How to Age Pots Quickly & Easily

It has been hot, relatively dry, and windy. Not the best kind of temperatures and conditions to encourage moss, mold and an aged green patina on our pots. So using some things other than the traditional yogurt and buttermilk technique, I decided to give mother nature a nudge and speed up the process.
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[@danielallen138]

One thing that we all need to keep in mind: as we are aging our pots, the elements are aging US! I'm glad that Linda promotes wearing hats, using sunscreen, and moving about the garden to take advantage of the shade and avoid working in the sun for extended periods of time!

[@fannieallen6005]

I used moss from a tree and buttermilk blended together in a blender and painted it onto the pot with a pai t brush. Nature took over and caused it to get mossy.

[@dachsymom5232]

That's how my Mom taught me. I'm from Mobile, AL. Ya'll didn't think we got that moss on everything by accident did you?

[@rhondabryanthistlethwaite5351]

Mucked up!!! I have a friend who cleans hers yearly! I offered to buy her two new ones for every mossy one she had😂😂

[@RevAcres01]

I like the aged look when mother nature stains the pot. Learn something new today Thank you.

[@edstud1]

Linda's pots all look so fantastic! So many wonderful ideas.

[@dreileigh9210]

Linda playing in the dirt and paint with white shorts.... how cool are you!!! Great ideas as usual. Bye Goose....you are so adorable and such a good pup....Thank you Linda and Stuart

[@Wuv844]

I like the aged look on concrete. Mossy and stained!

[@joannerios7034]

I have the perfect pot to try this out on! By the way...I love your Frank Lloyd Wright earrings! So cool! But of course they're 2nd place to the gorgeous Goose . Bye bye little pup! Thank you Linda 😂😉👍

[@daiseegray9110]

I like the aged look. I’ve done several pots but don’t have the courage to muck up my new Linda Vater pots!

[@coinkydink3984]

That's funny! 😍

[@lianeabeyta4515]

a garden is always in flux and aging and decay and moss and dirt are so organic . To me its what makes a mature garden so captivating

[@joywhitley3141]

Thanks so much! ❤️ You have given me permission to be messy and play with muck. So fun!! And the result is beautiful. I used to do murals for new homes and when people would come through to look at the houses when I was working I would say, “My mom always told me not to draw on the walls…but I didn’t listen.” 😜

[@sherimcgill5139]

I asked you this question a few videos back. Thank you for the tips!

[@donnabacke8835]

Good morning Linda...I bought two of these and I'm going to do this technique on them. I love this! Have a fabulous Sunday.

[@michellehengel215]

I've done the exact same thing for years with the addition of Water based stain. It adds an even greater depth. I also do this with all containers no matter what they are that are outside & in.

[@JLee-pc2vc]

I love aged looking pots! A few other pot aging tricks that might help people out: Krylon's Ultra-Flat Camoflauge Spray Paint is even more matte than Fusion Matte and comes in good outdoors-y colors. Mr. Clean Erasers are good for removing some paint if you've accidentally put on more paint than you wanted. A fat rounded chalk paint brush works great for dry brushing on pots. General Finishes Milk Paints are another paint that holds up really nicely outdoors with no topcoat needed. This was a fun project to watch! Thanks, Linda!

[@maryannroupas7169]

Besides buttermilk and mossy dirt mixture, I was told to use also use yogurt painted onto the pots and to let them just age in place. This mixture helps with green moss growth on pots.

[@heidijones1516]

Thanks for of all this added info!!

[@margaretchiodo-keller4495]

I was really hoping that Linda would have a video that shows how to "muck up" flower pots-so glad I found this video. I do this with my pots, and I really like the look. Thanks Linda!

[@maureenk1635]

Love this idea. Thank you so much!!!!

[@maryeliason1504]

Another nice visit. I am smiling at you sitting on the ground playing with mud & muck. You are so special! I toi, prefer the aged pots. They have history. 🌲🦋🤗💕 Your inner child is alive & well. 🤗😏

[@barbarahaines7661]

So glad you showed how to do this.new statuary also could use these techniques.thank you

[@pinkfrangipani5131]

Loved the design of your faux terracotta pots/urns. You really did a great job in replicating your original. I prefer aged pots, it makes them look like they come from an ancient Roman site. Bye bye Goose. Love from sunny Sydney, Australia.

