One thing that is great too Gail is the price. I find these pots and saucers to be super cheap. I saw a pot in the garden center that had beads on a elastic and it was put around the pot to decorate it. I might try it. You know one thing I didn't mention too was water. I found when I lived in town and used town water that had fluoride in it my plants didn't do great. Now that I am in the country and on a well my plants are doing well.