Container gardening with alpines

If you are a fan of quirky, you can have a lot of fun with alpines.

Their shallow root systems make them ideal for growing in conventional pots, saucers and containers.

And if you have ever longed to plant up a butler sink, teacup or old chest of drawers, these are the plants you want to be using.

Just make sure whatever found object you are using has drainage holes drilled into the base, as alpines do not like to sit in the wet.

On the plus side, their tolerance of dry conditions means they require  less watering than most other plants.