Tip & tricks for making winter containers

[@shannonhathaway4293]

The window box with the ring is wonderful! I’m copying this tomorrow!

[@paulap5578]

Well done! Loved the inner light glow and the lights on the outer side of the ring. Panning back for the house shot was lovely too! Plus you garden gate is beautiful. The shape and the simple wreath and garland make it pop!

[@kathleenastley3453]

Looks great🥰 Really like the shot from inside your house to the outside, very clever!

[@ydoyougarden]

Erin! I am gobsmacked! Just amazing. My favorite is the last one with just a few things from the woods. it is so peaceful 😊

[@annbailey311]

Oh my gosh that window box is fabulous.

[@rimagarrett5912]

Love the tomato cage and metal ring ideas.

[@ip4265]

Oh, wow! Love how the lights from the ring reflect from the glass of the kitchen window! And the view from the inside is gorgeous! I probably would not take that down for along time. Perpetual Christmas! Or leave the ring throughout the whole year in the window box and light it up at night!

[@beckiepruder3402]

Gorgeous, love your style and ease of delivery, great job🤗🇨🇦

[@LifesAProject]

I absolutely love how the window box container looks. So beautiful. Love the ring and lights. 😍🌲

[@vickyleider6072]

Love the window box! I may have to copy that for next year!

[@bronwynodonnell8548]

All look beautiful but the window box is stunning

[@kimgnagy3131]

Absolutely love it all but am so in ❤️ with that window box!

[@anya229]

Once the kitty stepped into the scene it was perfection!!! Lovely!

[@donnawalters7851]

Beautiful planters Erin! Thank you for showing us how you put it all together. Very helpful and appreciated!

[@meredith3588]

So beautiful at night with the lights!, especially love your little tree container near the back door.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

So clever- would never have thought of a tomato cage but it looks great

[@FraniQW]

Great use of tomato cage! I love, love, love the ring with lights!!!!♥

[@jessicagarrett2543]

New mission in life - Find A Steel Guy! Your window box is gorgeous! Thank you for the inspiration ⭕️🎄

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Everyone needs a mechanic, a plumber, a tree guy and a steel guy. :)

[@amyflatten9114]

Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing and for the lit nighttime view! 🎄Merry Christmas!!

[@HowsItGrowing]

Such a great video! I didn’t even notice the cage at all until you mentioned. It just looks fantastic. So different and unique. Thanks for sharing excellent info!

[@marilynruggeberg]

From the First Container, I was hoping that you would Show us the Night View. Beautiful 🥰🥰🥰 Happy Holidays 🎄🎄🎄

[@BroadwayGardener]

WOW!!! I LOVE that container arrangement! Its stunning!!!

[@jenniewilliams1668]

I'm gobsmacked too - really beautiful with the lights on. I never do exterior lighting because I'm a big fat environmentalist - but I could do lighting for short periods. This would definitely help me through a zone 5 winter. Warmest regards Jennie

[@lisawalters5482]

Those are gorgeous! I think the inner lights makes all the difference. And the pot with the small tree is perfect. I love it. Thanks and Merry Christmas. I love your channel. It has given me much inspiration and laughs this year. God bless. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@natchezglenhouse5138]

That’s one of your best containers ever

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Aw, shucks. Thanks!

[@wildflowerwind6941]

The ring is fantastic.

[@glendariggs2391]

I never seen the tomato cage until you said it was there, very pretty.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you.

[@amycavin168]

I love all the tricks and helpful hints! Thanks so much!

[@emcg9004]

Erin, great video on the practical aspects of making a very sophisticated planter. The small electrical box for the LED lights is brilliant! I have seen Deborah's blog detailing her installations but I like how you gave the specific materials/info to make it your own. I will be trying a version of this if I can find some cheap sources for the twigs. I agree that you need a lot more stuff than you think you will to make the container full. Thank you!

[@Msbananaprice]

Thank you! Stunning! Great job🎄🎄🎄

[@GardeningSpirit]

wow that is super pretty!

[@j.m.7056]

Very nice and unpredictable! I especially like the window box with the interest inside.

[@lindabullock742]

Stunning Erin...hope you have a wonderful Christmas...🎄🥰😘🇦🇺

[@deananderson2143]

If you're busy have a happy holiday season and New Year

[@dees.1686]

Love the hoop. Beautiful.

