Fellow Disney lovers will also love our collection of Disney ornaments, matching family shirts for your Disney trip, and check out our all about Disney Instagram channel, too.
Watch the video above to see how you can build your own DIY Disney flower bed (shaped like Mickey Mouse) in a weekend!
DIY Mickey Mouse Shaped Flower Bed Planter
We are big fans of Disney. And my parents are, too — they really raised me right!
To bring a little bit of our happiest place on earth home with us, we built this Mickey Mouse planter/flower bed for my mom.
As a pro landscaper (in a previous life), I wanted to make sure this raised flower bed was going to be durable.
This planter is built with stone landscaping blocks set on a bed of concrete footing so it is solid and going to last for many years.
Get the detailed planter diagrams and materials list in our printable project plans HERE.
Flower Bed Dimensions
The finished Mickey Mouse flower bed is 12’-0” tall by 10’-4 ½” wide.
The raised bed holds approximately 2 cubic yards of soil.
The total flower bed surface area (for calculating the amount of flowers) is 60 square feet. We first planted about 90 flowers, then filled in with about 90 more to really amp up the color.
How to Create a Concrete Base for a Stone Flower Bed
Making your own planter, whether you’re a Disney fanatic or not, is a great way do your own landscaping and add curb appeal.
No matter what shape of flower bed or raised planter you build, you can use the same process we showed in the video to give it a strong foundation.
If you are comfortable working with concrete, you could mix and pour the concrete foundation like we did for our fire pit a few years ago.
Or if you’re using landscape blocks to build a planter along the edge of an already poured concrete slab (like we did with this retaining wall flower bed) — that works, too.
But for this Disney themed raised planter, we used dry quick concrete mix to create a custom shaped flower bed.
Use the dry mix makes it easier to make the custom round shape, and saves the stress of working with mixed concrete (which we’ve done plenty of when we poured this entire patio on our own!)
Watch the video to see how we set the blocks using dry concrete. It’s a great trick for making a durable flower bed edging of any shape or size you want!
How to Build a Round Flower Bed with Landscape Blocks
Building your own flower bed using affordable landscape blocks as edging is a great way to add curb appeal to your home or create a really welcoming and well-planned backyard area.
Laying landscape blocks is really easy, so you don’t need to be an experienced landscaper — this is a great beginner do it yourself! #remodelaholic
These steps, plus additional diagrams and dimensions, are included in the printable project plans HERE.
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Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. Since then, Remodelaholic has become a great community and resource for all those wanting to know how to make their builder-grade home BEAUTIFUL on a budget!
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