These DIY Mobile Garden Ideas give you out-of-the-box ways to create a movable garden and to make your garden landscape unique!
All of these ideas are perfect for small space gardeners and those who want to adjust the sun and shade. So without any further wait, get started and pick the idea that suits your garden the best.
DIY Mobile Garden Ideas That Move
1. Wooden Outdoor Planter On Wheels
Here is how to make a wooden outdoor planter on wheels. You can also use it as an indoor planter. Some woodworking and painting are required, which is not that difficult.
2. Edible Moveable Garden
This movable garden was made out of cages, casters, scrap wood, some outdoor fabric, and, of course, the edible plants. You can also do the same, following the tutorial on Instructables.
3. Mobile Garden For Summer
Built from offcuts of wood, this DIY mobile garden is perfect for moving your crops to and fro when it’s too shady or sunny, to other parts of the garden. We found the idea here.
4. Portable Raised Bed Garden
A raised bed that can move, not only that, it has trellises to support vegetables like tomatoes. Make an edible raised bed like this on your patio. Find the PDF of this project here.
5. Planter On Wheels
This planter can become a great addition to your courtyard, balcony, or backyard. The steps are not complex and are nicely explained at Bunnings. Grow vegetables in it or your favorite annuals.
6. Use Planter Caddies
If you’re not making a mobile planter, using planter caddies or wheel trays for large planters can be an option. It’s a smart idea for patio, rooftop, and balcony gardeners.
7. Build A Raised Garden Bed That Moves
This raised bed planter is aesthetically pleasing and appears expensive. However, it is made from old shipping pallets. An appealing look is given to it using old shutters. Casters are used to make it movable.
8. DIY Mobile Garden
This project is surely one of the best on this list. It requires some DIY and carpentry skills; if you’re unsure, ask for help from someone with good carpentry skills. The tutorial, along with a video, is available at a Dutch site here!
9. Moveable Planter For Anywhere
A movable planter like this can be a great asset for adding interest to a dull landscape. Any wooden box or container can be converted into a planter that moves using casters.
10. Rustic Wheelbarrow Garden Planter
A weekend DIY garden project that you can complete on one free day, this rustic wheelbarrow planter is movable and made out of pallet wood. Watch the tutorial video here!
11. Mobile Elevated Garden Bed
This mobile elevated garden bed can be very productive for growing vegetables in a small space. We found the idea here!
12. Rolling Herb Garden With Plant Markers
A kitchen cart transformed into a rolling herb garden to grow cooking herbs like sage, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and cilantro, as well as edible flowers. Find this article at This Little Street.
13. Mobile Veggie Garden
They could not create garden beds for growing vegetables in the sunniest part of their backyard as it was too close to the garage door, so they decided to create a movable cart vegetable garden. Find the details of this DIY at Instructables!
14. DIY Mobile Herb Planter
A functional DIY that can be completed in an hour. For this project, an unused wooden box was used, which was converted into a rolling planter to grow herbs. Click here for the tutorial.
15. Bicycle Window Box
The world is full of bizarre ideas, see this one–Bicycle Window Box for a cyclist on the move. Take inspiration from this idea to make yours.
16. S.O.S. Mobile Garden
The S.O.S. mobile garden can be made using any discarded shopping cart, suitcase, baby crib, etc.. It’s an excellent way to recycle! Find out more about this at Urban Gardens.
17. DIY Portable Garden
This article from the BHG shares more ideas on portable gardening and some useful information–“You can grow almost anything you would in the ground, like green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, peas, corn, and much more in the portable garden.”
18. Moveable Indoor Hydroponic Garden
Create movable indoor hydroponic gardens using Ikea storage boxes. It is a great DIY project for apartment dwellers. Find more of it here.
19. Mobile Container Garden DIY
Create a portable green space anywhere using galvanized metal trash cans and casters. This is the most suitable mobile garden project for people living in urban spaces. Find the step-by-step tutorial on HGTV!
20. Modern Rolling Container
It’s one of the easiest DIY projects possible–A rolling planter for your favorite plants. For this, get a galvanized tub and casters of your choice, gather some tools, and start working. The steps are available here.
21. Pallet Vegetable Garden That Moves
At Easy Pallet Ideas, find out how the pallets are used to make this functional vegetable garden. You can plant shallow-rooted edibles like greens, radishes, and carrots in it. The best part is that you can move it according to your convenience
22. Moveable Urban Greenhouse
This urban greenhouse is not only stylish and modern but functional as well. And, movable! It was made by a Danish designer, and the story was nicely covered on Urban Gardens.
23. DIY Oak Whiskey Half Barrel Planter with Casters
This DIY oak whiskey barrel planter will help you grow outdoor plants with ease and protect them from extreme temperatures by moving around the garden. Get the tutorial here.
24. Mobile Raised Bucket Garden
This way, you can easily move those heavy buckets around the garden before heavy rain or frost. Watch the tutorial here.
25. Rolling Planter Box
This clean and modern cedar planter box is mounted on casters, which makes it easy to move herbs like basil, cilantro, and rosemary wherever the sun shines. Its compact size is perfect for patios and decks! Check out the complete DIY here.
26. DIY Raised Planter Box Hidden Wheels
Follow this DIY to create a large raised bed planter on hidden wheels. It is perfect for growing vegetables like tomatoes and peppers in style, while still allowing easy mobility across patios or driveways.
27. DIY Moveable Living Garden Wall
Here is a stunning vertical garden on wheels, which doubles as a privacy screen and a floral display. It is perfect to hold dozens of small flowering plants in a grid pattern. Here is how to do it!
28. DIY Make A Portable Garden Bed
You can create an elevated mobile planter that brings your leafy greens right to waist height. This DIY makes it easy to grow and harvest lettuce, kale, and herbs without bending. Here is more about the idea.
29. DIY Wooden Wheelbarrow in the Garden
This vintage-style wooden wheelbarrow serves as a quirky and portable planter, perfect for showcasing bold ornamental plants. You can easily reposition it throughout your garden to refresh the look or chase the sun. Learn how to execute this DIY.
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