When I started out I asked friends and family to save all their pots from plants they had purchased. As you can imagine the first year or so I had quite an assortment of pots - different shapes, sizes and colors. I even asked my customers if they were not going to reuse the pots if I could have them back - explaining that it would help me keep my expenses down. That in turned allowed me to do the following:
A. reuse the pot and cut my expenses (helping out the small guy - me)
B. continue to offer a showy high quality plant at a bargin price (big plus for the customer - them)
C. recycle a none biodegradable item and decrease the refuge in our landfills. (the world - everyone)
As I expanded from a couple plant sales at the house to the Farmers Market - presentation became very important. I was now competing against established nurseries so not only my plants but my pots needed to have a unified and professional look about them. I went online to look for a source of nursery pots and found by ordering in bulk you can get pots for as inexpensive as 12 to 16 cents a piece.
Just go online and do a search on Nursery Containers, and find the supplier that best meets your needs.
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