Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composite plant holder and a method of making a composite plant holder. Specifically, the method comprises forming the external vertical shape of a desired plant holder by shaping metal sheet and permanently attaching opposite ends of the metal sheet to one another. This metal sheet is then placed on a flat non-adhering surface in its upright or vertical position. Next, a gel coat is applied to the walls of the metal sheet and to the open bottom. Subsequently, a mixture of resin and fiber to form fiberglass is applied on the inside wall as well as on the bottom. This results in the formation of a receptacle which has the metal sheet for outside vertical surfaces and has layers of gel coat and fiberglass for inside walls and a base. Any resin and fiber which extends beyond the top of the sheet metal is cut either while the resin and fiber have not yet hardened or after they have hardened.