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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints » Fabulous Fall!

    Fall Planter ideas!

    Published: Feb 27, 2023 · Modified: Sep 28, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

    When my summer planters start looking tired, I look around my yard to see what I can repurpose and get creative with fall planter ideas. This is my favorite fall planter. It is big, full, and bright. And it was cheap to put together because I reused so many things!

    fall planter in a galvanized tub with pumpkins, dried geraniums, mums and purple fountain grass

    My favorite front porch fall planter ideas happen when I'm taking inventory of what I have and what is on sale.   I reused, repurposed, and relocated my back deck planter as the basis for my front fall planter.  This was my spring planter with geraniums and hostas in it.  I Loved it!
    Here are a few other fall posts with some planter ideas for you. I love these pumpkin planters because I'm using what I have. Also, this pumpkin vase is a beautiful centerpiece!

    Table of contents

    • Cost saving tip
    • Reuse items from your summer containers!
    • Hint to preserve your pumpkins
    • Fall planter tip about mums
    • Use dried hydrangeas to fill in the bare spots
    • More easy fall planters

    Remember me showing you how I used a galvanized tub to make this planter in the spring?  No?  Then, take a look at my Galvanized planter this spring.

    unique planter idea

    Cost saving tip

    Remember this purple fountain grass container idea if you only remember one thing from this post.

    In the spring, purple fountain grass is small and inexpensive (under $5.00). If you buy purple fountain grass in the fall, it can be $20 per plant!!   If you bought yours in the spring, they are nice and big by the time fall comes and look awesome.   I tucked two into this planter, as you can see below. You'll see them in the fall planter I show you.

    planter lighting

    I hauled this big planter to my front porch.  I cut down the hostas (already looking sad) and pulled out the geraniums and petunias.

    The next image below is what my fall planter looks like now!

    Reuse items from your summer containers!

    My biggest way to reuse my summer containers is to keep the grass! I took out everything except the purple fountain grass in the image below. This is my favorite planter grass for my summer planters, and it looks amazing in my fall ones.

    fall planter

    See the pretty purple fountain grass?  I love it!  It's from my spring/summer planter that I showed you with the hostas and geraniums.  I plopped in a nice pumpkin, front and center.  

    Hint to preserve your pumpkins

    I sink a plastic pot (from my mum's) right underneath the pumpkin.  So it doesn't sit on wet soil and rot. It makes a big difference. That way, the pumpkin doesn't freeze to the ground later in the fall/early winter.

    sunken plastic pot keeps pumpkins off the soil so they don't rot

    I've had people ask about my dragonfly stakes.  They aren't available anymore, but this cute rusty container stake would look great in your fall porch pot.

    Fall planter tip about mums

    I added two mums.  Just the small cheap ones ($4.99 each).  Buy the cheap small mums. Get small ones, and don't feel bad swapping them out in the fall. It is an inexpensive way to keep your fall planters looking great.

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    Use dried hydrangeas to fill in the bare spots

    It did still look a little bare.  Luckily, I still have tons of vanilla strawberry hydrangeas, so I just cut a few and filled the bare spaces.   It just amazes me how quickly and easily those hydrangeas dry.  And they retain their color, too!  If you have hydrangea plants, don't forget to use them in your fall decorating.  They make a big impact and are so pretty (and free!). If you don't want your dried hydrangeas to turn brown, ensure they are in a covered area that doesn't get rained on.

    fall planter

    Seriously, I used some hydrangeas, pumpkins, and mums to transform my summer container garden into a fall one totally!  And it was cheap to do!

    fall planter
    fall planters

    {Sigh}  As much as I love the fall, I am nervous about this winter.  I think last year's winter scarred me for life!  Does anyone else feel that way??

    Oh, look who came to inspect!  My little buddy Raji.

    fall planter

    Let me show you some more fall planters.  My neighbor also just pulled some of her summer plantings, kept some (including the purple fountain grass), and added some inexpensive mums.

    fall planters

    And here is another one.

    Mum surrounded by alyssum.

    I love the simplicity of the mums and the tall grasses.  Looks awesome! Don't forget, alysum is also great for fall planters. It can withstand a pretty heavy frost.

    So, the moral of the story.  Buy your grasses in the spring when they are small and inexpensive.  Nurture them, let them grow, and then enjoy them in the fall!  They are essentially free, and then you have a beautiful and full fall planter.

    More easy fall planters

    Here is a newer Easy, Inexpensive Fall Planters post. I created a really simple fall planter that I love. And a window planter, too!

    Awesome!

    P.S.   For a little fun, why not make a little solar-powered jack-o-lantern?  No worries about candles or electrical cords!  And I used a drill, so it was easy.  Take a peek at the tutorial, where I explain in detail how I made my solar-powered jack-o-lantern.

    solar jack-o-lantern

    Here is what I used to drill the circles on my pumpkin.  It's called a hole saw set.   The set is cheap and can be used over and over.  There is no need to get an expensive set if you are drilling holes in pumpkins

    Below is a Pinterest pin. If you have a Pinterest account, please pin this for me!

    fall planter with dried hydrangeas, pumpkins and mums in a galvanized steel tub

    *First published Sept. 6, 2015.

    More Fabulous Fall!

    • bucket full of red and green spray painted hydrangeas.
      How to paint hydrangeas
    • Centerpiece using wine glasses, fall decor and candles on the upside down wine glasses.
      Fall wine glass centerpiece
    • A centerpiece in a wooden tray containing white pjmpkins, white flameless candles and boxwood clippings on a black and white buffalo plaid runner
      Easy Neutral Fall Centerpiece
    • solar-jack-o-lantern
      Solar Jack-O-Lantern

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    1. Kimberly FiveLittleChefs

      September 16, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      I love the tip about the grass. I'm going to get some next spring!

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    2. Alexis

      September 10, 2015 at 10:05 pm

      Awesome tips! The planters are gorgeous!

      Btw, I gave your post a shout out today on my Twitter page too (@Estimake) 🙂

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        September 11, 2015 at 12:15 pm

        Thanks for the compliment and I appreciate the Twitter shout out!

        Reply
    3. pestep81

      September 07, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      Beautiful fall planters and such great tips. I especially like the one about using a plastic pot to prevent pumpkin rot. So clever.

      Reply
    4. imarancher

      September 07, 2015 at 6:41 am

      Beautiful, one and all.

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    5. Anonymous

      October 03, 2014 at 7:44 am

      Love this!!

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