Hide And Store A Garden Hose With This Stylish Backyard Flower Pot Hack

Tumbling over a tangled garden hose is probably the last thing you want to do when you step into your backyard. Unfortunately, this hazard is hard to avoid if the watering tool lies on the ground outside your home without a designated storage space. Garden hose reels solve the problem, but they can get expensive. Did you know that there is an affordable, clever hack that will allow you to organize and store your garden hose in style? To pull this off, you will need to lay the base of a planter over a plastic flower pot to create decorative storage that will hide your hose and house a few plants.

Once this genius garden hose hack is fully assembled, soil and a plant of your choice will sit inside the planter base. The hose will be pulled into the flower pot, and you will need to place the base on top of the pot to hide it. At first glance, visitors will have no idea that the stunning flower pot doubles as storage for your garden hose. This will help keep your backyard looking neat. When you need to use your hose, simply lift the planter base off the flower pot and pull it out. You should have no trouble placing the hose right back inside once you are done.

To assemble this garden hose storage hack, start out by gathering all of the necessary materials. You will need to purchase a plastic flower pot large enough to hold the hose and a planter base that fits on top of the pot. The Vigoro 20-inch Mirabelle pot ($20.97 at Home Depot) may work for the bottom portion, depending on the size of your hose. As for the planter base, consider purchasing the Bloem Terra 20-inch Plastic Plant Saucer Tray ($14.12 at Home Depot).

You will also need to attach handles to the planter base to be able to lift it on and off easily. Amazon sells a set of two black handles for only $8.99. Finally, you will need an electric screwdriver, two small blocks of wood, and screws to attach the blocks inside the flower pot. You can snag all these items from Home Depot or your local home improvement store.

Once you have gathered all of your materials, follow the above video tutorial posted to Hometalk's YouTube channel to assemble the DIY planter hack. It is important to remember that you cannot place just any plant inside the planter base. You will need to ensure that whatever you place inside will be able to thrive in shallow soil. Some plants that would survive in this environment include African violets, marigolds, pansies, and petunias, just to name a few.