DIY String Lights in Planters For Your Backyard

[@VTgirlandherbeagles]

I was waiting for the woman of the house to suggest the smarter way ❤️

[@Marlon_Torres]

LOL in the end, I always listen to her! 😉

[@taminewlin6589]

This was perfect for my situation. Now I can hang light up in my back yard. If you could’ve filmed the hanging of the lights it would’ve helped me a bunch. 😊 Thank you for sharing!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Tami! I’m glad this video was able to help you out a little. Thanks for stopping by!

[@carolynmangipudi9898]

Looks nice! Great job... for someone admitting your not to be a handyman, I think you did a great job...smart and resourceful creating the pots, using "L" brackets for support, then adding quick concrete, filling with stones, topping with dirt and pretty flowers, adding drain holes.. Then adding wire cable for additional support for your lights...well thought out & executed. I enjoyed watching & learning from you...Thank you for sharing

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks so much Carolyn! So far so good, the pots are holding up great and the lights work great too!

[@julias9244]

Wish I would have watched your video before spending way too much time on others. Thanks for keeping it real. Loved the video and they look great

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank Julia!

[@discjunkiesDGT]

That came out great, quick to the point, steps were simple but clear. Keep us posted on the project updates. Peace!!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks Gil! I’m glad you found some value.

[@PleasantStreetCemetery]

The silhouette of those palm trees behind the string lights looks awesome. Nice work!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you very much Peter! I agree they do look pretty awesome!

[@siewertgirl6895]

Looks great. This really helps me. I had decided to do this to put up a privacy trellis. Glad to see it work before I try it.

[@Marlon_Torres]

Great to hear! I hope it works out for you as well!

[@roseconley8171]

Great job!! My husband and I are getting ready to put in our backyard lights. You’re video was very helpful 👍🏼

[@Marlon_Torres]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KajunMs39]

Loved your commentary and hard work on your yard. Thank you for the update on the 😷😷 mask!! Ciao

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

It turned out fabulous!!! Yes, please do more of that.

[@momichica]

Sorry the resin will deteriorated. 😩

[@Sans_Fear]

Amazing job!!!! Since the posts are next to the fence, maybe you can secure them to the fence to keep from tipping over. Keep up the great work I look forward to more content!

[@brianhernandez6826]

Awesome job Man!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

It looks good.

[@sandyd2527]

You did a great job. I'm planning to do the same.

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks Sandy! Good luck, I hope everything turns out amazing!

[@jayala742]

Cool job looks great will like to see much more on the yard

[@Marlon_Torres]

José I will do an update video later on. I still have a lot of work to do. Thanks for stopping by!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

Congratulations on the new home!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you Donna!

[@vincentdcn]

man this was totally informative. I'ma do it too! I'll have my son help

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks man! Let me know how ot turns out! 🙌🏽

[@nahnisjourney1406]

Hello again! Back to the video!🙂

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hello there! Hope all is well Donna!

[@isabellatorres4447]

I really liked the way it turned out 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@benjaminpazrosas2839]

Looks good man.

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks man!

[@link4eva10]

Bad ass!! Go Falcons!

[@lindabentley7624]

Love this! The caps on the top to match it all was brilliant. Also, your wife with the winning idea, just dump it over...I swear our brains work different kudos to you both. LOOKS GREAT!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Right on! Yeah, she's usually right lol!

[@pedroencarnacion890]

Great video, just want to ask, you were hoping if it will hold with the wind. What has been your experience with the wind and if you don’t mind saying in what state you are from?

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Pedro! I'm in Florida! The light have held up just fine since I put them up! I will try to make a follow up video so you guys can see. Thanks for stopping by the channel!

[@Plshelpsavepachamama]

Gracias man. You motivated me to do it tomorrow

[@Marlon_Torres]

Go for it! Let me know how it works out for you!

[@Marlon_Torres]

How did it go?

[@gabogugu]

Loved it thanks for the video God bless you and yes definitely would love to see more video of your ideas for your new home and yard 😊

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you! I will definitely do a follow up video. I’ve had a few other thing come up so I haven’t quite gotten too it, but as soon as I do I’ll update you guys! Thanks again for stopping by my channel.

[@fashionforwardmobileboutiq9105]

This looks great!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you , I appreciate you stopping by!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

You can do it. Yes you can!

[@ameliabrown1731]

Nice!❤❤

[@redsonia568]

Nice job!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you Sonia!

[@watsonlow22]

Nice work

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks! Still have a lot of work to do.

[@SanchoSanto]

FYI for anyone considering building these. Concrete is porous and sucks up moisture out of wood causing wood to rot quickly. You need to use the chemical presure treated wood that looks brown in color.

[@Marlon_Torres]

Are you talking about the 4x4? If so, the ones I used are pressure treated; and are environmentally friendly, are effective against termites, rot and fungal decay, and can be painted or stained. Thanks for the info!

[@vanmarciano]

That looks, awesome guys!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank bro! I hope I can get the grass replaced really soon. Hope all is well!

[@nybcp]

New house! Nice bro!! Haven't been around for sometime! Great to see ya! (Handyman)

[@Marlon_Torres]

LOL man I am not good at handyman stuff, but always down to give it a shot. Hope you and the fam are doing well!

