Concrete street vases for flowers as an important element of landscape design

We are all happy beautiful fragrant garden or just a flower bed near the house. Maybe someone would think that it is very difficult to break a flower bed, and troublesome, and most importantly, expensive. In fact, it is easy to arrange using concrete street planters for flowers, which also can be made personally. This article will discuss examples of how to make pots for the garden with his own hands, and recommendations for independent manufacturing of concrete vases for flowers.

Types of vases for the garden

All the variety of flower pots can be divided according to their functional purpose, ie, according to the purpose for which they are used:

• street;
• decorative;
• room.

Basic materials, which are often used for making flower pots:

• clay;
• plastic;
• metal;
• natural stone;
• concrete;
• all kinds of wood: natural wood, stumps, boards, plywood and so on.

Each of these materials has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Which one to choose - you decide. However, the common type of products are street concrete flower pots. This is due to the fact that they have a number of advantages, which will be mentioned below.

In any case, in order to pot feast for the eyes for many years and did not bring extra hassle, you should consider before purchasing Some important points: the weight of the product, its dimensions, resilience and moisture, the manufacturer, the material for the manufacture of, and of course the price.

Concrete street Flowerpot

Street concrete pot - universal design intended for use in the city, and for a variety of flower beds in the garden plots. When operating in an urban environment, the main tasks they perform - upgrading surrounding roads areas, landscaping sidewalks, how to use the boundary element.

Many institutions, offices and shops located in the city center, using concrete pots for decoration and distinction of its territory. In this case, the concrete street pot - a great alternative to beds. This is the easiest way to make the office building, parking lot or store unique. Decorated with designs such territory, certainly not remain without attention and will attract customers.

Such containers can have a variety of sizes, intricate shapes to be painted in a variety of exotic colors. Their great weight when used as a decoration of the city can be attributed to the undoubted advantages.

If you have already realized that without them can not do, the easiest way to buy street vases for flowers in a specialty store. Here buyers will be offered a great variety of shapes, sizes and colors from different manufacturers and suppliers. The challenge is to choose from this abundance that is right for you.

Note! Given that the large concrete planters can have a weight of 300-400 kg, should not immediately think, where you will take care of their positioning and the organization of their discharge.

In terms of use as a fencing structure, and how durable the element of street landscape, concrete tank out of competition, is therefore used more often.

Concrete or plastic flowerpot: which one is better

Along with the concrete structures have found their wide application and plastic. Given the low cost of the material and the ease of manufacture, purchase street, plastic pots for flowers will not be any problems. Mainly plastic products are used as indoor vases. Names, pictures and prices of such containers can be found on the websites of manufacturers.

Despite the fact that the low price has led to widespread use of both small and large plastic pots for flowers, which can be bought for use in the garden, in the country, in the office and at home, the concrete tank is still much more reliable and thoroughly. The indisputable advantage of plastic products is their mobility. Thanks to its low weight, it can be relatively free to move around the site. While concrete flower pots can be used as enclosing structures and at the same time play the role of small architectural forms.

Outdoor plastic pots for flowers well retain moisture in the soil, not allowing it to dry. This is a good choice for planting perennials. However, these pots can be destroyed by mechanical and chemical action, over time, lose its appearance and suntan. These disadvantages are particularly common in plastic vases. Concrete tanks are practically deprived of the above drawbacks.

The use of plastic pots for flowers, because of their disadvantages, limited. However, if you need a mobile, inexpensive and practical design element in many cases it is justified. Especially what to buy plastic vases for flowers can be cheaper than the analogues of cement. In turn, the concrete tank will help you create a unique design of a garden plot, suitable for planting of virtually all plants and will last a very long time. It should be noted that in many cases, concrete products look more thoroughly, richer and better accentuate the originality of flower arrangement.

