Container Gardening Ideas: Old Toilet Used as Planter!

by Ashley Cotter-Cairns
(Container Gardening For You)

Container Gardening Ideas: Old Toilet Used as Planter!

Image used under a creative commons licence with the kind permission of Editor B and Flickr

If you're not feeling "flush", then the next time you spy an old toilet by the side of the road, think about incorporating it into your container garden...

This is the ultimate in recycling. After a lifetime spent dealing with a family's waste, this John now revels in beautifying their yard.

This might not be the most politically sound way to win friends and influence neighbours, but if you don't "give a crap" about what people think of you, then we cannot think of a better place to plumb in a few flowers.

The red and green leaves are Caladium, which are really beautiful against the pure white porcelain.

The long, purple spidery-looking plant is Phormium. It looks a lot like the spider plants my grandmother used to grow, only on a bigger scale, and deep crimson.

I can't identify the tall green ones from this picture. They look kind of like stinging nettles, but I'm sure they aren't! Any ideas, plant experts?

Please use the Comments form at the bottom of the page to leave your feedback about this ceramic "pot-ty", or click the arrows to see more weird and wonderful planters, including Barbie's sports car, old boots, and a shopping cart!

More Great Container Gardening Ideas

Read our article on funny container gardens, and find out all the crazy things people grow their flowers in!