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It's always sad to part with a pair of tennis shoes that have stood by you in times of
need. Sure they stink, sure they're a little sad and mangy, but do they really need to end their
days in a landfill? Well, yes, eventually, but not just yet. For this project, yesterday's sneakers
are today's flower pot.
What you'll need:
- An old pair of leather or suede sneakers (canvas is too floppy)
- potting soil
- A utility knife
- Some flowering nursery plants that like small spaces and can tolerate lots of sun (lobelia or
geraniums, for example).
What to do:
- Unless the sneakers already have perforations around the sole, carefully have a grown-up cut
some holes just abovethe seam between the leather upper and the sole of the shoe. This is so water
can drain out.
- Next, completely fill the shoe with soil and dig a little hole big enough to plant the
flowers. Put one or two plants in each sneaker and water them before you put the flowering sneakers
in a sunny spot, like a windowsill or front step.
- To keep the flowers going, make sure you pinch off dead blooms and water your sneakers a
little bit every day.
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