When the garden is especially exuberant, it seems you can never have enough vases. Make a matching set of vessels by painting metal cans in muted hues. We refinished soup, tomato, and coffee tins in assorted sizes, and fitted them with drinking glasses to prevent rusting. To fashion your own set, smooth jagged can edges with a metal file, then use a nylon brush to apply two coats of semi-gloss latex paint; let paint dry overnight. Insert a glass into each container, fill it with water, and tuck a few blooms into it (we chose pink and purple hydrangeas, plus lady's mantle and stock). Place several containers together for a bountiful display.
Tin Containers
When the garden is especially exuberant, it seems you can never have enough vases. Make a matching set of vessels by painting metal cans in muted hues. We refinished soup, tomato, and coffee tins in assorted sizes, and fitted them with drinking glasses to prevent rusting.
Martha Stewart Living, August 2006
I have done this many times - and I find that spray paint (enamel) like Krylon works well too. I spray the inside too so it won't rust. A nice can is the tall thin can that Asparagus comes in - no rings or lines on it. Makes a nice pencil or paintbrush holder too.
Flowers really looking beautiful and thanks for motivating us to grow more and more trees which are very beneficial for the environment as well as the living beings.
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My favorite plant to grow in a tin is the TickleMe Plant. I bet is is one of Martha's Favorite Plants. The leaves instantly fold and even the branches droop when you Tickle It. Just search TickleMe Plant to easy grow your own ,
hey, where do you get the brazian coffee? thx
Before I got so picky about what coffee I drink, I bought coffee based on the can...."How good will this look with a plant in it?" My favorite, a Brazillian coffee can with parrots all over it, is soon to be too rusted, but for now still looks great with sedums flowing out.