Green everywhere - Clean up

• Plastic buckets are great for moisture-loving plants - plus, they’re free. Use kitty litter buckets, paint buckets or other bulk containers, just be sure to drill holes into the bottom to allow drainage.
• Olive oil and coffee cans are colourful and eye-catching, reflecting sunlight to give our plant a little recycled shimmer. Drill drainage holes, fill the cans with soil and they are ready to go. These containers look especially beautiful with trailing plants draped over the sides.
• Barrels are the perfect large- capacity containers for plants like potatoes that need plenty of depth to fully extend their roots. Plastic food- grade barrels with no prior petroleum or chemical contents, of the sort often used for DIY rain barrels, can be cut in half or used whole as planters and can often be acquired for free or inexpensively from restaurants.
• Old tires can be used to create raised beds when used singly or stacked on top of each other. Tires do contain heavy metals, but don’t worry about them ending up in the soil - several independent studies have found no ill effects.
• Soda, mineral water bottles can be quickly transformed into self-watering containers for seedlings and small plants. Just cut them in half, poke holes in the cap, turn the top half upside down and place it inside the bottom half. Fill the bottom half with just enough water to cover the cap. The soil will draw moisture up through the cap as needed, so you don’t have to worry about under – or overwatering.