to fly twenty feet to the left and swim in the pond. This pool is closed for the summer!
Speaking of pools, when we opened the hot tub this year (flash back to the 80's), we found a family of frogs had taken up residence there. Sort of gross. It's going to take a lot of spa chemicals to make me want to get in that water this year.
Do you have any swimming plans this weekend? Do they include any amphibians?
Vickie @ Ranger 911
Haha! I have a little metal birdbath that gets rusty and gross when the water is in it more than a day. I think I'm going to do the same and add a potted plant. The birds should be able to find one of our 10,000 lakes. :@
Now, hot tubbing with frogs I'm not too keen on. Do they like beer?
Sweet Posy Dreams
Sedums are so great. The planting looks perfect in the birdbath.
I am heading to Florida soon. That will no doubt involve a swimsuit. I am not looking forward to that aspect of the trip. I love to be IN the ocean. It's the walking down to the water in a swimsuit (right out in plain sight!) that's bad.
NanaDiana
LOL- I stuck a big ivy in one of my birdbaths today...because I have never yet seen a bird approach it...and I thought WHY NOT!?! Great minds think alike, huh?;>) xo Diana
LizlovesVintage
I just love the birdbath!! Thank you Grandma 🙂
Thanks for the inspiration. I have an old chair that needs some plants 🙂
Have a great Holiday weekend.
xxx Liz
Country Dreaming
No pools or frogs this weekend.
Lots of family and friend time.
Have a great weekend.
Melinda
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
I love how you use the birdbath in other ways, Pam...I have a two tiered fountain that I want to use as a fairy garden...
Shabby chic Sandy
Your bird bath planter looks great. If we had a pool my husband would probably encourage frogs to live in it. He loves frogs. We have them in our water feature. I hate it when they jump out at me!
Paulette
Love how the plants look in your birdbath/planter. Clever idea.
Crack You Whip
That is a great idea! I have one I need to pull out of storage so this is a nice little project:)
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions
Very pretty, Pam! My birdbath {at our old house} became a planter, too, when I got tired of cleaning it and constantly filling it with water. I actually liked it better because it added height and color to a bed in our front yard that really needed something to make it a focal point.
Ceekay- Thinkin of Home
Love the birdbath with the plants...you are right that cleaning a birdbath is a yucky job!
Happier Than a Pig in Mud
I like your birdbath planter! No swimming plans though I hear we'll be in the "soup" with the humidity! Happy Memorial Day Weekend:@)
Tricia
What a good idea! Hope you have a good weekend 🙂
Shelia
Love your birdbath as a planter and the choice of plants you've used.
Be a sweetie,
shelia 😉
ℳartina @ Northern Nesting
What a great idea Pam, that looks so pretty!!
Susie Q
I love what you did with the bird bath Pam! The Jack O Lantern in i is adorable! : ) You always do the most wonderful things! Have a happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Love,
Sue