Kitchen

• From the kitchen come pieces of assorted china, including dishes, mugs and jugs, and cooking items such as colanders, pots and pans. Anything that has an opening makes a suitable plant container. Thoroughly wash old coffee cans and decorate them to match your home or garden decor. Assemble a collection of plastic yogurt containers, glue them together and use them to plant an indoor herb garden with one type of herb to each pot. Wire spice racks, lined with moss or coir, hold potting soil in which to grow flowers.
  
  

Furniture

• The drawers of an old chest or bureau make rustic plant containers. Pull them out to different depths for a stepped plant container. The top of the chest makes a convenient potting table. Alternatively, position individual drawers on the rungs of a ladder, placed against your fence. Old sinks, with their drainage holes already in place, offer a large area in which to plant. By cutting a hole in the seat of a chair and inserting an old dish, you create a container and a platform for trailing plants to grow over.
  
  

Your Closet

• Instead of throwing your old and out-of-date clothes away, use them to create plant containers. Rescue any old boots and shoes from your closet, as well as any purses that you no longer use. Match the shoes to the purse for fashionably coordinated plant containers. Plastic clogs with perforations in the uppers allow plants to grow through the holes. Hanging shoe bags, with individual pockets for the shoes, create vertical plant containers suitable for growing herbs or microgreens.
  
  

Preparing Repurposed Plant Containers

• Some household items need to be modified to be suitable plant containers. If the item is not waterproof, line it with a recycled plastic bag or plastic tray. Alternatively, line the container with coir or moss and accept that it will get wet and deteriorate over time. Plant containers should allow for adequate drainage from the soil, so drill drainage holes in the bottom. Put dryer lint or fabric over the holes to keep the soil form leaking out. Using soilless mix, instead of garden soil, in these repurposed containers make them lighter to move and helps reduce weed growth.