Rancher Girl here from A Building We Shall Go! I converted an old garden hose and some zip ties into a garden hose basket. I will show you how! Follow the link below.
Link: http://abuildingweshallgo.blogspot.com/2013/07/1-old-garden-hose-and-201-zip-ties.html
What is nice if you do it with the holes in the hose on the inside you can then make more and just attach a short hose to it to water your plants like a drip hose flower pot.