When you get all the pots painted and in position, then you get the glass lamp shade in position. You need to use “household/aquatic adhesive to attach the bird and to seal around the gap between the bowl and rebar hole”. And then find yourself a cute little ceramic bird and paint him to match your pots and you’ve got a fantastic duel purpose design for your patio or garden! 5. The Sage Advice Flower Tower Source: diyshowoff.com Flower towers are the new rage for porches and balconies and patios. One of the big advantages is that you don’t need much space! You’re building vertically. And with a lot of these DIY designs, the sky’s the limit for height. For that ultimate rustic style, consider using some old metallic primitive pots to create a gorgeous flower tower. Learn more here! 3. Topsy Turvy Pumpkin Flower Tower

Start by placing the pole through the first pot, this pot is usually placed horizontally. Fill this pot with soil and then add the second pot.

You can buy the vinyl lettering at a craft store. Aside from “Welcome” what else could you put on it? Maybe try ‘welcome’ in three different languages? Or a sentence that stretches over all the pots, starting at the top? It’s all up to you! 11. The Corner Nesting Flower Tower Source: dengarden.com First, you’ll shape a roll of wire squares into a cylinder as shown. Next, you’ll line them with a waterproof material (garbage bags work) and then fit them inside the pot. Fill it with soil and then cut X (or cross) shaped holes in the plastic with an exacto knife. This is where you will plant your flowers. Don’t they look like the cups and teapots at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Alice? Very trendy this year and easy to DIY. 1. Sunshine Yellow Flower Tower Source: millionmoments.net Polka dot pots alone are so beautiful, this tipsy flower tower can add color and elegance to any space you keep it in. See the tutorial here! 11. Self Watering Flower Tower

Place a tall, circular obelisk or trellis in a large flower pot and plant it up with a scented climber like sweet peas or roses. Passionflower also looks amazing and the buds will strive to find sunlight and poke their heads through the leaves. When the flowers are pollinated, you will have fresh fruit to eat later in the season. Councillor Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment at Birmingham city council, said: “These flower towers and the work by our amazing Street Scene team have made Birmingham look fantastic and full of energy for our Commonwealth Games.” This is great for patios and balconies where you can easily make a flower tower using little yellow pots. 17. Tall Flower Tower!From WallyGro comes this clever vertical design. It’s portable! Extremely portable – so you can move it easily.