Country houses deserve gardens as charming and historically significant as they are. If you are looking for a centerpiece for your country garden, one of the classic options is a wagon wheel planter display. Wagon wheels hearken back to times before automobiles and the fast pace of modern life, and they look beautiful, too. If you want to incorporate a wagon wheel into your garden, here are a few options that may be suitable for you today.

Two-Wheeled Carts

Some wagon wheel planter displays repurpose a simple two-wheeled cart as a planter. Two large wagon wheels flank a simple wooden planter box that is the perfect size for growing several different kinds of flowers. Their design is true to the original purpose of wagon wheels, too, adding to the historical charm of the garden display. These displays raise their planter boxes above the ground so passersby can get a great view of your plants. This makes them an excellent focal point in any garden. To make full use of their height, plant hanging flowers such as petunias or blooming wisteria vines. 

Ferris Wagon Wheels

When small planter boxes are attached to one or two vertical wagon wheels, the effect created is much like a Ferris wheel. Some of these planters can spin so you can make sure all of your plants get the right amount of sunlight (and entertain small children and adults alike). To make the most of these beautiful and charming planters, try planting different colors of the same flower in each planter box. If your planter spins, plants with creeping vines might get tangled in the wheel spokes or crush along the ground as you turn the planter, so try planting easily contained flowers or succulents instead. 

Wagon Wheel Planter Boxes

A simple version of a wagon wheel planter display simply uses a wagon wheel as a backdrop behind a planter box. These simple displays are perfect for country gardens and can even be built by hand if you already have a wagon wheel. Although they are much simpler than some of the other options available, their simplicity makes the plants growing in the planter the highlight of the displays. If you are a master gardener who is proud of the hybrid or delicate flowers you have been able to grow, a simple design might suit you and your beautiful garden best.

To learn more about wagon wheel planter displays, contact a garden center in your area.

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