How to Make a Teapot Planter

Recently my favourite teapot developed a hairline crack inside, so I decided it was time to switch teapots rather than risk a possible break with boiling hot water.  Now anyone who knows me, knows that I hate to throw anything out if I can find another purpose for it.  So today, my cracked teapot became a planter.Here’s what you’ll need if you want to make one too:

One old teapot, one ivy plant, gravel, potting soil as pictured below.

Pour about a half an inch to an inch of gravel in the bottom of the teapot.  This will allow for a bit of drainage if you happen to over water sometime.  I used leftover fish tank gravel, but use whatever you may have that would allow for drainage;  even packing peanuts would work.

Add an 1 inch or so of potting soil.  Add a bit more soil, tamping it up into the spout.

Loosen plant from pot and transfer to the teapot.  Add more potting soil to fill in around the plant.

Using a wooden skewer, push soil down into the spout until dirt reaches almost to the top.

Snip off a couple of sprigs of the ivy, trim off bottom leaves and insert into the soil in the spout.  They will soon take root.

And here is the finished planter: