I use the big ones as temporary cover for outdoor plants during frosty nights. Just turn it upside down and remove it in the morning.

sturdy black pots are the best! i use them to elevate other containers and if done right, the black magically disappears in the landscape

I love your channel because we are so much alike in our frugal, thrifty and creative ways!😉✌🏼💐💅🏼

Pots are expensive now, this is a good idea to recycle and use it again. I love your ideas, We learn ways to have a nice garden without expending too much, not like other channels expending thousands in plants and pots , like everybody has the same budget.

I would like to see the interior of your garden building/greenhouse.

If you want to go really big, livestock mineral buckets are great! If you know anyone with horses or cattle you can get them for free. They take Rustoleum paint well, and are great for crafting. I made mine into self-watering containers so in the summer it's only watering once a week. They also make great garden clean up tubs.

MY husband asked me why I keep so many plastic pots as we were doing fall clean up and storage. I do use some of your reasons and a few of my own. I use quite a few for holding plants that will be transplanted at some point and they are handy for the plants donated to garden club sales. I am definitely going to plant tulip bulbs using the plastic pots and plop in other pots. Glad I didn"t plant them before seeing this. Thank you .

Great ideas! I saved a few black nursery pots because I saw the title of this video, but had not watched it yet. Last night, I was looking for large pots to put some banana trees and elephant ears plants in that someone had given me, and there were those saved nursery pots. So tonight I sat down and watched this video. Win! Win! I also learned from you, to put plastic pots inside my hanging baskets to keep them from drying out so quickly. It really works! Thank you!

You make me anxious to start my spring planters and getting ready for FLOWERS! SUCH an inspiration!

I knew I was saving those pots for a reason, other than them being too sturdy to throw away. I learned something new today!

Love the black pot hoarding. I am a convert! Never thought of that view of black pots!

That jacket is legit! Awesome

A girl after my own heart. I have always hoarded those big nursery pots

I just so love your garden, it is my most favourite of all on the internet.

I use this technique for my house plants & it never occurred to me to use on my outside pots . Great idea . I have some nice huge ceramic pots that I have to store inside when temperatures and snow start flying.

You're so right about double-potting holding in moisture. The only way I was able to successfully keep Boston Ferns was by putting the fern in a nursery pot inside a somewhat larger resin pot. Not only did they last through a hot summer, they grew massively for three years.

The idea to put a plastic plant pot in the massive containers and to conceal the entire surface with gravel is brilliant. I recently pulled a muscle when repotting a larger planter and thought I would now have to say goodbye to the beautiful terracotta pots in the garden. But thanks to your great idea, the beautiful heavy planters can stay.

I love your ideas. They are functional, economic and practical. I always thought all plants HAD to go directly in the ground. Your potting methods will take my garden to a whole new level. Never thought about growing bulbs in pots!! Thank you.

Great tips! Especially the bonus! I've got bulbs arriving now and now I have ideas for planting some. Inspired by your basket planters I now have some too. Now I know better how to use them! Thanks for all the tips. And I love your jacket!

So many fabulous tips in every video Linda. Love them 😍

Love all your creative ideas of hoarding all these plastic nursery pots. Your videos are so inspiring and educational, especially for someone like me who knows very little about gardening. So so glad to find your youtube channel. For sure, I'll be looking for more of your videos. Many many thanks!🥰🌺🌹🌼🍁

Great ideas so practical. I have used the black pots as liners for years but you gave me a few new ways to try. You are a gardener after my own heart. Thank you Linda.

Yes ! Love those pots too!!! When I was a much younger lady and learning all about taking care of my yard , my landscaping lady who did my yard , taught me all about saving those pots and what to do with them! Loved her ! The best tip she taught me was to use those great big ones as a cleanup bucket instead of a wheelbarrow , like when I would be trimming , deheading old blooms , etc. just fill it up and take it and empty it on the compost pile. They are not heavy and easy to tote around on your hip 😜. I’m sure you know all of that but I just wanted to add a comment and mainly say , I love watching you! I have just recently found your site , I would love to come and hang out with you in your yard and watch and learn from you ! You’re my kind of yard lady! I just wish I had my husband to be out helping me like yours does! Can I bring him and y’all “try” and teach him a thing or two ?!!! I’m sure you have done this already but I would love for you to show your yard when you have it all put together in each season , I know it must be beautiful ! Sorry for the long comment !

I've always saved my black pots, have them in all sizes.

What a great ideas! I was going to give them back to a nursery, but now I might try faux finishing them using baskets to make a porch display.

I'm saving them and layered into terracotta pots just like you do. It's easy to replace anytime. Sometimes big ones for tomatoes , peppers also I save small cell packs and inserts for cuttings. I recycle a lot.

Love how you recycle! Hope more of your views will start doing like you

Great idea Linda. I am going to start saving them.

Although I garden in zone 4 in Canada and cannot plant some of the plants you can, your ideas can be used universally! I love your thrifting and recycling ideas.

Nicely done. Great reasons, thank you!

I scoot one along with me when I'm weeding

i've been binge watching you, so many things you discuss i relate, and now this...yes i save big and small nursery containers. 😂

I think I'll try that with some spring bulbs as well, thanks for the tips!

Love your ideas and the size of those nursery pots. I have the much smaller gallon or less size. I do save some to use as liners in smaller pots or for seed starting.

Thanks Linda! I have always saved my bigger black pots because they come in so handy for several different reasons. You have just given me so many different reasons for doing so!! Loved the rolled up jeans btw!

I love to keep those pots, great video, Linda!

Thanks for a great video Linda. Can't get enough!👀👍🙏🌞

I do this all the time. It works great!!!

Fantastic...Linda!!

Can’t wait for the video on the black plastic pots. I have lots 😍

Great tips, thanks for inspiring us how to save resources!

Now I know what to do with my big plastic pots loved this thanks!!

your garden space is FABULOUS well done, 🙌

Love them and have actualy bought loads of the big to giant sizes. The smaller ones are best for re-cycling. Exactly perfect for growing large shrubs and trees in pots behind other pots in borders, on terraces etc as the black colour means they disappear but the plant doesn't. Also nice to put in more decorative but perhaps fragile expensive pots you dont want roots destroying. Perfect for plants with known aggressive roots you want in pots long-term like standard camelias or cordylines. Word of caution pests like pot weevils and earwigs, slugs, cut worms and snails love to hide in the gap when a pot is placed into another container. This makes a perfect hiding spot during the day, at night they come out and do their damage. So you may want to fill that gap with something. I use pure sand or fine grit as its easy to pour in and critters can't get into that either. With a basket try using a bin-liner (trash bag) then fill in that between the pot, unless its a very fine weave it's not he best hiding place so might not be needed

Hi Linda l am with you on the black planters .l love what you are going to do with the pots jazzy them up l just love all your reasons for .l really helpful video today

I save those black pots too but often dont quite know what to do with them. Now I know lots of ways to use them. Thank you!

Love your ideas!!❤️

I knew it, you really are a garden genius!😳🙂I will make sure to collect these from now on😄 Thanks Linda,have marvelous day!

Very smart to recycle

I love them,use them for my gardening business!🌹🌻🌷🌳

Brilliant!!!

Just discovered you Linda! Learning new things. Diane from Abita Springs, LA

I have painted mine with spray paint and they look great!

These are great ideas!! Thanks💖

I keep mine as well. They are so useful.

Great ideas!

I have been experimenting with the same idea. I just need a bigger garden to put the pots/plants after they have finished flowering for the season. Like the hair style by the way.

I spray the good looking extra large hard plastic nursery pots satin black lightly. I used for all my veggies and some annual flowers. They look great and dont tip over in the wind and best of all they are food safe and free

Love your videos

great ideas. thanks for sharing

Good ideas for those plastic pot👍

I’m using the nursery pots for plants under the Japanese maple. Shallow roots don’t allow digging and it was my only shaded area so now I have shade plants!

Yes! I have them in all sizes! The smallest ones I used to transfer seedlings into and have them waiting in my small greenhouse. I have 2 huge ones I used as a compose bin on which I put a smaller one with plants in it so the composting gets hidden from the nosey HOA 😂

Great tips ,l love ur ideas ,thank u

People laugh at my husband and I for hoarding or keeping things. They do not laugh when we do not have to buy a lot of stuff and we have items in our garage, basement, or shed we can use. Love this idea. I subscribed. ♡

I also use these in my glazed, ceramic pots.

The really big ones are great to move around the garden with, an use to collect any weeds that you pull, pruned yard waste,etc. It is easier than dragging a big lawn refuse bag with you.

Great ideas! 😎

Love your channel. Your backyard grass always looks so perfect; wondering if it's artificial?

Hey Linda, now I see myself hitting 50% basket sale at Hobby Lobby and Michael’s! The faux finish and use of the gravel is just brilliant. I’m going to look for the ones with straight smooth sides. You have the best tips ever!!! 🌸

I treasure my 3 gallon and up plastic pots. I keep some smaller ones to 'set' clippings for my gardener friends. Home Depot has a recycling drop off.

The baskets would last a bit longer if they were raised up off the ground. You can purchase (or maybe make?) little triangular “pot feet,” about 3/4” thick and a couple of inches long and wide. Just place 3 or 4 of these under the basket; use more for larger pots. They also protect a wooden deck from water remaining under pots after watering. Another alternative solution is to use the wire stands, about 2” high, available at Dollar stores. Some have legs, and some have wheels!! Whatever you can figure out that will allow the water to dry up, rather than pool under and rot the baskets. Another tip: I place a few of the plastic 6-pack containers, or some of the small plastic pots, upside-down, in the bottom of large pots before I fill them with soil. Saves on soil, and makes the big pots a bit lighter to lift and carry. Also, to create a reservoir of water: using a pot without drainage holes in the bottom, I drill several holes a couple of inches up the sides of the pot, place the containers (as mentioned above) upside down in the bottom, then add the soil. 🤗 Happy gardening!!❤️

Linda the paint colour of your doors is simply stunning. Would you mind sharing the colour please?

