Driftwood planter

[Beechwood Chip]

There's an idea I had when I was a kid, that I think I might get around to actually making.  I pictured a really gnarly interesting piece of driftwood, that I could hang from the ceiling.  I'd hollow out some pockets in it for plants (like pothos or philodendron) and candles.  The problem is getting a really gnarly interesting piece of driftwood that was big and thick enough.

I'd use ceramic pots to keep the plant moisture from rotting the wood, and keep the candles from scorching the wood. 

Maybe this is an idea that works better in my imagination than in real life.  What do you think?

[wtnhighlander]

I think the idea has interesting potential. Plants are too much effort for me, but a driftwood candle display seems pretty cool. Do you live near the ocean? All the freshwater driftwood I've ever seen just doesn't have the same worn, gnarly look. Usually slimy, too.

[Beechwood Chip]

I'm not really near anywhere I might find driftwood.  After posting that I found some places that sell driftwood online, but it's pricey.  I'd need to think hard about where I'd put it before spending the money.

I'm not really a plant person, but I like pothos because it doesn't take much effort.  I just give it a little water if I remember.  It's used to living where it doesn't get much light, not much water, and pretty much the same temperature year around.  So it's the perfect indoor plant for people like me.  Also, you can cut off a piece and stick it in dirt and it will root.  I had about a dozen of them, all from one original plant.  It will eventually send out vines to go looking for more dirt and more light.  I had one that grew along the window sill and started climbing up the brick wall.  The leaves that were further from the window got real big.

[Mark J]

I'm wondering if between the pots, dirt, water and wood this might get pretty heavy? 

[Tpt life]

No big concern with some modern plastic pots that imitate porcelain. That said, heavy is only a concern if needing to move it often. Most low effort plants do not need much “soil” but more nutrient media like long fiber sphagnum and bark. 

[Von]

Sounds like a cool idea and great excuse for a road trip.

I'd use a glazed ceramic or plastic pot, or put some finish on the inside of the pockets, to prevent water from seeping through.

Or perhaps accept you will one day overwater the plants and add a weep hole?

[Beechwood Chip]

I'm thinking that I'd paint the inside of the pockets with epoxy.