Plastic bottles of all sizes can be handy in gardens, as plant pots, hanging pots and to build a sustainable vertical garden.

For this DIY self-watering planter, you won't need ... It slurps up water to become a drip irrigation system using a plastic bottle, sticks, duct tape, and a cotton swab (via Instagram).

and common DIY projects. What we like most about [Tommy]’s design is that it reuses empty jars to create self-watering planters. After all, jars are fantastic at reliably holding water ...

There are endless crafty ways to keep plants watered while you’re away from home: You can wick water from jugs, upend wine bottles into ... a plant sitter. Self-watering planters have been ...