[@georgiastewart5035]

I like a patina on my pots. My mum used to paint yogurt on rocks in the garden so moss would grow. I'm my mother's daughter!

[@monicawilson8075]

I will have to try!!

[@matthewheeke4377]

I love this, but on the other hand my ocd cleaning tendencies wants it clean lol. That’s what I love about gardening. Everybody’s unique garden reflects their own style from pots, garden decor and chosen plants.

[@barbarastillman6276]

Great tutorial, Linda! I like the aged look, too! Bye, sweet Goose. I hope you come again sometime for a visit! 🥰

[@tia1629]

This video is so relaxing. The pots look so good!

[@pamglover2131]

Awe I will miss sweet goose!! I know y’all will as well. Loved the video.

[@teresasathoff2677]

I ve been waiting patiently for you today!!

[@peggyfleming656]

Mucked up, of course! I was just going out to do this when I spotted this video! Thanks!

[@robinrowell1808]

I like the aged look only on concrete. Yours look great!

[@nicolerince]

pristine and new looking

[@cnicholson58]

They sure look beautiful!

[@aussiegirl62113]

Love your pots 💕 I aged mine using old house paint and decking oil to great effect 😂👍 rusty look

[@vickihoward4215]

Your so stylish even in your garden!

[@Bunny-rh1yy]

Perfect timing for me as I am hoping to do some mucking on 2 of your pots this week! Love the look & as a dog lover, I do know how attached you can become very quickly.💖

[@JanieP53]

I love your creative technique!

[@jdover9097]

Another great video. I have your large faux concrete pot from QVC that I’m waiting to pot with a large topiary in the fall. I’d like to know how often you water your pots through the winter.

[@cindi2598]

aged is how i like them thanks for showing me how.

[@mountainshamanscloudorchid354]

Your really good at that!! Really enjoy your channel!!

[@vickiejones7085]

I like the mucked up look personally looks like it just goes with the garden beds.

[@spaciodecm]

Gorgeous

[@sarahsiskin6780]

Aww you two need a dog of your own now!! I age pots w either paint or yogurt/buttermilk/moss blended in the blender and painted on. Great video! How’s your husband feeling?

[@Seeker2524]

Hi Linda, Do you seal it all in afterwards so your wonderful creation is not washed off?? Wonderful technique - creating and preserving joy in gardening!!

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[@lovelyindeed4526]

Mucked up for me 😊

[@beverlyasleson3321]

I like all your aged concreate pots even with the green mold. I don’t have any concrete pots.

[@hildanastase7119]

I like mine mucked up! 🌺🌺

[@lincasteel-butler531]

Living in the PNW we have tons of mold/mossy, so I am in between clean and mucked up. I tend to "clean" things up in the spring and let it do its thing until the next spring.

[@germannlindastellarsisk3716]

Aging for cohesiveness is good. Love pots aged green mossy (but black mold is gross).

[@ninajohnson6578]

So fun! 💕

[@anitahadley2871]

I love an aged pot. I prefer the mossy look which grows for me on rocks pretty easily in my garden so I try to spread that around to my pots.

[@vinetiamcgreevy9609]

Loved, loved, loved this video!!

[@june4033]

I like the mossy look.

[@pamelaritch8587]

I’ve used off white lime wash on terracotta pots. I wipe it on with an old towel and wipe off the excess leaving it in the crevices and edges. It stays on because it soaks into the porous terra cotta. Certainly will try your ideas as well.

[@LindaVater]

I will!

[@susanstanfield7954]

Forget the paint! For a natural green moss patina on terracotta and concrete, simply smear with plain yoghurt and let Mother Nature do her thing.

[@LindaVater]

That works great… But right now it is very hot dry and windy so wanted to speed things up a bit! Thank you :-)

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Like actual food? I never thought to try this! Why does the moss begin to grow on the Terra cotta?

[@michelleveloni1329]

When it rains, or when you hose the garden, does it rinse off?

[@LindaVater]

Nope!

[@BarbaraWilhelm]

I will miss seeing sweet Goose!

[@LindaVater]

Me toooo!

[@l.sexton439]

Is it live or memorex! That took me back!

[@jeannettejohnson2572]

I like most of them mucked up…but a few left pristine!

[@saraw8503]

I paint pots with lime mixed with water.

[@coinkydink3984]

It's too dry here for moss, but I have used paint to faux finish pots. I like the aged look.

