Smoothie Land

Despite popular belief, you do not have to put all of your plants into regular pots. As a matter of fact, you can use just about anything, as long as you can drill drainage holes into the bottom of it. I have used old coffee cups, galvanized buckets, coffee containers, bricko blocks, tires, and old water heaters cut in half (I did not do this, but my Granny had one in her front yard and had Moss Rose, portulaca Grandilflora, growing in it). Be creative in what you use and you can get a great container theme going. I do like terra cotta pots if I use regular pots, but my favorite thing to do with them is to find a place that is hilly, dig out a little spot to set the terra cotta pot into on its side, like it has fallen over, and plant any vines I can find, have them growing out of it and down the hill. They are especially beautiful if it is petunias growing from them. I hope this helps you brainstorm on your own garden a bit!

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