How to Make a Decorative Planter with Just Add Ice Orchids

Decorative Planter Project

Total project time: 25 minutes

You will need:

• 2 Just Add Ice Orchids
• 1 wicker basket that is as deep as an orchid pot and large enough to hold 2 pots
• 1 heavy-duty black trash bag
• 1 block dry floral foam
• 2-ounce bag of floral moss
• Scissors
• Knife

Directions:

1. Holding both the orchid’s stem and stake, slowly pull each plant’s grower pot out of its exterior decorative pot. Set orchids aside.
2. To create a waterproof liner for your orchid planter, unfold the black plastic trash bag and lay it out flat.
3. Measure about one foot from the bottom of the bag, adjusting as necessary to accommodate the size of the basket. Cut off the bottom of the bag and dispose of the top.
4. Open the bottom of the bag and place it inside the basket, arranging it to cover the bottom and sides of the basket to create a waterproof liner.
5. Place both orchids in their grower pots into the basket and position them as you like.
6. Using the knife, cut pieces of dry floral foam to the appropriate sizes and shapes necessary to fill in any gaps between the orchid pots and the walls of the basket. The foam will keep the pots in place and reduce the amount of floral moss needed.
7. Cover the top of the floral foam with floral moss, pushing the plastic liner down out of sight as you fill around the edge of the basket. To make it easy to water your orchids, do not cover the tops of the grower pots with moss.

Note: This method can be used to turn any container into a decorative planter for your Just Add Ice Orchids.

See the video demonstration below for this simple project!