[@nybcp]

@@Marlon_Torres were alright over here bro! Hope all is alright over there as well... Hope you're settling in alright. All these American homes look soooo much better and spacious than these small concrete block-houses we have over here😅 Not to mention the weather 😭😭😭 Ok enough complaints 😅 Talk to you soon buddy!! Keep m coming!

[@nybcp]

@@Marlon_Torres ohh and it looks nice and yes... I like to see more of (any of your) this content

[@tgmcfly3568]

Well done nice😊👍🏾

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thabk you! Now I just need to get that yard area fixed up 🙌🏽!

[@RyanKelbel]

This looks great and a good breakdown of the process. Did you ever end up doing anything with the yard laying down stone or anything? Would love to see a vid or update of your backyard. 🙂

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Ryan! Thanks! I haven't put anything down just yet, had some other issues pop up, but I will definitely do an update video once I get this part of my yard done. I appreciate you stopping by my channel!

[@diisomoto]

Great work! I've looked at many videos and yours seems to be the closest to what I'm trying to do. Few questions... Are the wood posts 4"x4"x8'? How did the resin barrels hold up? I think I'm looking at the exact same barrel. Finally, how much concrete did you use total? Was that one sack per barrel? Was it too much/little/just right? Looking forward to seeing more videos!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Darren, they are holding up well, even after a few storms. the posts are 4x4x8 (pressure treated), but looking back I wish I would have bought the 4x4x12 just to get the lights up a bit higher. I ended up using one bag of concrete in each planter. It works, but if I had to do all over again I probably would have added half a bag more to each. Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

See, you did it.

[@andrewsilverman8609]

Hey man this looks great! A year later, how's it still holding up, was that the right amount of concrete? Also did you put in annuals or perennials for plants?

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thanks man, they are holding up great! I switched the plants out for poinsettias. If I had to do it all over again I would probably add about half a bag more of Quik Crete to each planter, but overall no issues with them.

[@djsugarbear6079]

Dope!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you DJ!

[@adnerisrodriguez6244]

Turned out great! Hubby and I are doing this over the weekend so thanks for the tips. What kind of wire did you use to put the lights on? (Hope that makes sense... lol)

[@Marlon_Torres]

That is a wiring kit for lights that I bought on Amazon. Link to it is in the description if you’d like to check them out. Thanks for stopping by, I hope yours turns out nice. Let me know how it goes.

[@derekdelaney10]

👌

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

Great job!!!! I may have missed it, but where did you find the pots?

[@Marlon_Torres]

Thank you Cindy! I bought those at The Home Depot.

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

Thank you so much!!!

[@josephvasquez9687]

Great video. Question.. I did the same and like you said prior, I would have added more cement. Any ideas on how to anchor it at this point?

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Joseph, mine have been holding up just fine for now. The only thing I can think of for mine is anchoring it to the actual fence post, but for now I don't have that need. Are yours tilting and falling over?

[@josephvasquez9687]

Unfortunately one is tilting no matter which angle you turn it. I think it may be because of the type of cobblestone used before I bought the house. I’m going to anchor it on the vinyl fencing. Let’s see how that goes. Lol

[@maemiller782]

Did you anchor to your vinyl fence? How did you work out? I’m considering anchoring my vinyl fence as well. Thanks!

[@afampaslupa3515]

May I know the name of the metal thingy that you used to connect the 2 woods together? Thank you

[@Marlon_Torres]

That is a metal L bracket. You can get those at any loca hardware store.

[@nahnisjourney1406]

She had the same idea that I was thinking of.

[@rickythan5083]

After all these months, how is it holding up?

[@Marlon_Torres]

They are holding up just fine. The plants not so much though LOL, that’s on me.

[@BasikVids_4_Life]

Since it's plastic you probably could have used long heavy duty stakes right through the pot and into the ground to secure the pots then 1 bag cement. Just my 2 cents!

[@Marlon_Torres]

That’s a great idea! If I need to do another one of these I will try that. Thanks!

[@florinewoodward1315]

Hey Marlon, That looks great thank you for sharing. How are the planters holding up? I see you added one bag of rock and cement for the 4 by 4 posts. Was that enough cement to stabilize the posts?

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hello Florine, they are up and doing just fine. No tipping over, no issues, but if I did it again I would add at least another half bag of cement to each of the pots just to make it sturdier. I hope that helps.

[@christopherholloway8192]

@@Marlon_Torres Hi Marlon, wonderful video. any updates to the question asked above? Have you had any issues with high winds? Are those planters still doing well? Thank you!

[@Marlon_Torres]

@@christopherholloway8192 hi! Thanks man! Yes, everything is good and I have not had any issues. Last week we had some strong winds in the area and they stood there like champs LOL. Working out well!

[@luisriv7333]

Hey Latino just a little constructive criticism. Whenever you receive an open package from Amazon notify them and they will probably send you a new package and even allow you to keep the open box. Also moving forward when making videos including your wife. It's a nice touch and it promotes teamwork and family

[@ForTheWin2007]

What's the plant name? Argy... uhhhh.... whatever. LOL

[@Marlon_Torres]

🤣🤣🤣 thanks for stopping by!