If you want to create a striking feature in the garden on the cheap just find something that is no longer needed in the house and fill it with plants. This is a list of twenty ways that people have recycled their old objects for use as flower containers. I have to admit that some are more successful than others, but there are some great ideas included in this collection. They are described in an article which I found over on the Garden Lovers Website.

If a plant can grow anywhere, why not tuck it into an old boot? If that looks great ? and it does ? try filling a junked convertible with zinnias and daisies. Don?t forget the trunk! What follows are 20 ingenious ideas for rescuing unused household items and turning them into plant pots and container gardens. Inexpensive and easy, these projects range from tiny (wine corks) to massive (the car). Some may require a bit of heavy lifting. Moving an old bathtub into the garden will take some serious muscle power. But the effort pays off in the spring when the tub froths with flowers. It looks like a blue and white bubble bath. All that?s missing is a soap dish with my favorite lavender scent and maybe a piece of moss for a loofah.
I have always loved the idea of reusing shoes and boots as plant pots, but I never thought to plant a spangly pair of high heels with succulents that stick out the open toes and climb up to the ankle. I think it?s chic, but would Jimmy Choo approve?

Go to the next page to see pictures of these unusual planters.
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