I don't want to spend loads of money on flower pots this year, and I want some hanging baskets. So I was thinking of just using a regular pot and putting rope to hang it up.

Maybe using a plastic coffee pot, by drilling some small holes in the bottom of it?

I guess once the flowers come in you really cannot see the basket lol but it might look a bit strange to see coffee cans hanging around my yard!

any other ideas?

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married 8 years to a crazy Brit, mommy to a banana, she is 4 and a pineapple who is 1 year, mommy to 3 ~angel~ babies

Why not spray paint the coffee cans - I think it would make it look more uniform... JMHO!

Actually I was in the dollar tree yesterday getting birthday cards, and they had hanging baskets with the rope. So I bought 10 of them in green and brown.

Check out your local dollar tree, some of the deals there are awesome, they even had seed 20/$1.00.

that's not a bad idea! Instead of who is that crazy lady with coffee pots hanging in her yard! at least no one will know what they are off top!

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married 8 years to a crazy Brit, mommy to a banana, she is 4 and a pineapple who is 1 year, mommy to 3 ~angel~ babies

That's amazing that they were a $1 at the dollar store... they were like $7 and over in target! thanks!

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married 8 years to a crazy Brit, mommy to a banana, she is 4 and a pineapple who is 1 year, mommy to 3 ~angel~ babies

Yesterday when I was at the salvation army, I found a little tightly woven basket that's going to be perfect for a planter. The holes allow drainage, but it's held together tight enough to hold soil. Of course, I don't know exactly how you're hanging yours--the hendle would probably not work. But some baskets might look cute, all together with flowers in them. I'm going to line the sides of a few looser-woven ones with saran wrap or paper bags or something.