Re-purposed Planter

When the clothes dryer died, I saved the drum in the event I might want to use it later.  (this makes Guido crazy!)  It sat in the backyard for a few months until I could come up with a good idea.  This spring our Robellini palm had to be transplanted due to the aggressive roots of the near-by Queen palms. 

I put the drum in the hole left from the Robellini,  it didn't look too good at first,,,,.......Actually, it looked like an old dryer drum left in the front yard.   I considered painting it, or putting back splash tiles on it, but in the end, I chose to make it a Gabion.  

I cut 1" hardware cloth larger than the diameter of the drum.  I assembled it in place and secured the middle with wire ties, and anchored the bottom to the landscaper fabric.    The space between the drum and hardware cloth was about 4".  It took 8 bags of Mountain Granite  (Home Depot) to fill the space.

For the lip, long-cut peat moss was laid in and secured with over-lapping mesh.  This will be a perfect medium to grow hardy, miniature succulents.   To ensure proper draining, I filled the drum with broken cement edgers, rocks, and broken clay pots.

The finished planter.