As my small garden collection of plants has grown in leaps and bounds, I've been bring more plants indoors to fill every sunny nook and cranny (I have a very tolerant wife). Many of these plants have outgrown their pots so I'm upgrading little by little. Pots tend to be expensive, especially the ones that are any color other than brown or green but I've creatively worked around this. I bought several cheap clay pots and black paint and now have some nice looking pots without breaking the bank.
The smaller eight-inch clay pots were a steal at the 99 Cent Store and I got the ten-inch
pots at OSH for about $5, still a decent price. The cheap acrylic black paint and gloss
were from Michaels. A couple coats of paint and gloss and these look quite nice.
The plants in the background are eagerly awaiting their new, lesser-cramped quarters.
Here's my two Alocasia Boas in their new homes. These are about three feet tall
and should reach at least five feet or more when fully grown so they'll definitely
need bigger pots at some point.
Here are my three Anthuriums. These gorgeous plants are native to Central and South
America. I'm not sure how big these will get but the big leaf on the middle plant is
nearly two feet long and this plant is probably only a teenager. I bought the two
on the left at the bi-annual plant sale at Huntington Library Botanical Gardens.
The one on the right was a birthday present. (Thanks Detlef!)
