My latest garden shenanigans have involved planting succulents in old shoes. High heels are one of those things where I really like and appreciate the way they look, but I am just not into wearing them. Ever. So, this way I get to enjoy them without wobbling around and worrying about falling on my face. Yeah for creative DIY solutions!
There are enough various succulents growing around my garden that it’s easy to just pinch a few cuttings off and let them fill in a new spot, or in this case, an old shoe.
For a while, no shoe around here was safe. Not even my daughter’s old, leaky
rain boots. I got a chuckle when she came outside one
day and said “Hey! You planted things in my boots!”
rain boots. I got a chuckle when she came outside one
day and said “Hey! You planted things in my boots!”
I also discovered that old wooden ladders leaned up against a building are a great place to display high heeled shoe planters.
It’s always fun to try something new gardening, and gardening should really be all about fun. Growing vegetables and feeding yourself is an important endeavor, but so is feeding your soul. This is where the flowers, fairy gardens and shoe planters fit into the scheme of things. This is what it means to be a gardener, and the shoe definitely fits.
Oh I do love your shoe planters! How fun! I planted flowers in rubber boots once, but they have long since disintegrated. I think I need to have a look in the charity shop for old healed shoes :)! Blessings, Pam in Norway
Thanks Pam! The old leather shoes seem to hold up really well out in the weather. I hope you have fun making some shoe planters of your own!