Today I?m sharing the globe light planter posts I created for our Florida home?s back patio. These are all cell phone images, I didn?t bring my DSLR camera on this trip so the color, sharpness, and quality are not as great, also it?s tricky to capture images at twilight, but these are good enough to convey the idea.
We have a long rectangular patio and I have two nice seating areas but it gets pitch black at night since there are no exterior lights out here, so this was my seasonal solution. It?s lovely during the day but oh so dark at night so these lights at ambiance and extend the evening hours.

These are the project sources: two 27? white wavy tall resin planters; two sets 25? white outdoor globe lights; 4 bags 50 lb. quick set concrete (2 for each planter); 15 ft outdoor waterproof extension cord (to plug in lights); two white 96? closet rods; 1¼? screw eye hooks, attached to top of pole and house; 1.5 cubic feet of soil per planter; galvanized wire connecting the light strands to the screw eyes; power drill and drill bits.
Step One: Drill pilot holes into one end of the closet rods then attach screw eye hook.
Step Two: Fill each planter with a 50 lb. bags of concrete following the mixing instructions. Use level to ensure rod is straight and stabilize closet pole with painter?s tape allowing concrete to set. Repeat with a second bag for each planter.

Step Three: Just above the cement line drill a few drainage holes with a drill bit on one side of the planter to al...