Show Off Your Very Unusual Containers..Sinks, Toilets, etc!

Its rust proof,..its 18 inches wide and 30 inches high and has two handles on the same side?,..i spotted it sunk in the river while i was navigating slowly,..retrived it and as you can see it houses my Hydrangea,..i discovered it is the innards of a litter bin,..holes in the bottom as well.



( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )

 

Philip....LMBO!!!! You have reached an all time high!!!

 

Lol,..or an all time low seeing it was a litter bin innards,..which i wasn't aware of until a member of the Local Authority who was repairing my roof frowned and told me what it was,..i was confused as to why have two handles only on one side and one under the other, .

 

I really enjoyed looking through this post ... so many great ideas.
I've planted in wheelbarrows, old boots, pots, metal tubs, old kettles, baskets etc. I'll hunt for some posts I've done about using creative containers and share them with the group.

 

One of my customer was going to through out old ash bucket and big crock. No bottom. But going to ask if old guy at church has a wringer washer and tubs. Then I would be all set.

 

Ha Ha Koszta,I have a wringer washer & double tubs. Only 1 thing wrong. I still use it. Yes it is true. I have always used a wringer type & see no reason to switch now.
sewNsow

 

I have painted my scrub bucket. Today I planted two deep purple osteospermums and five shades of pink calibrachoas.

My cat "had" to get into the photo, too.





Don

 

I planted two pink geraniums into a pot for my purple car this summer.



I planted pee pee I mean pink petunias into my potty chair.



Don

 

I posted this basket back in March. Now it is planted and doing very well! I love the creeping charlie spilling over the sides!



Red Basket in bloom! ( photo / image / picture from stratsmom's Garden )

 

That looks awesome!

 

Great choice of planting with the red basket!!!
Love It!! So Freshing!!

 

Well the container isn't unusual.
But this darn wall-mount candle holder has been aggravating me. No matter where I put it, it just seemed in the way. And there's no way I'd ever use it for candles (seemed way too close to the wall for my liking).
So, outside it went.



candle holder ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )



I've spent the last couple of days going through junk and stuff trying to figure out what to put "in" it. Nothing unbreakable seemed to fit. Then today, there it was, just sitting there doing nothing. So then I had to find something to plant in it. So i snagged a piece of Kalanchoe marmorata.



candle holder with Kalanchoe marmorata ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )



It's along the side of my storage/work shed.



( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

 

These are drainage tiles from a yard excavation. They and the old cement laundry sink are part of the terracing for our sloping yard.


Cement drainage tiles from old gray-water system ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Old cement laundry sink with blueberry plants in each sink and a few flowers. ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

 

ok Cheryl...i totally did not expect that second pic of the candle holder and i busted out laughing at work...LMBO...too cute.

Jewell: That is soooo cool!!! Great use of the ties and cement laundry sink...wow Blueberries.

:-D

 

Will see if I can post picture. Got old washer rinse tub and barn gate at garage sale+couple more bird houses. Too late to plant anything in them this year.And friend gate me a old metal tractor seat and iron tractor wheel.