I took my 13-month Golden Retriever for a long walk today and saw a neighbor planting a long hedge of some non-edible tropical "somethings" along his house. 

The plants didn't really interest me that much, but the fact that he was throwing a bunch of 2-gallon nursery containers into a garbage bag certainly did.

I confirmed he planned on throwing them away and asked if it was OK for me to take them, to which he happily agreed.

There appear to be about 2-dozen containers that are all in great shape except for the one on the very top of the pile which has  a slight cut at the top, but is definitely usable.

Usually, when I'm walking the dog, I never get to pick up anything I actually want to keep, so this was a nice change!

EDIT:  For some reason, pic's are not uploading now, so will add the pic later!

 

Nice score!  Way to recycle and lessen landfill waste.

Nate

Way to go Figaro, beats a warm baggie for sure!

I was doing this too till i took the plunge and bought 300 of them.

Cool. I love 'found' nursery pots. 

Nice find !!

Very nice!!

It helps you, saves the environment, and apparently delighted the guy that gave them to you.  A win win all around. Good observation and taking advantage of the moment!   Serendipity?

Recycling is such a great thing...bravo to you and may you have many healthy cuttings growing in these pots!  Joe