We love unique flower pots - and we really, really love unique cool looking flower pots that make us feel good about ourselves and help to save the planet. These new pots from the Re:Treads collection from our friends at River Market Pottery do just that - they're made by hand from recycled tires.
Not only are these planters eco-friendly, but they also have a nice back story - the small workshop which produces them for us was a leather-crafting shop which had gone out of business as the price of hides increased. After some experimentation, it was realized that with some preparation, tires could be used to create some of the same traditional vessels and containers that had formerly been produced in leather.
Now that the workshop has re-opened, discarded tires past the point of re-treading are brought to the manufacturer's workshop. whatever tread might still be left is stripped and recycled for use as mulch, while the steel belting is removed and also recycled. The remaining sheets of rubber are hand cut using the same leather working tools and techniques as the shop used in the past.
More than a quarter of a billion tires are trashed each year - every flower pot we sell helps to cut this number a little bit.These pots can be planted, they can be used for storage, or they can be used as totes. They are very strong and extraordinarily durable.
Side from their obvious utility, these rubber pots make great conversation pieces, and are currently sold in several boutique outlets. Because we work with flower pots on a day-to-day basis, we are able to offer prices far below those offered by these other outlets. Click here to see our competitor's prices for these pots
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Our Bell Pot Old Glory collection is the perfect way to showcase your patriotic pride. These hand-made, hand-glazed flowerpots are a unique addition to any home, yard or patio. The rich colors really bring to life this creative design. The white background and red rim help showcase the brilliantly bright blue stars on this planter. This is our unique and innovative way of honoring the red, white, and blue!
Striped and spotted with stars this particular bell pot uniquely expresses our pride in the red, white, and blue. Our Bell Pot Old Glory collection is the perfect way to showcase your patriotic pride too. These hand-made, hand-glazed flowerpots are a unique addition to any home, yard or patio. The rich colors really bring to life this creative design. This is our unique and innovative way of honoring the red, white, and blue!
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Radius Container Gardening Trowel Radius Container Gardening Cultivator
If you're like us, you're going to want both of these tools -- if you purchase them together, you can save 10%.
Keeping up with modern green trends, The Flower Pot Shop are happy to add our Recycled Re:Treads Collections of Tire Pots. The Low Basin is formed from a tire which has been stripped of its tread and steel belts. They are cut and sewn by hand, a technique originally used in leather-crafting. The stitching is a durable nylon thread and major joints are reinforced using exposed nuts and bolts. This Low basin is perfect for household storage to toting large awkward items to live goods planting.
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Our Bell Pot Old Glory collection is the perfect way to showcase your patriotic pride. These hand-made, hand-glazed flowerpots are a unique addition to any home, yard or patio. The rich colors really bring to life this creative design. The red and white stripes truly make the blue stars burst forth on the flower pot. This is our unique and innovative way of honoring the red, white, and blue!
New for Summer, 2006, this tee shirt really sums it all up for us --
the front features our logo on the left breast, and the back screams "I Love To Get Dirty!" in grimey, mud-brown type. We've been wearing these around for a few weeks, and we've been getting a great response.
This tee is made from heavy-duty 100% cotton, and is a standard cut.
