Need instant impact at your front door? This easy-to-create topiary accomplishes this, while also providing seasonal color. Constructed from common copper pipe and inexpensive pots, this unique detail can be made in just a few hours.

STEP 1: Age a 24-inch lightweight decorative pot by covering it with green spray paint. When paint is dry, wipe on coat of medium brown stain with an old rag to tone down the green. If you desire a darker finish, use a light coat of brown spray paint before wiping on stain.

STEP 2: Use concrete to set a 5-foot length of 1-inch copper pipe in center of a plastic 3-gallon container. Use a level to make sure 1-inch pipe is vertical. Set 6-foot length of 1/2-inch soft copper tubing in concrete next to 1-inch pipe.

STEP 3: When concrete dries, loosely wrap 1/2-inch tubing around 1-inch pipe. Cut off excess tubing 1 inch above the pipe.