A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs Container Gardening Ceramic Container w/ no draining hole

I was recently given this beautiful ceramic container that i just adore. I was thinking of placing it by my entrance door and i was so excited i did not realize until recently that there is no draining hole in it.
What can I do? Can i plant anything in it?

You could add a thick layer of stones in the bottom of the container, or the other option is to drill holes.

How large is it? Could you put a plant in a pot inside the ceramic pot?
I do that all the time with success.

I was going to suggest the thick layer of stones as well---like what you might have in the driveway--(wash/dry them though)

To drill through a ceramic pot, be sure to put a wooden (or rubber) block on the back side of the hole for support, use a variable speed drill at a very low speed and apply water or light oil as a coolant/lubricant as you drill through.

I am afraid of drilling a hole. I think it will break. I like the rock idea I think I am gonna try that
before trying to drill a hole. I will let you guys know if it works out. ;-) thanks for all the suggestions
it took a while to reply because I lost the website address for some reason some of my bookmarks were deleted.
Thanks again.

If you have a broken clay pot you can line the bottom with the broken pieces...works good.

I've encounted a similar situation and put pieces of broken slate roof tiles at the bottom for drainage. For some reason, they work far better than stones or pebbles.

I think the shards work better because they leave air pockets under them where the excess water can drain to, leaving the soil dryer.