I have several on my wish list.
However, if you have priced planters.. some of them are c r a z y expensive and just not in my
budget right now. (I'd rather buy more plants) :o)
Do you see the Pretty Purple Flowers below? Gorgeous!
I have several of those and love how they perform so when I saw a came across
a pink one at a local store, of course a couple of those came home with me too.
However, I needed a new planter for them.
I found a few I was debating on, and then I ran across a entire section of galvanized tray's,
tubs/ice buckets, utensil holders, and this oval tub/ice bucket caught my eye:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ40_mHAmzMKF1j9sj3FO-MdG4L8qun20wf9BAG2WHQ2JsAExfuIOA8N6rFAgueqfJDx4FUSLSR-ZYLcEFvBAwLp_36kgnZMShq-fE1c3-7EvY8rzbviAKQzzftTXR_Cjuhu-sOjrO3fU/s1600/bucketplanter1edit.jpg)
Perfect!
All I needed to do was get out my drill and add a drainage hole.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIGQisCFajLosxQdAOBOVzntzKqv_gRU5qTnbu7JTJdLzPhPVQ1vYppUgQlB2-f53XmqVoWhlLDoVCc5jhQjtVmex2awK8sqwIxS88Z5ApnhJhjKd5ZUbv7xxdx8G0mrkZw3zbxfdKAc/s1600/bucketplanter1bedit.jpg)
(I bought my drill in a drill combo kit - can be found here)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyumari5T-fQeBd_pYl2HnbRWudVSfvLyIAVrva_RevuknZuQBt4QjJ8ms68brQtuc5tcuZkT-m0PXApYH9mJJO2nMqZ6ZXJrEKBt408zWS4KaS_Yw1Qs8s2pwT8MvSxQHf6ifVRbhcM/s1600/bucketplanter1aedit.jpg)
Drainage Hole Complete!
Then I took the planter to my planting station and sat it in my cart, and
added my potting mix.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUxGtyKT3VcV313qbGiI2-iyJAQmN-c8WC8KUomvwKBbwBnTsvtLz69h7aH83NxDU1YemihzReMKjIU-iTi_pxT75nDHtsiBmqRT4fnhw5wUBry2UMYPHVTV4d9T1Pphhx3rNmlOx7vE/s1600/bucketplanter2cedit.jpg)
I placed my plants to get a visual..
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyk9s2mlDa0fJccyf5xshxirjnV4byGOFq3Vzt37qm-jksPR-OlqLJYMaIxJ55hy_WlwjRmN1kYrdKly661uUTiQGo0mJh53eCmxdT4lhjNVeSH42lhea5DfL4TJ_vsVrRDwhMYxiC188/s1600/bucketplanter2dedit.jpg)
So pretty!
Then planted them up and chose to add in a creeping jenny plant as well.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4VQYXh6EVelEwJSDcQuhOJQ3N1ZJkbU8J4wCw74AGDkvoZJv81pUo-6k3q1snankVfFKHUUAHVTq4I_XdPKD2UjCKmYtr2wHzNRMk0XIPyUR576u77CwXFhMJ18GhzzddOWFzhaVjLE/s1600/bucketplanter3aedit.jpg)
This beautiful "planter" found a spot on my back deck where I can enjoy it all the time!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AQ06lqX1gTx8cmQPz3n1WO_2h8m-SHoNkWaaGAsfIzpN1WJP7sds649jCTXfCTmMDvMEpuGP9olMYHbNX3W3kT6_JXLDfACri59uKFHd_fUwVmpy9pbBZCnXyjyk1oqWh_HNSgcKLZ0/s1600/bucketplanter3bedit.jpg)
The brassy tone handles are such a fun touch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7MC6cd3u6pS5zPLyszxaqi_qTJOGYs__SDmtNNKaQbCCH0FjYG0_NakD3DvKwWQyzVYAWkxc7zSdTnvz1AVOqvh78IArJHOAuWM_ICk-MsG-sPAslerh9zkfVHtvEdGp0Ah9CpEdJPs/s1600/bucketplanter4a.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFVtSSgTxFwAM2cb_3QK8Bz37wNod3RYS6QSxSXliCrWIBw1w8UMv-8YrP7cbCeDC6QFLoyoMqnSHDNNDMEFP5cB3Z4AH38ljyvU4yY0lBC82rA6JMAJQgksnF5Hpn0C31jj-qenaRvM/s1600/bucketplanter4b.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-WaERC3QAI556_DXNHpPjSnajhkfyTHko3T0RSkXJmtdUZCLg2g9bJlR5fRe8c6cgy8OYQAT41pxOnNsHEoZcuQEE2toSWTAOU4tB0CHCxg_X-VlPClebnhxQ8yXSKMeNZuE60tX3yE/s1600/bucketplanter3cedit.jpg)
Aren't these some of the prettiest flowers?
These particular flowers are: Supertunia Pink Star Charm by proven winners.
Supertunia's are definitely some of my favorites!
Here are a few other tubs that look like they would be cute planted up as well:
I think it is so fun to think outside the box in using items for planters..
I have a succulent in a coffee cup with saucer behind it that I think is just adorable,
an old chicken feeder, and so on..
what kind of unique planters have you used?
Update:
Here is how my planter looks now.
(July 24th)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_dbyGQMaweU8KdzbLdl2Dn8RaSFf0PPyI0ArB_KO-XYbkSXx15pimm9KGNXmtMLRLxfI4aSTeyVeU1Bje1ROdG0T2ObAtf09HyQyrKC9MA-i7QdRN8siBEhmmZgBUOzU9uLd5pL1Arc/s1600/flowersinbucket.jpg)
Just Gorgeous!
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