by Melissa Mascara Design
los angeles, CA, US 90043 · 57 photos
Bathtub Pond
http://www.melissamascaradesign.com

A salvaged claw foot tub becomes a pond garden (with fish!).
Photo by Minh Phan

 
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sandman77 wrote:
what are red flowers in tub »
· Comment · 3 months ago
Melissa Mascara Design The red plants in the pond are Bromeliads.
3 months ago ·
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sandman77 wrote:
Tub and Fish - Are there fish in the tub and if so, what kind.o, what you do different now that this is done, IE different flowers/fish »
· Comment · 3 months ago
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added by Samantha Schoech to 10 Imaginative Garden Ideas
I draw the line at using toilets for planters, but this old claw-foot is a real beauty, especially when combined with the bright yellow wall and more sculptural plants.
Salvaged claw-foot tub. Fish and plants now soak in this vintage bathtub, composing a unique pond garden.
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added by carobaker to pots (38 hours ago)
Bathtub
added by tesorito to 1957 kemp (7 days ago)
Love this idea
added by Valerie Archer to Real Cool Ideas (8 days ago)
I want this too...!
added by susucova to susucova's ideas (8 days ago)
for the sink
added by nvallerand to Exterior Ideas (13 days ago)
what a fun planter
added by Alison Fjerstad to Exterior Ideas (4 weeks ago)
bold yellow and bamboo fence, native plants
added by raysangel82 to Unusual and Whimsical (5 weeks ago)
Wow, I would never have thought about using a tub for a pond, neat!! Do you clean it?
added by bellacordina to Landscape Ideas (5 weeks ago)
Bathtub garden!
added by Brenda Coor to brenda_coor's ideas (6 weeks ago)
just started a potatoe garden in an old cast iron tub like this...looking for ways to landscape around it
added by jbtarnof to Loleta Garden (2 months ago)
clawfoot!
added by beverleya to beverleya's ideas (2 months ago)
nice garden with tub
added by ricchiuto to Landscape (2 months ago)
Reuse of our bathtub one day
added by vocology to Exterior Ideas (2 months ago)
garden idea
added by jvasqu357 to jvasqu357's Ideas (2 months ago)
Garden ideas
added by pcgirl to Garrden (2 months ago)
Use of bath
added by kellh to kellh's ideas (2 months ago)
hmmm
added by littlered59 to littlered59's ideas (2 months ago)
I have an old tub i need to use in my garden
added by katash to kitchen / dining (2 months ago)
paint tub yellow
added by krystalcutz to krystalcutz's Ideas (3 months ago)
Cool planter
added by jennhat to jennhat's Ideas (3 months ago)
Patio
added by Gardens of Babylon to kerske's ideas (3 months ago)
tub garden
added by Purna Rupakula to purna_rupakula's ideas (3 months ago)
Wall
added by 1ducduc1 to 1ducduc1's ideas (3 months ago)
clawfoot tub
added by kentjarman to backyard (3 months ago)
Sink?
added by Vanessa Armstrong_King to Garden (4 months ago)
Pond garden with fish
added by Irene LaBomme to irene_labomme's ideas (4 months ago)
The Bamboo Fencing
added by dogsownme to dogsownme's ideas (4 months ago)
get my claw foot one way or another
added by johnwitte to johnwitte's ideas (4 months ago)
One of the neighbors offered me an old clawfoot tub for free. Might be an interesting planter as long as it doesnt come across hillbilly.
added by patohollmann to Patios (4 months ago)
Patios y paredes
added by tracinguyen2712 to Kelly (5 months ago)
Bath tubs koi pond
added by chercornett to art garden (5 months ago)
Or the toilet: paint it first. Grow moss on it.
added by jennfarrell25 to jennfarrell25's Ideas (5 months ago)
Tub
added by valeriamarchan to valeriamarchan's Ideas (6 months ago)
Plants in the tub
added by thewelchco to thewelchco's ideas (6 months ago)
tub
added by lizabrightdora to lizabrightdora's lofty ideas (7 months ago)
bathtub flower bed :)
added by dmagoulick to Bathtub Ideas (7 months ago)
Maybe this
added by anabarros1 to Pedaço do Paraíso (7 months ago)
pequeno tanque com peixe (hidroponia?)
added by catherineturcich to garden inspiration (7 months ago)
bog garden/bathtub
added by kbthizzle to Kbthizzle's outside ideas (7 months ago)
fence, house colour
added by pomelito to Leed House (8 months ago)
don't like the plants, but I like the bathtub with plants inside
added by Aprilis to aprilis127's ideas (8 months ago)
koi anyone??
added by laurenceahoua to jardin & paysage (8 months ago)
une baignoire comme pot de fleurs
added by laknuth to laknuth's ideas (8 months ago)
Claw foot tub in garden
added by desmac25 to desmac25's Ideas (8 months ago)
love this
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bamboo screening for fence
added by headley115 to headley115's Ideas (9 months ago)
Really?
added by kodymichael to kodymichael's ideas (9 months ago)
bathtub garden (alice in wonderland)
added by vivalyndy to Collection of Ideas (9 months ago)
Here it is! A pic of an old claw foot tub and nicely put in front of a yellow wall.... could also use yellow ladder or old fence boards with distressed yellow or any color or combination.
added by lisaam to lisaam's ideas (10 months ago)
wall color could work on my front door
added by prana to prana's ideas (10 months ago)
Bathtub pond
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cerca
added by 1vintaglady to 1vintaglady's ideas (10 months ago)
tub flower bed
added by hbtejeda to lamesita (11 months ago)
Bathtub
added by Carol Smith to caroljsmith's ideas (11 months ago)
I could do that
added by valentinesiefermann to Up/Re-cycling Inspiration (11 months ago)
Always like the idea of a tub as a planter.