That large plastic pot would make for a great raised garden.

Great ideas!! I also save my pots. I have so many!! Lol

Thank you : )

I love this info! Could you tell me how you keep the plants from root rot when they stay in the black tubs?

Linda ur video is not only how to use a pot in different ways rather a better understanding how to use the money wisely and technology supposed to make our lives easier and faster for things that we love to do like using a """pot"""

Me gustan sus ideas x que son muy similares alo que yo hago !

I save many of the very small individual and compartmentalized pots (4-packs & 6-packs) that the flowers & vegetable plants are sold in, to use as seed-starting containers in the spring, to start zinnias, cosmos, morning glories, etc. The quart size pots I use for going around my flower beds, and gathering little baby seedlings ("freebies") from flowers like blue ageratum (coming up for over 7 years in a row, around my birdbath), violas, that I find growing. I put them in the quart pots and let them get bigger, to transplant in empty spots around my flower beds, where I'd like to see them bloom and reseed. I always keep a couple of regular sized planters filled with soil, that I don't plant anything in. As summer goes by, and a pot or hanging basket of portulaca's (or snapdragons I have planted in the garden) flowers go to seed, I gather these seeds and throw them in the planter with soil only. One for the portulaca seeds, one for the snapdragons, etc. Then the following Spring, you have all these baby plants coming up that you can thin out (even put in the empty 4-packs/6-packs), let them grow a bit bigger, and transplant to wherever you need them! You can't imagine how many flowers you can get this way. I even had a pot that I threw petunia seeds in, and tons of baby petunia seedlings popped up in the Spring! And mind you, I live in SW PA, very cold winters. With the ageratum, and plants like verbena bonariensis, I usually just crumble a flower head that's gone to seed, over the area where I'd like to see it come up next year.

I am going to start saving my plastic pots.

Love this idea! Thank you Linda❣️

Thank you from Japan. Helpful. Now I'll appreciate the plastic containers. I didn't understand well the annual flowers and having the next season flowers ready?

ouuu i started getting them last summer!!

Loved this video! I usually discarded my black pots. I can't wait to use them in my terracotta and other pots. I was wondering if you always have drainage holes in the bigger pots you put these in? Like the big topiary you displayed.

For the ones that are plopped into baskets, do you just take them out when watering or is it safe to water while in the basket? I use the pint, quart, and gallon sized for seedlings or holding over plants needing to be transplanted like others have said. I don't usually have pots your sized, but when I do I will remember these tips!

I use the large one that had trees in them for compost.

Great ideas, Linda. Please be sure to clean the pots before putting new plants in there. A diluted bleach solution should do the trick - clean away all residual soil & other matter -- this will help prevent the transfer of any diseases or pests that may be in the old soil that clings to the sides & bottom of the pot.

Thank you for justifying my pot hoarding 😍😍😍 Where do you keep all your stuff ?? It is always so neat and orderly around there but you always have stuff 🤷🏼‍♀️

Another source of those large size pots is emptied cattle protein tubs. Some farmers are happy to give them away free, others will charge $3-$5 each. Many gardeners use them for growing crops at home. With so many people starting to grow food at home now, they may or may not be so easily available... just look out for them on Craigslist, FB Marketplace, etc.

Lol I’ve been on a hunt on market place for these containers🙋🏻‍♀️

well thank god she told us, couldnt thought myself

Gel stain works great for a rustic natural finish. The less perfect you apply the better......easie piasie, guaranteed. I use Old Master gel stain brand recommended for exterior and interior use. Mix and match the colors is super easy for more interesting creation.

Brilliant as always Linda, I like saving my black plastic pots so I will use them like you do. I do love the basket idea. I use some baskets in the home with plants. Are your baskets plastic or natural weaved? I love your jacket!

Hello from Auckland, New Zealand ...

I just love your channel. Where do you get those pots from ?

Thank you Linda you are Amazing 🤩 I have question where and how you keep safety all your container plants in cold winter time. Thank you

Love your garden. Great inspiration. Where did you buy your wicker baskets?

I save my nursery pots as well, but usually just to weed and help me pick up leaves in the garden. Now, I have 5 additional reasons to explain to my husband why I need to keep "all of those pots"! Linda, your videos are always filled with such great content, but what I'd really like to know, is where did you purchase that gorgeous shelving unit behind you, in the house? Just consider me your nosy neighbor. :-)

Another option in case you guys (like me this year) bought way too many potted plants to keep all of your pots at your house: native plant nurseries will generally accept them for use in their greenhouses. I’m definitely going to be trying out those faux finishes next year, such a good idea!