Here is a miniature flower pot garden, inspired by a broken terracotta planter. You can pretend that you're being environmentally conscious by recycling (or is it re-using?) something that was destined for the garbage, although your friends will wonder how you were so lucky to have a pot break in just the right shape! In any case, this makes a beautiful and unique centerpiece for your flower bed, or just as a fun planter for indoors or out.

Step 1: Get Your Materials Ready

List of gardening materials – can be found in most garden nurseries:

1. 10-1/2″ decorative clay pot

2. cut out template (open and print PDF file)

3. rotozip tool with 1/8″ masonry bit

4. dust mask and eye protection

5. potting soil

6. a hen and chick succulent, a baby alyssum and a baby iris plant (actually, most any small plants will work, this is just what I used)

7. 4-5 pieces of small, elongated rocks

8. moss

Step 2: Prep the Pot

With the template, trace and mark onto pot

cut out template.pdf
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Step 3: Cut Out Marked Section

This is very messy and creates lots of dust, so try to do it outdoors, and make sure you wear a dust mask and protective glasses. Use a rotozip tool with 1/8" masonry bit

Step 4: Secure the Wall

Put enough soil in the pot and position cut off section diagonally to make a wall - make sure there's enough space for succulent on one side and steps on the other side

Step 5: Break the Hen and Clicks

Take the plant out of the pot and carefully separate it into multiple plants of varying sizes

Step 6: Planting

Start planting little chicks first, followed by larger ones, and finally the hens as you reach the top, add soil along the way. Arrange Iris and baby alyssum to fill up the rest of the pot. Put a big rock on the other side of the wall to hold it in position while planting

Step 7: Make Staircase and Final Touch-up

Choose 4 or 5 pieces of small elongated rocks as steps - build steps from bottom to the top, press firmly into the soil to secure. Finally cover the "risers" with moss.

Here is your cool looking flower pot with a twist