17 Creative Uses For A Dollar Tree Planter Around Your Home And Garden

As spring approaches, Dollar Tree lines its shelves with garden supplies and flowery home decor. The assortment of pots and planters is budget-friendly and practical beyond holding indoor and outdoor plants. With a little DIY inspiration and creativity, you can turn these simple containers into unique decorative pieces for your home and garden.

There are many handy ways to repurpose planters inside and outside your home, and if you pursue Dollar Tree-inspired projects, you can keep it budget-friendly. In fact, the store's planters and supplies are typically all under $5 each. Other retailers like Amazon also have supplies at low prices, and you can easily explore your creative side without spending a ton of money. So, get inspired by these planter DIYs, gather your supplies, and fill your interior and exterior with custom projects.

Don't dish out a hundred dollars for a garden fountain when Dollar Tree's plastic Traditional Lawn And Garden Planters and a 32-ounce Bag Of Multi-Toned River Pebbles can do the job. Then order a small pump like Aisitin's 3.5W Solar Fountain Pump, which runs off sunlight so it doesn't have to be near a power outlet. This is a perfect way to bring a welcoming water feature and calming sound to your outdoor sitting area without taking on a major project. Place the DIY fountain on a patio table, alongside your garden bed, or anywhere else it can absorb sunlight and provide your space with ambiance.

Dollar Tree's Terra-Cotta Colored Plastic Plant Starter Pots are the perfect size for seedlings, but managing the tiny pots can be tedious. Keep them all in one convenient spot with the Dollar Tree Essentials Plastic Storage Box. By adding Dollar Tree's Essentials Wire Trays, you can group and organize multiple types of seedlings in one bin. Once everything is set up, close the lid so it traps moisture and creates a mini greenhouse. Remember, growing plants also need sunlight, so remove the lid and place them near a south-facing window or under grow lights once they germinate.

Miniature candy containers make for great novelty gifts or adorable custom centerpieces. This TikTok user made one with a Dollar Tree snow globe, a small pot, and one of the store's Crafter's Square Wood Beads. Since Dollar Tree's snow globes are only available seasonally, you can use a Clear Round Glass Floral Bowl if needed. Fill it with wrapped treats to make an authentic candy bowl, or use tiny vase fillers like Crafter's Square Multi-Packs of Glass Pearl Beads if you'd rather have a solely aesthetic display.

If your decorating style leans quirky, craft a toppled planter with flowers falling out for a statement-making display. Pick out a small pot and your choice of artificial greenery from Dollar Tree. If you want to be extra budget-friendly, take an old ladle from your kitchen drawer or buy a cheap McCormick Nylon Ladle. Then, go with your favorite flowers or create a seasonal display with pastel-colored peonies and tulips. Or for a sleeker take, opt for white flowers and paint the planter to DIY a stunning textured look using a few low-cost supplies before assembling the project.

Dollar Tree's starter pots are lightweight enough to hang from ceilings and walls so you can add a festive touch to vertical spaces. Paint the surface, add artsy embellishments, and pick a suspension method to make the hanging decor. If you need inspiration, combine the pots with Crafter's Square Paper Flowers and Crafter's Square Natural Jute Cord for a rustic vibe. Or, use brightly-hued Floral Garden Colored Mesh Tubing and Amazon's Chenkou Craft Mix of Ribbon Flowers Bulk for a quirky, maximalist look.

The Dollar Tree rolled out a gnome and fairy figurine collection for spring, and they're the perfect size for decorating a planter pot. Combine miniature houses, figurines, and furniture pieces from their Fairy Garden Supplies and arrange them atop a dirt-filled planter, such as these Dollar Tree Self Watering Plastic Plant Pots (they are only 14 inches across, but still wide enough for a small fairy garden tableau). This is a great way to add a touch of whimsy to your porch or patio. It can also get young family members involved in decorating your outdoor space. If you opt for extra large pots, you can make them lighter by cutting up foam pool noodles and placing them at the bottom before filling them with dirt. This makes it easier to maneuver your new adorable garden display as you see fit.

DIY topiaries have biophilic elegance that can add a ton of curb appeal to your front porch. Opt for Dollar Tree's Indoor and Outdoor Self-Watering Planter or use the country-esque Garden Collection Round Whiskey Barrel Planters as a base. If the Dollar Tree topiary balls are out of stock, you can order a BestComfort's set of two Artificial Boxwood Balls from Amazon. This TikTok user tied the greenery ball to a set of kettlebells, but you could use jugs filled with water as a budget-friendly alternative.

