Dig a hole for a pot just slightly larger than the planted pot you’ll be using. Make sure both pots have adequate drainage holes. For enhanced drainage, apply a layer of gravel below the in-ground outer pot. Using several of these enables you to quickly change your landscaping, for veggies, flowers and other plants.

Use take-out chopsticks as small plant stakes for houseplants.

Put vinegar in a spray bottle and spray on weeds in pavement/paver cracks.

A few basic tools and a little sweat equity yield a stylish succulent planter from scrap wood cutoffs.