For the most part, I followed these instructions. I used a 14" pot for the base, then a 12" pot, two 10" pots, and an 8" (or maybe it's a 6") pot on the top. And instead of re-bar, I used a shepherd's hook as my central pole.
How, you ask, did you get those pots on that shepherd's hook?
My shepherd's hook has a fork at the bottom, as do most shepherd's hooks, for extra support that would prevent me threading my pots up from the bottom. So I planted the hook where I wanted to build, then I started by threading the largest pot over the hook through the drain hole. But in order to thread the pot through the hook itself, I had to chip away a little at the drain hole to make it an oval instead of a circle.
I used a screwdriver and hammer to gently chisel away just a tiny bit. That's all I needed to be able to thread the pot past the hook. I had to do this with all sizes of my pots, except for the smallest.
I added plants like Wave Petunias, Lantana, Moss Rose and Evening Primrose that "fall" out of the pots as they lean. Then as a final finishing touch, I added a birdhouse hanging from the hook.
And the LORD will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail. Isaiah 58:11
