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P O T T E D
Make Your Own Stylish Garden Containers
ANNETTE GOLITI GUTIERREZ & MARY GRAY
TIMBER PRESS • PORTLAND, OREGON
Frontispiece: Who would ever believe these gorgeous vertical planters were once attic
gable vents?
Copyright © 2017 by Annette Goliti Gutierrez and Mary Gray. All rights reserved.
Photo credits appear on page 221.
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Published in 2017 by Timber Press, Inc.
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Text and cover design by Anne Kenady
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gutierrez, Annette Goliti, author. | Gray, Mary, 1956- , author.
Title: Potted: make your own stylish garden containers / Annette Goliti
Gutierrez and Mary Gray.
Description: Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016036945 | ISBN 9781604696974 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Plant containers.
Classification: LCC SB418.4 .G88 2017 | DDC 635.9/86—dc23 LC record
available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016036945
A catalog record for this book is also available from the British Library.
A flying saucer planter made from industrial salad bowls and PVC piping.
To our wonderful Potted staff, who gave us the peace of mind and
support we needed to work on this book wholeheartedly—but
especially Sydney Michael, who held together our photography
with her positive energy and endless hours of collaboration.
Common building materials
are transformed into elegant
planters by a poolside getaway.
C O N T E N T S
Preface 9
Do It Yourself Basics: Thinking Creatively
About Everyday Materials 10
CONCRETE 17 PLASTICS 61 METALS 107
The Modern Rectangle 19 Totally Tubular PVC Planter 63 The Gables 109
Cinderblock Candle Wall 27 That’s a Wrap 71 Stock Tank Water Garden 117
Tiled Cinderblock Planter 35 Roof Vent Wall Pouch 79 Hanging Around with Cans 123
Treading the Way 45 Divide and Plant 87 Flying Saucer Planters 133
Cement Tile Custom Container 53 Trash Chic 97 Kitchenware Confidential 139
Front and Center 147
TERRA-COTTA 153 ORGANIC MATERIALS 173
Marbleized Masterpieces 155 Decoupage Goes Outdoors 175 Fabric Bucket 195
Chim-Chim Cher-ee Roped In 183 Rustic Wood Hanging Planter 205
Flue Planter 163
Catch My Drift 189
Metric Conversions 214 / Acknowledgments 216 / Further Reading 218
Resources 219 / Photo Credits 221 / Index 222
Our very first design was
the Circle Pot, which was
inspired by a 1960s hanging
ashtray. Here it is planted
with silver dollar plant
(Xerosicyos danguyi) and
×Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’.
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P R E F A C E
Whether you are a seasoned homeowner or are ideas to help you make your own planters from
just starting out with your first garden patio, everyday materials.
outdoor planters are seductive and sultry as Beyond being affordable, we wanted to
they lure you in with their rich colors and clean create projects that are gorgeous and accessi-
lines. You can hardly wait to add them to your ble. You do not need a workshop or countless
garden—until you see the price tag, which can tools at your disposal to build these planters.
be out of reach for many budgets. Big-box stores We have a bit more expertise with fabrication
offer better bargains but fewer choices, and than the average person, and this knowledge
many of us are turned off by the idea of hav- has been invaluable in working out how these
ing the same thing as everyone else. We want projects assemble and whether they are feasible.
unique products that make a statement. This When coming up with possible ideas, we asked
book will help you boldly go where no planter ourselves three questions: is it affordable, are
has gone before by empowering you to create the materials easy to find, and could we do it on
show-stopping containers. our own? If the answer to any of these questions
We have owned Potted, a Los Angeles–based was no, we threw out the idea. Finally, the most
outdoor lifestyle brand, for more than a decade. important consideration was that the finished
As the creative forces behind the brand, we are product had to look fabulous.
always looking for unusual and interesting prod- We hope you will find ideas in this book
ucts geared toward outdoor living to excite and that will excite and energize you to turn your
inspire our customers. It’s one of the reasons we own garden into a Potted oasis. There is some-
are a successful business and why many people thing for everyone, from entryway planters
choose us over the big chain stores. And while crafted from garbage cans to hanging planters
we support local artists and think nothing of made with kitchenware. We have come up with
traveling to find compelling products, what sets designs we have never seen, and we offer a
us apart are our Potted designs—garden pavers, different spin on some familiar favorites. You
tile tables, and especially pots (we are called can either follow our instructions exactly or, for
Potted, after all). even more fun, customize them to suit your own
So what does this mean for you? Well, our personality. And we expect Pinterest and Insta-
love of design compelled us to write this book, gram to virtually explode with all your creations.
which is filled with inspirational and original We can’t wait to see them. #pottedstylediy
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