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    How To Make Fall Outdoor Planters

    Published by Pam Kessler | 546 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 19 Comments

    Quick and easy instructions for how to make fall outdoor planters for your porch or garden. Along with tips for the 10 best fall flowers for pots.

    Fall is in full swing around here.

    It's apple picking, boot wearing, pull the comfy sweaters out of storage time. And I can't be happier.

    Besides, the Country Living Fair is coming to town this weekend, so I'm in an extra good mood to see all that vintage/farmhouse/crafty goodness all in one place.

    Quick and easy instructions for how to make fall outdoor planters for your porch or garden. Along with tips for the 10 best fall flowers for pots.

    There is always one thing that I am hesitant about in September though. When is the right time is to trade out my summer plants for fall ones?

    Bright pink geraniums in a galvanized tub

    (I posted this photo on Instagram when the geraniums were in their heyday.)

    Some years I let my summer plants hang around until the first frost, but these planters beside the garage door have gone downhill fast.

    How to make a fall container garden

    OK, I'll admit I haven't been caring for them as much as I should have, because . . . FALL and all.

    So this weekend I decided to spare them from dying a slow death and changed them over to fall outdoor planters instead of the scraggly looking summer ones.

    Quick and easy instructions for how to make fall outdoor planters for your porch or garden. Along with tips for the 10 best fall flowers for pots.

    How To Make Fall Outdoor Planters:

    I start out by yanking out the summer plants and topping the planters off with some fresh dirt.

    Fall outdoor planters

    Then deciding exactly what I want to plant in the tubs.

    Sure, you can go with a big old honking container of mums. But you can also get a little creative and mix up your fall plants a bit.

    Fall flowers for pots

    I chose mums, purple fountain grass, flowering cabbage and flowering kale.

    I start by planting my grass toward the back of the container and slightly off center.

    Planting purple fountain grass in a fall planter

    And add my mum beside it.

    Planting a mum in fall outdoor planters

    I add the kale in front of the grass

    Planting kale in a fall container garden

    and squeeze the cabbage in between the mum and the kale.

    Planting cabbage in a fall planter box

    In roughly ten minutes time and for less than $15 I have a fancy new fall planter that will take me through Thanksgiving.

    Fall porch pot

    Probably beyond Thanksgiving, but when I do my Christmas decorating I'll probably change them up to look something like my Winter Porch Pots from last year.

    Quick and easy instructions for how to make fall outdoor planters for your porch or garden. Along with tips for the 10 best fall flowers for pots.

    Tired of the same old same old mums? There's a lot of plants you can plant in your fall outdoor planters!

    Plants for fall outdoor planters

    Looking for a fall planter idea with more gold and orange?

    I have a tutorial on how to make a Beginner Friendly Fall Porch Planter for you that uses more of those colors (actually planting them in a container, not leaving them in the red wagon, of course).

    Assorted fall plants in a toy red wagon.

    10 Fall Flowers For Pots:

    • Mums
    • Cabbages/Kales
    • Grasses
    • Pansies
    • Coral Bells
    • Ornamental Peppers
    • Coleus
    • Aster
    • Stonecrop
    • Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

    Now, you're in luck! Today is Thrifty Style Team's day to show off some of our projects we've been working on, so run over and visit some of my friends and see what they have up their sleeves.

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    1. Paula

      September 13, 2017 at 7:07 am

      I loved your full pot of geraniums when you posted it on Instagram and I'm really loving what you replaced them with for fall. The plant combination is so pretty and it looks great in your metal containers.

      Reply
      • Pam

        September 13, 2017 at 7:49 am

        Thank you! Those containers are just the right size for container gardens - bigger than an urn, but not so huge you have to go broke buying plants for them.

        Reply
    2. Cindy

      September 13, 2017 at 9:16 am

      Thanks for sharing these great ideas, my pots could use some love about now!!

      Reply
    3. Mary Beth

      September 13, 2017 at 12:43 pm

      Your fall container is gorgeous, Pam! I love flowers and planters but I just don't seem to have the knack for putting it all together in one planter. Maybe this year. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Debrashoppeno5

      September 13, 2017 at 2:19 pm

      Your lovely arrangements are getting me into the fall mood.

      Reply
    5. FLORENCE @ VintageSouthernPicks

      September 13, 2017 at 2:24 pm

      My Summer plants are looking pretty scraggly too. I've pulled up several already. Looking forward to planting a few mums pretty soon. I've never tried kale, but like the look of it. One of these years, I'm going to splurge and do it. Yours looks very pretty Pam!

      Reply
    6. Deborah

      September 13, 2017 at 2:27 pm

      That is absolutely perfect for the fall Pam. Pinned and shared!!

      Reply
    7. Barbara Chapman ~ French Ethereal

      September 13, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      Hi Pam,
      So cute! I've been thinking about picking up a planter or two to make some more fall planters. A week ago or so I picked up some red and orange gaillardia and the local birds are munching on the leaves... Roses, however, I'm hoping to get back blooming with the cooler days and evenings! <3

      Happily pinned a ton,
      xoxo Barb 🙂

      Reply
    8. Maria Brittis

      September 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      I have a thing for cabbage and kale plants for the fall. Such a pretty display in your yard.
      Maria

      Reply
    9. Meegan Fast

      September 13, 2017 at 10:41 pm

      I love your green thumb. I love to see your talent and garden ideas. Your Fall containers and plants are lovely and inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    10. Jessica

      September 14, 2017 at 3:10 am

      These are my favorite fall staples all in one pot. I love it, such a great combo you made.

      Reply
    11. lynn spencer

      September 14, 2017 at 10:46 am

      Hey Pam...I'm always ready to move on to new planters come September...I'm right behind you...thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
    12. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      September 14, 2017 at 4:23 pm

      That is a beautiful planter, Pam...and I love the video, too! I admit, I've been letting some of my planters go now, too...they need refreshing for fall!

      Reply
    13. [email protected]

      September 14, 2017 at 11:41 pm

      what a lovely planter and flowers you put together. perfect for fall weather.

      Reply
    14. Kristi Dominguez

      September 15, 2017 at 3:09 am

      Your planter looks so gorgeous and fallish, Pam! So pretty. Wishing it was cooler down here in Texas...I'm so ready to plant some fall fun, too.

      Reply
    15. Kristi Haight

      September 15, 2017 at 6:06 am

      I love how you added the kale and cabbage with the mum. Easy but so pretty and perfect for fall.

      Reply
    16. Bliss

      September 15, 2017 at 8:48 am

      It's all about the cabbage for me, and you've got nice cabbage.

      Reply
    17. Diane Walgrave

      September 16, 2017 at 2:56 pm

      Thanks for permission, Pam! Am just seeing your post today, and my summer girls are far past prime, but tried to keep them hanging on. Now I have some fresh incentive and lovely ideas to carry on into fall. Problem is, our temps in MN have been just brushing 90! We had one lovely week of perfect fall temps, now way too warm, and forecast says more on the way. Considering what other folks are dealing with around the country, shouldn't complain.

      Reply
    18. Diana Lopes

      September 19, 2017 at 8:57 am

      Awesome post! I love that pumpkin places right next to the planter, gives such a special look!

      Reply

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