AZ Garden Tour planter

This lovely planter used  a basket as the pot and added calming blue flowers with green and chartruse glass art for a charming accent. and excitement.

I like using baskets as planters.  Usually I line the basket with lawn fabric to hold the soil in while providing excellent drainage.  You just need to be aware to set the basket on something that will allow water to flow thru.  When I spray the basket with a clear finish before planting in it, I can usually use the basket three years as it ages slowly then and just looks a bit more rustic each year.