Sole planters

A counterfeit sneaker is a foam boat with someone else’s flag. Take the flag down. Grow mint.

1. Unbrand first: peel side marks, ink out tongue labels, cut the insole brand window away.
2. Cut the upper down to a collar you like. Leave the midsole as the vessel.
3. Drill or awl three drainage holes. Fake foam holds water longer than you think.
4. Line with a scrap of landscape fabric so soil does not migrate through the foam.
5. Paint or stamp a workshop mark on the foxing. This is now a planter. Call it that if anyone asks.

Do not list the result next to the original model name. The joke is the plant, not the silhouette.