Prices for ready-made concrete vases for flowers

The table below shows the prices at which you can buy street vases for flowers:

Form flowerpot	Size (LxWxH), mm	Weight, kg	Price, rub. / Pcs
Uncolored (gray concrete)	With color-coated	Colored
Rectangular	620h430h430	125	3100	3800	4100
hexahedral	980h850h450	238	4000	4700	5000
Square	560h560h430	147	3500	4200	4500
Round	ᴓ860h350	165	5500	6200	6500
Round as a cup on a stem	ᴓ420h510	37	3550	4250	4550
L-shaped	440h440h880	70	5800	6500	6800
In a star	ᴓ1030h270	73	4990	5690	5990
Lunate	ᴓ610h250	47	1800	2500	2800
In the fountain (multilevel)	—	430,5	24890	—	—

Street planters with their hands

garden decoration, garden or villa - it is very pleasant and fascinating, but it requires certain financial investments. To reduce the cost of site clearance, you can make your own flower pots. Next will be discussed on how to make the street concrete pots for flowers with his own hands. The manufacturing process of the cement slurry tanks discussed in detail. This is the most affordable, inexpensive, environmentally friendly and easy to process material from which the masterpieces of landscape design.

Concrete street vases for flowers with his own hands

Cement manufactured as flower pots very large and small flower pots. What good is concrete because it is their plasticity, which allows him to take almost any shape you invented. The mixture may be made in the home of the cement slurry with the addition of other components. To produce such structures, the most ordinary concrete can be used, which is prepared by mixing cement mortar and sand in the ratio 1: 3 or 1: 4.

Useful advice!For a strong and durable product, it is recommended to use Portland cement not less than M400 and sifted river sand.

Pot get gray, there will be conspicuous, and drag the attention on himself.

Very interesting and unique look of concrete vases, made using decorative additives. Such a solution can be bought as a finished product, it is called: art concrete, polymer concrete, concrete-acrylic, artistic or architectural. In its composition in addition to standard components (cement and sand) are added small fraction of natural minerals, polymer additives and colorants. Such a great number of compositions, the choice is up to you as always. Products made of this material are more smooth, colored, with inclusions of minor fractions of stones and minerals.

You can prepare the original composition and the hands. For example, to make a solution of the white cement, one part perlite (agroperlita) and two pieces of peat. Three-component mixture is diluted with water to obtain a thick mass and homogenous.

Forms for flowerpots made of concrete with their hands

If you need pots of significant size or any particular configuration, it is easiest to buy for the production of concrete vases in a specialty store. If this option is for you is not suitable for the form of the pot can be almost anything.

plastic, wood, glass, metal containers and even cardboard boxes are suitable for the manufacture of the pot. The main thing is to keep their original shape and soaked for about 4-5 hours. This is the time needed for the concrete to grasp and hold the shape. If you need a small pot, and suitable packing cartons, reinforced with strips or tape.

If the country has an old bucket or pan - do not rush to throw them out. Of them get a great shape for your future flowerpot. The easiest and most convenient to work with plastic, it is quite flexible and does not get wet, it is very easy to extract finished products. Well suited to form glass containers, but they have one drawback. If the product of a glass form is not possible to remove, to have to split form.

In the selection of the form must understand that they need to be at least two. One creates an outer surface, and the other, smaller, is inserted into and forms a space in which to pour the soil and planted the plants. The distance between them - it is the thickness of the walls of the pot, it depends on the size and shape of the product, but in any case it is recommended to not less than 3 cm. The inner surface of the bowl can be issued by means of plastic glasses, cups, old flower pots, Bowls.

In the absence of all this, the shape can be manufactured from plywood, cardboard and board as formwork. Desirably, the inner surface has a more or less regular shape.

Useful advice! If you plan to make a concrete vase large size, it must be reinforced with wire frame or add to the strength of the solution in the glass.

Production of concrete vases for flowers with his own hands: photo and description

To make a big pot of concrete, it is necessary to buy the form of a durable material for him to size diameter and height. Composition of the solution can be either the most simple, and with various additives. About concrete compositions were discussed in the previous sections. This pot can be colored. To do this, divide the solution into pieces. To give color to the mix add various dyes. Then, it is placed on the inner surface alternately, which gives the finished product the right color.