[@marymathis9299]

I love your energy, Erin...makes me think of years gone by....not that I'm done, just slowed down a bit. Love the ideas, fresh...fun...fabulous!!! 🥰 Thanks a ton and Merry Christmas to you and your whole clan...wasn't the Kitty enjoying the view there in the kitchen??? How pretty is the whole effect! Love it!!! ❤️🥰😁

[@deananderson2143]

So cute

[@stephaniemonson9899]

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

I can hardly wait to get gardening this spring thank you for this video! New friend Ruthie

[@peggyjk]

I love them!!!!! Thanks for the night shots, that’s when they really shine!

[@bernadettelanzillo951]

Love, love, love it all!

[@karentemple5619]

I think the red tomato cage was very festive!! Enjoyed the video and your tips. Thank you so much🌲❤

[@rainrabbit9209]

Great teacher!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Very pretty💚🙃

[@marthagreene8670]

Beautiful, Merry Christmas 🎄!

[@FrediOlson]

Simply gorgeous! Love the ring.

[@patriciagrisham978]

Hi Erin, Thank you for these ideas. Your containers are beautiful! I subscribed to your channel. You have a kitty, how could I not! Have a wonderful holiday.

[@muddywatersbookshelf7758]

Stunning! Love the ring in the window box!

[@DDMarla]

Loved this. Great tip with the tomato cages and the small zip ties. I will definitely try that. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@debbiemann1265]

Great tips. I love all the containers but the window box with the ring is my favorite! Definitely want to try that

[@ingridkunze5458]

Just beautiful!

[@stephaniestatnick]

Really Pretty Erin! Great tips too, that slip knot needs it's own video! Merry Christmas

[@TheImpatientGardener]

It’s funny you say that. The first video I ever did ( not on KZbin, but on the blog and I think it’s probably gone missing), was about knots gardeners should know. Maybe I’ll remake that one of these days.

[@lesliehardin7963]

Very pretty arrangement!

[@triciaje]

Love all this, can’t wait to give it all a try!

[@lynbuerkett8537]

I LOVE the ring especially!

[@tonisaylor1507]

Very helpful tips! Thanks!

[@noragarcia252]

WOW I love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@LB-vl3qn]

Just beautiful. Great tips for putting it all together, thank you. Merry Christmas! ~ Lisa

[@debiulrey-crosby4520]

Those are so pretty. A suggestion I’d make is to use floral wire if you have it from other projects. It’s a bit cheaper than the zip ties. Just a thought.

[@cherylschumacher1832]

So beautiful 😍

[@ourmontanahomestead8880]

I love each one! That metal ring is awesome all lit up!

[@paulag.panzermd8239]

helpful tips, thank you. looks so pretty!

[@kelleyamador8838]

Wow, these looks are spectacular! No wonder you go through all that effort, it’s worth the end results. Thank you for your inspiration🎄

[@michellelindsly7771]

Beautiful job!!

[@cherylgreenfarb8044]

Beautiful!

[@renatara9026]

You did a great job. All looks very artistic and elegant.

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Erin, I love all of your outdoor decorating tips, especially the window box ring! With the reflection in your kitchen window, it almost looks like you placed double rings in there. Since I don't have an iron ring, I've thought about using lighter weight vinyl tubing to make spheres for the urns by my front door, or maybe copper tubing! You've inspired me, so now I'll be playing with that for the next few days.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Great idea!

[@lindadistel3643]

Great tips

[@penny1295]

Aaron it looks so beautiful, it’s amazing what you can do with such simple things. Very interesting. I think I will try to find Walter and put something together like that next year for you it is just fabulous and I love it and I do wish you the most happy of holidays!

[@hollyb8993]

Love love love the window box and the ring!! So many ways you could incorporate that throughout the year as well. Thank you for the inspiration. Happy Holidays 😊🎄☃️🎊

[@margierousu468]

Beautiful 💜😃👍

[@chrisyung4055]

Beautiful. Merry Christmas.

[@christinemcginnis8827]

Gorgeous❤️

[@maricarmenrusso1435]

Beautiful

[@akatija]

Just beautiful. I wish I had a window box. Thanks for all the tips, especially about the garland. Merry Christmas from Pennsylvania.

[@pambonesteel3775]

Lovely!

[@deboraheagle563]

Love this video. Looks wonderful day or day or night. Thank you for the mechanics too, the lights are just wonderful! Merry Christmas

[@jlcmlc40]

Wow, absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing! Definitely will be incorporating some new ideas in my Christmas Urns next year. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from our house to yours

[@peggyluna4670]

I really enjoyed this video!! Everything looks great!, and you have such a soothing voice .🌲😁❤️💚❤️💚TFS...and God Bless

[@SchleichHorseLover200]

Love It!

