Unconventional and creative container pot ideas

A great-looking garden is about more than just the plants you grow. The container pots you use also add a lot to the character of your garden. Here are a few container ideas to spark your container creativity.

The good news about adding character to your garden is that almost anything can be turned into a container pot if you use a little imagination. This will help you save money, add interest to your garden, and reduce waste by reusing your old items.

Retired wheelbarrows

Use your old wheelbarrows to add a different feel to your garden. When the working days of your wheelbarrow are over turn it into a great planter for mixed displays or single larger plants. Remove the wheel, legs, and handles to disguise it or leave them on for added visual impact.

Various flowers growing inside old retro rusty wheelbarrow on green lawn. Reusing old gardening tool as flowerbed in summer.

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Old Bathtubs or basins

Bathtubs and basins make large planters with ready-made drainage holes to drain the water. Re-purpose your old unused bathtubs to create a 1950s-themed garden. Plants planted in a bathtub are a gorgeous way to add colour to your outdoor living space. So if you want that creative vintage feel to your garden, use old bathtubs or basins.

Worn tyres

Stacks of old, worn-out tyres laid directly on the ground would make versatile planters. But another, more unusual way you could use these tyres would be to hang one vertically against a wall and give it a nice, brightly coloured paint.

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Unused furniture

Wooden furniture may seem an odd choice as an improvised container, but anything with drawers or shelves makes a versatile, planter with style. Just line with a planter liner to stave off rot when watering your plants.

Old Footwear

When your trusted gardening boots have lost their style, they can still play their part in your garden’s future. Just nail them to a wall or your fence, to make an original flower pot for your trailing blooms. Larger plants can be on free-standing footwear, perfect for deep-rooted crops.