Nice plants - shame about the pot....

A long time ago I bought this plastic chimney pot and have grown various "assembles" in it through the years. Trailing begonias, petunias etc. and it can look quite lovely by Sugust..
BUT, there's no getting away from it (Folly Mon would cringe if he saw it), it's plastic and it looks like it is!!
Please, is there anything I can do to "age " it a bit? I know yoghourt works on terracotta and stone but I don't think it will on plastic.

 

hi Jenny,

lots you can do

it'll need a key for it to take paint of any kind. i'd start by rubbing it down with a coarse-ish sandpaper (roughly will do) you can apply a plasticoat paint, these come in textured finishes and some resemble stone or marble. lots of colour to choose from too. (i think a black/dark grey would look great!)

http://www.paint-markers.co.uk/plastikote-effect-projekt-paints-c-8678_8757_8778.html

 

Jenny, I do not see why yoghurt wouldn't work on it, it's worth a try!

 

It might work if you do the rough sandpapering as al n advised.

 

I think it looks lovely!!

Val

 

Same as Gemini, I think it looks nice.

 

Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I think I will try the terracotta spray and then try and green it up a bit with yogurt.
I will let you know what it looks like after,
Jenny

 

So I sprayed it with terracotta paint,
painted it with water and yoghurt mix (didn't makke any difference)
and today, brushed BBQ charcoal powder into various bits. At least the shiny plastic's gone.

 

I think so - within reason.It feels sandy and rough and I can't rub any of it off ATM. Let's see what a season or two will do,

 

Looks great.

 

It looks a lot better Jen