I just spotted this thread.
Wonderful containers.I loved the clever use of succulents with the hippo.
Sewer tiles were a great idea too. My containers are from HD,Kmart,BigLots,Christmas Tree Shoppe.I have a GF who is a sculpture who made a ceramic container for me. I store it in the garage for winter.
Its planted with terinnias, looks like a half moon ,bottom center.