Affordable Olive Buckets and Hydrangeas

Affordable olive buckets? If you've followed me for any amount of time you already know how much I love olive buckets -- and hydrangeas. My husband brought these gorgeous hydrangea bushes home for me the other day as a surprise. And even more of a surprise -- guess what I got to put them in!

I had been looking for an affordable vintage olive bucket for quite some time, with no luck.  As much as I've wanted one, the $50-plus dollar price tag has stopped me in my tracks every time. Places like Pottery Barn have been selling their "found" olive buckets for as much as $149. Then one day I was reading my Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and I came across an ad for some of their endorsed products, one of which was the galvanized bucket you see in the photo.

I immediately went to Walmart's website, which is where BH&G sells their products.You guessed it: out of stock. Then I looked at two local Walmart stores, but neither of them had one in stock, either. I even went so far as to email the company and ask them when and if they planned on getting any more. Their response was basically that they run out of things all the time and that I should keep checking back. I checked back a few times over the next few weeks and finally found some in stock! 

I ordered two, at $9.88 each! Yes, $9.88 each. With free delivery to my local store. 

They're 13 inches high and 12 inches across. They're a great size for potted plants, including small bushes or even trees. Obviously, since there are "holes" in the bucket, you'll have to plant your blooms in another container and then drop that into the bucket. 

I can't wait to find other uses for my new "olive buckets." I'll admit that I usually prefer these types of things when they're much more rustified. But for these prices I could not be picky.  And who knows? Maybe if I leave them out on the porch this summer I might just get my rusty wish! 

What would YOU put in them?

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