You can create an asymmetrical and low-cost plant display to give your entryway or covered porch a whimsical touch. Pick up three or more starter pots, Crafter's Square Wood Dowels, and a Crafter's Square Craft Wood Block. All of these components are lightweight and can be fixed together using a tool like Surebonder's Mini High-Temperature Glue Gun. Then, add an assortment of artificial plants and moss. It's a good idea to stick with imitation plants since the tilted design isn't practical for raising real-life greenery. Plus, this means that you can easily swap out the blooms and stems depending on the season or holiday.

A Dollar Tree planter can serve as a base for a unique birthday or housewarming gift. Grab a decorative container, like the whiskey barrel planters or Plastic Glaze-Pattern Planter, and line the bottom with Gentle Grip Foam Floral Blocks or river pebbles to hold artificial plants. Dollar Tree always has a vast collection of synthetic flowers and plants, so it's easy to find styles that will appeal to anyone's taste. Then, add a custom sign like this TikTok user or give it a fun seasonal twist with a stick balloon or a garden stake.

The DIY Dollar Tree plant tower was one of the more popular gardening hacks circling TikTok in early 2024. The Garden Collection 3-Section Stackable Planters already have drainage holes, and you can stack them on top of one another to make a space-saving planter for herbs and flowers. To keep the tower sturdy, drill a hole in the center of each planter using a tool like Kata's Hole Saw Set and a drill. Then, drive a thin metal rod or broomstick into the ground and stack the planters over it, sliding them onto the rod. If you don't have an area of ground to drive the stake into, you can also use an umbrella base.

Upside-down pots with drainage holes can be combined with Dollar Tree stake lights to create whimsical outdoor illumination. Leave the pots as they are or paint them to match your decor or the current season. Then, place lights like Colorful Solar Flower Stake Lights, directly in the drainage hole and apply hot glue to keep them in place. Once assembled, place the solar-powered lights close to natural or artificial light (their solar panels absorb both types).

Thanks to Dollar Tree products, you can craft a side table without any carpentry experience. Start by choosing a flat tabletop surface like the store's wooden serving trays or Amazon's Wood Circle 14-inch Unfinished Birch Plaque. Then, grab two identical Dollar Tree pots a few inches smaller than the trays or plaque, and bind all the items together with a strong glue like Gorilla Glue's Max Strength Construction Adhesive. Before using it as a patio table, add a wood sealant to the top since outdoor wood furniture needs humidity protection.

Dollar Tree's three-section planters are good for more than gardening activities. You can create vertical office storage with this dollar tree garden essential by piling two or three of these containers on top of one another. The sections are big enough to hold tape rolls, glue sticks, paper clips, and other small objects that are easily lost in deep desk drawers. Then, tuck the bottom planter into one of Garden Collection's Clear Plastic Planter Saucers to create a sturdier foundation. To give the project a polished look, coat the whole thing with spray paint, just be sure to pick a product that is compatible with plastic, such as the Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover Spray Paint.

Get creative and turn a standard plastic Dollar Tree plant pot into one of the most stunning DIY hanging planters to liven up your home. Make it hangable by evenly spacing holes for twine along the rim, or by using a Planter Pot Chain. Tool Bench All Purpose White Caulk is exterior grade and makes a great medium for sticking Mini Decorative Accent Pebbles to the pot's outside, taking care not to obstruct the drainage hole with caulk. This gives the planter an elevated vibe that is also customizable. For example, you can use a mixture of stone colors to create a mosaic or carefully add rows of contrasting stones for a striped look.

If you have a freestanding or shower tub with a narrow edge, hook a Garden Collection Round Railing Planter over the side. Then, fill the receptacle with pampering essentials so they're within easy reach to create the perfect spa-like bathroom. The pots are slightly over half a foot wide and almost a foot deep, leaving enough space for bath bombs, exfoliating bath mitts, a small waterproof speaker, and other luxury items. For a family-friendly bathroom hack, assign a colored caddy to each kiddo so they can be responsible for cleaning up their bath toys.

Welcome local birds with a low-cost spot for them to bathe. The ideal bird bath is shallow and wide, so find a planter at least 10 inches wide to accommodate Dollar Tree's Garden Collection Clear Plastic Planter Saucers. Then, fill it with gravel to give your feathered friends a bird-friendly surface that won't be slippery on their talons while they bath. Just make sure to switch out the water every few days so it's a safe and clean spot for the birds to visit. If the hanging planters are out of stock, you can easily retrofit a regular plastic planter into a hanging one by drilling three holes at the top to insert rope or some hanging basket chain.

Use a pot and two planter saucers to make a DIY Dollar Tree bird feeder to attract birds to your home and garden. A wider bottom provides more feeding and perching space. Just make sure to choose a seed blend that can flow freely through the holes you create, and place the bird feeder in a protected spot either under a roof or near trees for extra coverage. This protects feeding birds from predators and prevents rain from drenching and germinating the bird seed.