Anything Can Be A Container Garden
You don’t have to use the conventional clay pot for your container garden. Use your imagination, I’ve seen old boots, bathtubs, horse troughs, dish pans, birdhouses, wagons, wheelbarrows and more used as container gardens.
My son planted a marigold in a gardening glove for me for mothers day one year. I absolutely loved it. It had a piece of wire worked through the top of the glove. I hung it one a fence post for the summer. It had to be watered every day, but it was such a unique gift I didn’t mind.
Recycle those old work boots, tea pots, and pans into this years garden centerpiece.
You can also use old tubs, troughs, and buckets to add a water feature to your garden. This spring we’re going to use an old concrete watering trough up by our barn for a water garden. I’ll be bringing you before and after photos as we get it accomplished.
What have you recycled for a garden container, or water feature in your garden? I would love to hear everyone’s recycled garden container ideas.
Photo courtesy of: istockphoto
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7 opinions for Anything Can Be A Container Garden
Nancy Bond
Apr 7, 2008 at 8:58 am
I’ve used very old wooden buckets, a galvanized watering can with holes in the bottom, a copper boiler, hollowed out stumps…even cracked china mugs. :) And they all looked lovely. I like the idea of the garden glove very much!
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Apr 7, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Ruthie
Apr 8, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I remember one year we had an old toilet bowl as a container in the garden. (My dad was a plumber.) It didn’t last long though because my mother put her foot down and refused to have a toilet in the front yard. But it sure got a lot of comments while it lasted. :)
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Kisha
Apr 22, 2008 at 1:38 pm
this sounds interesting. I have plenty of things around here that I am trying to get rid of that can be turned into containers.
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