Every gardener cares about the greening of his infield, because this is his pride and the envy of neighbors. Well, if there is a place for the arrangement of the alpine hill or even a small pond, but even ordinary flowers in pots or pots are already capable of enlivening the free space and decorating it. Pots in this case are used in a variety of and from a variety of materials, but in recent years, especially popular have been using concrete flower pots.
Advantages of pots for colors from concrete
It is clear that the main advantage of this material is its increased strength and durability. He is not afraid of frost, hail, nor snow, and his expiration date can be considered unlimited, which can not be said about some storehouses. In addition, if desired, this material can be given the appearance of any natural or artificial surface. For example, the relief of a tree can be provided with the help of special materials at hand, which repeat its structure. The same applies to marble, paving stones, stone, etc. In addition, you can add concrete to decorative if you use sea pebbles, shell rock, aquarium soil, glass, anthracite, ceramics, basalt, etc. when mixing it.
Strengthen the decorative effect can also sand a certain shade. Surface finish is performed in a variety of ways - by spraying, stencil staining, stamping. Of course, not all of them can be realized at home, but a simple pot of concrete is easy to make by hand, without resorting to the help of complex tools.
Stages of making a pot under the flowers:
- The first thing that will be needed for this are two vessels of different sizes, between which, in fact, concrete will be poured. The inside of the large container and the outer surface of the small one should be treated with vegetable oil so that the finished product can be easily removed.
- From a small plastic tube, for example, from a spray gun, make 4 pieces of 5 cm long, which will act as drainage holes.
- Now it was time to mix concrete. Cement mortar is prepared from two parts of cement, three parts of sand and the necessary amount of water. Decorative elements are added at their discretion, but the role of reinforcement can play large nails.
- Fill a large container with a solution to a height of 2 cm. Insert 4 tubes into it at equal distances from each other and wait until it seizes.
- Place in a large container small and fill the gap between them with the remaining solution.
- Wait a day, necessary for the solidification of cement mortar, and carefully remove the inner container, and sprinkle the cement with water. A ready-made flower pot of concrete should not be removed for another week, while the entire construction should be wrapped around the film and regularly wetted with water.
- Gently knock out the pot from the mold and use as directed.
Concrete pots for the street can have a wide variety of bizarre shapes. You can even pour the solution into the used light bulb and thus get a tiny flower pot. The finished product can be covered with an intricate pattern with a stencil, paint with colors, etc. Options for creating not only concrete pots, but also other objects of decor mass, there would be a desire, because here there is only a question of time, and only to prepare material for forces and financial opportunities for everyone. Such concrete pots will decorate the garden, but in the walls of the house will look no worse, especially if its interior is decorated in an industrial style, which is typical for large industrial premises.
