Every spring I buy new flower pots and planters. Then when fall rolls around, I check out the sales and pick up a few more. I have to admit that although I have a good selection of them shelved in my garage, I seem to need more. I can't wait till the weather warms up and I can start filling them with flowers, herbs and whatever green growing thing that comes home from the garden center with me.
I don't know what happens to my planters in the winter. I know that storing my clothes over the winter makes them shrink because they never seem to fit the same when I get them back out in the spring. Perhaps pots have somewhere they disappear to. Maybe the same place dryers puts your lost socks?
Anyway, I can always come up with an excuse to buy a new planter. I need to remember that I don't need a pot or a planter to hold a plant. If it has a hole that will hold dirt and won't leak water (or you can make it hold water with your awesome creativity), you can generally plant in it.
Maybe you can find something here to inspire you to check your garage or attic for an item that has outlived its usefulness and give it a new life.
I don't know what happens to my planters in the winter. I know that storing my clothes over the winter makes them shrink because they never seem to fit the same when I get them back out in the spring. Perhaps pots have somewhere they disappear to. Maybe the same place dryers puts your lost socks?
Anyway, I can always come up with an excuse to buy a new planter. I need to remember that I don't need a pot or a planter to hold a plant. If it has a hole that will hold dirt and won't leak water (or you can make it hold water with your awesome creativity), you can generally plant in it.
Maybe you can find something here to inspire you to check your garage or attic for an item that has outlived its usefulness and give it a new life.
Old cups and a hoe
My son-in-law better hide his canoe!
Dumpster
An old book that can be picked up at the library book fair for 50 cents shall be mine so I can try this. You'd have to be very careful watering it.
First we have a tub...
then a sink...
and finally the toilet.
This is taking things a little too far,
don't you think?
This would hold even less than
the toaster!
Good use for a rusty old tool box.
Chandelier
An old grill painted one of my favorite colors.
I wish I hadn't taken my broken
grill to the dump last year.
Even used paint cans can be cute.
Dresser Drawers
Desk drawers would work nicely also.
Or use the whole dresser.
Love these!
This could be very leaky. Maybe they put in a liner or have it hung somewhere that it won't matter if it drips.
Purse
Since we have a purse,
we must have shoes.
Broken lid on your teapot?
Make it a planter!
Lots of teapots.
I can't find where the photo originally came from.
Typewriter
Suitcase planter at Biltmore
This old baby buggy looks
like its falling apart
but it makes a fun planter.
An old Maytag washing machine.
A hanging pocket shoe organizer.
My mom has my great grandmother's
old stove sitting in her living room.
I guess she'd frown on me
using it like this.
This isn't very attractive It looks quite a bit
but I believe that's lettuce better from a
growing in there. distance.
From even farther away, it looks
kind of cool. I imagine that it
would be time consuming to water.
Isn't this beautiful?
The only place I could find
it was on Pinterest. I tried to
track down the original
but never found it.
And finally, the one I pinned on Pinterest that inspired me to start finding fascinating planters..........
There's really nothing else
to say about this one.
Over the years I actually have used different things to plant in. Just a few of the things I recall using would be a recipe box, an old bait bucket, a wooden card file drawer and an ice bucket.
Remember to provide drainage when you're using found objects for planters. You can drill a few holes in the bottom or put rocks or shards of broken pots in the bottom.
Don't be disappointed to discover that your planter only lasts for a season. Some items can't take the weather and moisture no matter what you do to try to protect them.
On my last trip to the thrift store, I purchased my next planter. Since it's shallow, I'll drill holes in the bottom for drainage.
I'd love to see any upcycled object planters that you have made or have seen.
Thanks for joining 50/50!
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