Old pipes

I'm having a small extension added to my kitchen (where there was once a damp cobwebby cold conservatory) and while the builders were digging the foundation they came across some old pipes, which they were going to throw away until I said I wanted them ...

I thought they'd make nice planters and I've put some succulents in them, which when they grow and cascade down the sides of the pipes, will look quite nice I think

 

Pay a bob or two in a reclamation yard for those. Well done.