[@bengalcat7337]

Thank you for the great ideas!

[@itsinyournature]

I just spent a ridiculous amount of time going through Deborah's blog. Thank you for crediting her, and your takes on her designs are so amazing too! I hope you don't mind if I copy the ring. It is so stunning.

[@kristinakeane7110]

Great ideas.💙🐝💙

[@todaysgarden2635]

oh my gosh....so very pretty

[@lyla.aisle.of.blooms]

This is genius!

[@gingerbecker7883]

Great ideas. I wish you showed the container itself.

[@pamnapier-uhl1362]

I just was looking at my 3 barrel hoops this morning wondering what I could do with them! I have had them for 15 YEARS. Thank you 🙏🏻 beautiful BTW throw a small spot light on the container to show more detail. It’s simply beautiful!!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Good thing you hung onto them!

[@lindahopkin8597]

Every thing looks really nice Have a great Christmas

[@lindaballance6323]

So beautiful.One suggestion if I may. Maybe hot clue would hold the light on the wheel. Although I can see where that would be a pain if you remove the lights every year.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

That’s a great suggestion and I do think it would work. But I store that hoop behind the garage so the light have to come off if I were storing it inside that would work for sure though.

[@barbll000]

I hope you will now get some time to relax and give those sweet doggies extra pats and hugs :)

[@sherrymayhew14]

I was over on the Garden Answer channel and I saw your post - OMG- I love the way that the Giants of KZbin garden channels totally support each other - I garden in Northwest Indiana - and if it grows for you I know it will grow for me. I was able to find in nature so many pretty things to use for my winter decor for my 22" pots- great tips Question - have you begun plans for your Spring & Summer 2020 garden? I would like to grow a Czechmark Trilogy Weigela from Proven Winner's do have any experience with that plant?

[@sarahernandez8766]

‼️❤️AWESOME ❤️‼️ I’ll do that to my lonely window 😁, thank you❤️‼️ ❤️💕‼️HAVE A WONDERFUL MERRY CHRISTMAS ❤️❤️❤️‼️ thanks for sharing you knowledge ❤️💕❤️‼️

[@laurenbomia8197]

WOW!

[@mercedestaylor-puckett882]

So lovely! Thanks for all of the great tips. Quick question: Do the dogwoods retain their color enough to use them for a second year? Thinking about the ones wired to the tomato cage and hoping it's possible to get more than one year from the centerpiece part. (And I think I'm going to plant some red and yellow twig dogwoods this spring!)

[@TheImpatientGardener]

They do and I'm intending to save much of this. I may even leave them attached to the tomato cage.

[@lucforest2090]

Thank you very much. What is the paint you use? Is it a non toxic paint? Will I be able to put the twigs on the compost pile? Thank you very much.

[@anitahadley2871]

Wow, just beautiful! I love the window box and the ring is a great idea. Where did you get the outdoor proof berries? I can only find the styrofoam type and they seem to melt and make a mess in the weather.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I got them at the garden center, labeled as weather resistant. These are also styrofoam, but they've held up for many, many years.

[@stephaniemarsters542]

I love how “woodsy” it all looks. The red curly willow is beautiful. Where do you get that? Do you grow it in your garden or purchase it? Thank you for the inspiration. I will be finding a steel guy!! 😉

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I ordered branches this year (for the first time) from a lovely business in Minnesota: Blue Sky Flower Farm, a small, woman-owned business. My plan is to save a lot of these branches and reuse them. I think they'll be good to go for a couple years at least.

[@terireddingsutton]

So cool. Please look for biodegradable alternatives.

[@sophiegiannarakis9358]

Everything is gorgeous, especially the flower box. The pine cones are open now but the moment they get wet they will close up. That’s my only issue. Is there a way to keep them fully open?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

So I baked these guys pretty good so they are really dry. I've not had an issue in the past with them closing up, but I think it could definitely happen if we got a lot of rain. I'll have to keep my eye on them to see.

[@jsgoboys]

Was looking for inspiration you’ve provided - thank you! Question on the greenery - do you just stick the ends in the dirt already in the container? Does it dry out over time?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Yes I either stick them in the soil or into some sort of structure: styrofoam in the past but I’ve decided not to replace that as it wears out and go to something like chicken wire.