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It all depends on what the end result you want. As a measuring container take polutoralitrovye bucket. In addition, you will need a container with water, spatula or trowel. When working with cement, always use gloves - the solution rapidly corrodes hands. For work with cement it is necessary that the ambient temperature was above 5 ° C. Ideal conditions are 20 ° C and high humidity.

Note!As the product may be too heavy, it is best to do a vase on a permanent place.

As an example, take a large plastic pot, which will form and lay the inner surface with polyethylene. Laid film must be carefully spread to the surface leveled and on the future of the product is not etched unsightly wrinkles and unevenness. Another option - to process forms a lubricating composition. It is acceptable if the pot is a complex configuration. This will provide a slight separation of the finished product from the mold. As a lubricant can be used:

• all types of motor oil, including waste;
• all types of pan release formulations and sprays for cooking;
• special sprays for concrete products. They can be bought at the hardware store;
• any kind of universal type lubricant WD-40.

Thoroughly kneaded mixture accurately fill the form. The solution is first spread on the bottom. Then gradually impose layer on the side surfaces. The mixture should not be too thin as it will drain from the walls and very complicate task. Control the layer thickness, which for a large flowerpot should be about 4-5 cm. To control the perfect rod or thin pegs.

To the substrate solution is held, and to enhance the strength of a large product as a whole, it is recommended to insert a wire frame or other reinforcing structure. With the same purpose can be added to the mixture in the preparation of glass fiber.

When making a large flowerpot immediately knead required amount of solution is difficult to own, so you have to divide the process into several stages. It may take about four or five batches. Do not forget in the manufacture of pots for the garden with his own hands, and about such an important part, as the hole for drainage. Make it easy enough to place at the bottom of the plug or tube scrap, wrapped in cellophane.

It should be noted that if the pot is big enough, you can do without the internal form. However, if the container is made to it, the lubricant composition is treated with both: a great - inside the small - from the outside.

Next install a second form in solution. To prevent hanging out, you can fall asleep in her stones, sand or gravel. Now you need to fill in the gaps between the walls of a mixture. To concrete settled down to knock of the hammer surface, permitting the material and the solution to pierce the bottom of a stick or rod. This procedure is better to repeat several times. Then take a round flat object and carefully align the edges of walls, skirting tried to make as straight as possible.

Now you can cover the mold poured plastic bag and leave to harden for at least a day. After that, drop the pot into a container with water and wait a week. Alternatively, you can cover with foil and construction vzbryzgivat water 3-4 times a day. Within 10-14 days can be planted in a container plant.

Decorating vases for flowers with his own hands

Decorated flower pots will help revitalize the interior and create the desired atmosphere, whether it is a garden, a private house or apartment. You can create a decoration on their own if desired. For decorating your regular concrete flowerpot square, rectangular or round shape, which was purchased in the store or made yourself.

The easiest way to refresh the capacity - is to decorate it with paint. Before doing so, the pot handle deep-penetrating primer. For staining products used paint resistant to moisture, e.g., acrylic. Change the color of the pot may be at a stage of casting, when you add in a mixture of cement desired colorant.

Useful advice! Do not get involved bright décor and dye pots in colors that will stand out more on the construction site, thus distracting the eye from the flower arrangement, planted in a pot. For landscape design is best suited pots of bright and warm colors, such as beige.

Another type of decoration of vases is a bas-relief. For uncomplicated pattern can use leaves of burdock-leaf or other plants. They are fixed on the inner side of the form, then fill it with cement mortar. After drying, the leaves are easily removed with water and leave behind beautiful prints. Then, they need to identify mild toning and our bas-ready.

After the summer holiday by the sea you can collect a lot of sea pebbles, shells or pebbles. Such natural materials is the best suited to make a bed uniqueness. For mounting shells use construction adhesive that dries quickly. To get started you need to wash and clean the marine elements. Then glue is applied to the exterior of the base of the pot and shells. We fix one position until the adhesive dries. When our pot will dry up completely - we reveal his varnish.

Summarizing, we can say that the concrete beds - modern and practical solution for the arrangement of landscape design. Their use helps tastefully arrange site or to create hedges, which will decorate the area for more than one decade.