Concrete Planters Poured at Home in Two Days

Tom Hendricks

29/02/2016 · Updated on: 13/03/2026

Check out this ingenious idea to see how to make your own concrete planters.

To make your own concrete planters, you will need:

A bag of concrete (aprox a 10lb bag)
Sand
Perlite (to make the concrete a bit less heavy when dry)
Water
Assorted plastic containers with relatively straight walls, to shape the pots
A bucket
A box cutter or X-Acto Blade
A sturdy stick or large twig for mixing

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Tom Hendricks

Tom Hendricks still gets up early to check on his tomatoes, more than twenty years after planting his first garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gardens, raised beds, containers and outdoor spaces are his beat at Decorating HQ. With two daughters away at college, the backyard shed has quietly turned into a potting room.