The Unexpected Pots

Pot plants. I'd never been a big fan of them until learning recently of the many benefits of having indoor plants for air purification (and with 30 year old floral carpet that's harbouring goodness-knows-what, that's always a good thing!). And for combating some of the radiation created by all our electronic devises. And they can help deal with dust too. The list goes on, and I was given some lovely indoor plants for my birthday last week.

But then they needed pots.

Not keen on spending big bucks on rehousing these pot plants, I had a look online at alternative pot ideas. There are so many!! Many of them are things you may have lying unused around your home already!
I found a retro ice bucket at an op shop that had a plastic insert with drainage (if that makes sense), so it was plant ready.
And a lovely floral tin bucket at Spotlight for $5 that has become home to another of the indoor plants. Spotlight also had wire hanging baskets down to $4, so there was another fern taken care of.

If the object you choose as a pot is ceramic or glass and needs drainage holes, you need to make sure you use a specific glass/ceramic drill bit so you don't smash your pot-to-be drilling holes in it.

Here's some other ideas:
Old metal watering cans
tin buckets
glass bowls
toolboxes
utensil canisters
old toys, like a metal dump truck that you can plant in the back of
metal urns or creamers
tea pots (they need to be big to manage most indoor plants though)
enamelware pots
coffee tins
fish bowls

So next time you need a pot for a plant, think outside the box...or pot :-)
Let us know if you have any creative ideas for upcycling objects into pots.