Bin collection

Metal dustbins are perfect for re-purposing as handsome on-trend containers, their generous size allowing you to create bold and extravagant-looking displays on a budget. Similarly sized containers in other materials cost three or four times the price. Place old plastic pots inside the bins so the displays can easily be lifted out and replaced once the flowers fade.

We used Front bin

1 12 x Tulipa ‘Flaming Flag’ 2 12 x T. ‘Apricot Beauty’ Middle bin 3 12 x T. ‘Stunning Apricot’ 4 12 x T. ‘Havran’ Rear bin 4 12 x T. ‘Havran’ 5 12 x T. ‘Maja’ 6 12 x T. ‘World Friendship’ Front pot 7 8 x T. ‘Amazing Parrot’ 8 All containers: old dustbins of various sizes (from reclamation yards, £25-£30 each); 40cm ribbed pot (similar from garden centres, such as Apta’s Chamberlain Ribbed Cylinder, 37cm, £29.99)