added by jchastre to jchastre's Ideas (11 months ago)
Bath
added by 420chick to Backyard hangout (11 months ago)
Love the shell idea.
added by libby68 to Outside (11 months ago)
Yellow is so happy! Great bamboo fence
added by Denise Upchurch to dusty48's ideas (11 months ago)
bathtub pond
added by gracey5110 to gracey5110's ideas (11 months ago)
Love the bathtub but not the plants in it. I would have like succulents that would mimic bubbles in the bathtub
added by lsbauer to lsbauer's ideas (11 months ago)
tub
added by kilcoecottage to kilcoecottage's ideas (11 months ago)
bath planter
added by dixieann to dixieann's ideas (11 months ago)
tub planter
added by tmoreau to tmoreau's ideas (11 months ago)
ideas for surrounding plants!
added by ereyna to ereyna's ideas (11 months ago)
easy
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wallbatt@aol.com
added by Sumathi to sbmoolky's ideas (12 months ago)
Garden-06
added by flykiwi to ornamental garden (12 months ago)
fetch the blue claw foot
added by nioe to nioe's ideas (12 months ago)
outdoor tub
added by retirewalnut to retirewalnut's ideas (12 months ago)
claw tub for pond garden
added by mulegemom to mulegemom's ideas (12 months ago)
Just an idea for the yard.
added by Bridget Olson to Outside (12 months ago)
awesome
added by myrtlebetsy to myrtlebetsy's Favorites (12 months ago)
I love this tub.
added by Sharon Bayley to sharon_bayley's ideas (12 months ago)
very cute
added by suseli to suseli's Favorites (12 months ago)
A salvaged claw foot tub becomes a pond garden (with fish!). Photo by Minh Phan
added by libby68 to Color (12 months ago)
This color yellow I love
added by libby68 to garden (12 months ago)
Bamboo fence
added by 1113 to 1113's ideas (12 months ago)
recycle and I love it
added by pthibeau to pthibeau's ideas (12 months ago)
bamboo fence
added by solyn to solyn's ideas (12 months ago)
fench-bamboo
added by rosemaryhw to garden (12 months ago)
The bath tub.
added by rejuvdesign to rejuvdesign (12 months ago)
Tub in yard
added by marlenegk77 to marlenegk77's ideas (12 months ago)
Unique!
added by katy141 to Gardens and Patios (12 months ago)
cute...unexpected garden container!
added by nbrucker to nbrucker's ideas (12 months ago)
A way to have a seasonal pond?
added by kiera86 to Garden Ideas (12 months ago)
Bathtub & plants
added by Dinah Gaspard to dinah_gaspard's ideas (12 months ago)
bathtub garden
added by Emily McFall to new house (12 months ago)
different color back wall of house, bath tub good too
added by susanarvanitis to susanarvanitis's ideas (12 months ago)
the wringer-washer i have could do the same!
added by msdlynn to msdlynn's ideas (12 months ago)
Use of tub for pond!
added by leweber to leweber's Favorites (12 months ago)
old fashioned bathtub flowers
added by Sara Martin to home (12 months ago)
love this idea
added by torturedartist11 to torturedartist11's Favorites (12 months ago)
use of bathtub
added by tonyabow to tonyabow's ideas (12 months ago)
color
added by 1laura to 1laura's ideas (12 months ago)
Bambo screen
added by tripem to tripem's ideas (12 months ago)
bath plant box
added by pkhaley to backyard (12 months ago)
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Bamboo screening
added by e_shug to outdoors (13 months ago)
tub planter
added by vanh to garden (13 months ago)
always thought this would be fun
added by vajoneses to backyard (13 months ago)
fu n
added by dabenkie to dabenkie's ideas (13 months ago)
yellow wall
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garden
added by rinakrumholz to rinakrumholz's ideas (13 months ago)
tina con plantas
added by j0dy to Outside (13 months ago)
Lol great.
added by Lynn Perez to Landscaping (13 months ago)
Bathtub planter
added by Cassie Foust to Gardening (13 months ago)
clawfuoot tub
added by Rosalie Katzman_Wieldt to rosalie_katzman_wieldt's ideas (13 months ago)
great idea.
added by lindaraeclark to lindaraeclark's ideas (13 months ago)
bath tub: good scrounge
added by breaganot to back porch (13 months ago)
garden
added by laureltreedesignstudio to laureltreedesignstudio's ideas (13 months ago)
I had to add this to my idea book because this is the kind of thing my grandma did in her garden :)
added by mrsrickard to mrsrickard's ideas (13 months ago)
fish pond
added by dotparker to dotparker's Favorites (13 months ago)
clawfoot planter
added by jdegiorgis to jdegiorgis's ideas (13 months ago)
Bathtub as planter.
added by hbrodziak to hbrodziak's ideas (13 months ago)
sculptural plants
added by uoflgirl to uoflgirl's Favorites (13 months ago)
Love it
added by magnolian to magnolian's ideas (13 months ago)
claw foot tub as planter
added by liseperreault to liseperreault's ideas (13 months ago)
Jardin
added by halloweenqueen31 to halloweenqueen31's ideas (13 months ago)
bathtub
added by Robyn Crawford to robynbcrawford's ideas (13 months ago)
funky!!!
added by rweintritt to master bathroom (19 months ago)
if we chose not to have claw foot tub in bathroom maybe this would work
added by shannongrace04 to Landscaping (19 months ago)
too cute!