[@susangrooms7514]

I like both ways

[@GardenBelle61]

I’m thinking about trying an antique glaze on my LV faux terra cotta pots…I have several and will take a while to do them all but I think I will like the continuation of the same finish on them all🙌🧡🧡🧡

[@meliss36]

Love my pots being patina and aged looking.. I wanted to order and followed your link but I couldn’t find them, I would think even if they were sold out they would have still shown a picture of them. Normally it would show “sold out”. Hopefully there will be more, I will check back. Thank you Linda, I have many ask why do you do that to your planters.. if you KNOW.. you KNOW!! 😉🤔😀🌻🌿

[@christykulwicki4323]

Love the poss. What type boxwoods? I missed it.🙁

[@NewMindGarden]

Amazing 🌷🌷

[@danielallen138]

I think the aged pots look great in the garden of an older, traditional home. Our house is mid-century modern, so I lean towards the cleaner look, although in our typically damp environment, nothing really stays pristine for long. If I had to come up with a term for the look of most of my pots, I'd say "weathered." Out of curiosity, do the "faux aged" pots eventually age naturally on top of the muck? Do they go from "aged" to "ancient"?

[@LindaVater]

Oh yes! Layers of aging over my layers of muck😂🤣😂

[@wendy-lynneachterberg-bena2795]

Love your little mosquito’s with watering cans on the intro.

[@beckyloflen6724]

Good information 👍

[@brendabryant6347]

Dawww doggie ❤️ Love the aged look.

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

Aged for sure!🪴

[@retacardinal2736]

Love aged pots!!

[@koosvanleeuwen6340]

Antiek was pot😇😄

[@barbkenas5663]

I like both, aged and pristine, but the aged process sure looks like fun!

[@maggiesgarden2234]

I did not see your pots on qvc..Do you still sell them?

[@apark9538]

mossy and aged is the best!!!!

[@pamhuber6661]

Love all thing worn and old especially in the garden. Can’t wait to do more of these when the weather cools down a bit. Just too hot for me.

[@charlottestanfield1307]

I like the aged look

[@cindydavison5278]

The mossier the better!

[@kimberlyanderson6457]

Who knew??!!

[@rebeccaburke4348]

Mucked up.

[@arlinejernigan]

What is the material in the faux concrete planter made of?

[@carolyost6733]

The pot in your QVC line doesn't have the base that the one in the video had. Was this 2 different pots?

[@lewscott7511]

The pot on qvc is like the first pot she showed in the front yard.

[@carolyost6733]

Oh thanks. I got a little confused.nice pot , not sure i want to spend that much on a pot, but i do really like it. I have got a few things ftom Linda's line. Ill have to think about the pot.

[@bobbilynnmiller742]

Aged , mossy pots are “ my one weakness .”

[@nancystanley5495]

Where did you find your cute yellow garden boots?

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[@yiselburns5013]

I definitely like my pots aged

[@bonniejackson7476]

I'm of the mucked up mind set.

[@lizraper3667]

I age my pots by painting with watered down plain yogurt…..seems to attract moss and lichen

[@jeanrothman8516]

I like clean looking pots. I wish that I didn’t because it is more work keeping them clean!

[@LindaVater]

It is but if it matches your look it’s worth it:)

[@katherinec7698]

…Memorex…I haven’t heard that in years! 😂

[@markglonek490]

Do you leave all your pots out thru the winter

[@lisaneinast4425]

The more mucked up the better!

[@sharry8473]

Can't find this pot on QVC, they must be out😕

[@jodielang2846]

Keep looking Sherry. I finally received mine. It is really nice, heavy, and gorgeous. It took me a long to time to decide which plant to put in it! Hope you get it soon,n

[@rhondacornett7903]

Can u not just order them from market already aged?

[@rondvu59]

I love muck.

[@bettyboop1524]

Definitely old, mossy with that white salty patina.

[@judybrown8233]

Definitely like aged, mossy,dirty!!

[@cynthiagreen6927]

Age… with moss.

[@cherylschumacher1832]

Mucky for sure😂

[@lindasargent4476]

What about putting yogurt on them. Try that.

[@theresaparodi6027]

I haven’t watched entire video; Watching right now but I’ve always used buttermilk. It would be fun to do a comparison/race at home - one yogurt and one buttermilk 💚

[@user-zl2gz1td6t]

🙌🏻🙏👍

[@kimirvine6310]

Bye bye 👋 Goose