Need a plant caddy to move a heavy plant? Let me walk you through the tutorial to make a SIMPLE DIY Rolling Plant Stand today!
Seriously, we have needed a heavy duty plant stand for over a year. Luke bought me a mini lime tree last year for Mother’s Day and that sucker needs light. In our backyard, to get decent light for the tree in the peak of Summer, I need to be able to move it half-way through the day. The downside of moving it is that it weighs… no joke, probably 100 pounds. So, yep, the lime tree needed to be on some sort of rolling planter.
After brainstorming a few different DIY plant stand ideas, I came up with this wood plant stand with wheels. Seriously, you guys, plant roller is so easy to make and cheap! Don’t buy those flimsy flower pot rollers again. Do yourself a favor and make a few of these.
It’s helpful to have your outdoor planter picked out first before you make these so you know about what size of base to make your rolling plant stand. Here’s a great round-up of large outdoor planters if you are looking to buy a new planter.
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Supplies Needed To Make a Tree Stump Plant Stand
Anyways, ready for a simple tutorial?
How to Make a Rolling Plant Stand
- Grab a tree stump. We had a few laying around in our neighborhood. Grab a chainsaw and cut off a slice, approximately 4-6 inches thick (Dad – thanks for doing this for me!).
- Sand to get all the excess bark and junk off. Don’t be particular on this, because you are just going to sit a planter on it.
- Apply a top coat to the wood. Let dry. Lightly sand. Apply another top coat (if needed). Repeat the process on the other side and the edges.
- Grab some heavy-duty rollers and some wood screws. Attach the rollers to the wood slice.
- Flip it over and set your pot on top. Enjoy!
Now that you have made this plant roller, you can roll around your huge, heavy planters to your heart’s desire.
p.s. Anyone have any great tips for getting a lime tree to produce in Missouri? I’ve had mini limes both years and the tree has dropped them. We have a pH meter and we try to baby it… and nothing. It’s pretty disappointing because, come on… #ineedmoremargaritas.
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I can’t belive you made a piece of stump and some casters look so good! Seriously this is such a nice, subtle piece, and it would look great indoors, too. We have like a bazillion stumps and I’ll have to make myself some! Thanks for sharing this idea!
Thanks Naomi! I felt a bit silly posting such an EASY project, but I figured that if I was having a hard time finding a solution to an affordable plant roller then others probably were as well. So glad you like it and you should totally make some. ps. I found the cheapest rollers at Amazon but I forgot to check Harbor Freight.
Some of the easiest projects are the best, for sure! Thanks for the tip on the rollers!
I feel like such a chump for buying a rolling stand for our fig tree 🙂 Where is that gorgeous big pot from??
I do feel bad for you. =) The pot was a HomeGoods find, although Lowe’s just put some of their pots on clearance.
This is such a great idea. I was curious if you were having any luck with your tree producing this year. It may be the weather this year, my mom was telling me their neighbor had bushels of apples last year and didn’t have any this year. Fingers crossed for next year! 🙂
Thanks Charlotte! No luck this year, maybe next? My Dad has two apple trees and one produced just as good and the other one didn’t produce hardly any. Fingers crossed!
This is seriously great. I could use several of them
Thanks Julia! I plan to make a few more… you can’t beat how easy they are!
Yup. . . definitely obsessed. LOVE this project!! Great idea 🙂
Thanks! It’s so simple!