As an avid container and cottage gardener, I am always on the hunt for something unusual to plant in besides a run of the mill plastic or clay pot! Below are some interesting and fun container gardens I have created in the past. As you can see you can plant in almost anything except gas cans. I have even planted in cowboy boots and tennis shoes. Your imagination is your only limit to the creative reuses for many container gardens!
Enamel roasting pan overflowing with marigolds--I added a little toy shovel accent
Metal canisters are perfect for narrow places where you need a splash of color
And the stand by metal watering can, overflows with blue lobelia.
(I slid in a gallon size plastic pot inside the watering can)
An old wicker purse lined with plastic was perfect
for bacopa and varigated geraniums
An old rocking chair placed in the garden~the pinkfairy rose loved to spread its wings here!
Old enamel refrigerator drawer is perfect for herbs
Toy rocking horse repainted hosts a basket of yellow marigolds.
I hope I have tickled your imagination for this years potted plants, as I enjoyed sharing it with you too. Visit me at my website Marionberry Cottage to see my other passion, textile art and my love of pink roses too!
