Creating a flower garden

I absolutely loved the planters from my dollar store but was unhappy with the single hole in the bottom for drainage. After much thought I decided to create a well inside to hold water once summer hits & I'll be busy with the veggie & fruit gardens. I wanted something that would retain some water but not be too saturated. 

I bought these containers to store my bulk baking supplies in from a cash & carry store that has since broken my heart by closing down. 😥

At the bottom of the pots I put some drainage material I also got from the $$ store and placed dirt & rock around it.

I then built up the sides a tiny bit to go around the outside of my cups. 

Then I filled in with dirt & started placing in my pots. 

I then pulled out my pots, put in the plants, filled in any empty spaces, placed my time-released food on the top & hung up my planters. 

I'm taking extra care this year to put lots of marigolds around my gardens to distract the unwanted insects. They definitely aren't my favourite flowers, and I do wish they came in pinks & purples, but if they get the job done, there shall be marigolds. 😏