Taking care of your garden is a duty of every person who wants to spend free time inside this green corner that is outside the house; in this regard, to keep the flowers in order, it is good to install garden planters, which in addition to being very functional and comfortable, also act as furnishing accessories to embellish the outdoor space of the house. Garden planters are very useful for arranging flowers on walls or around the entire garden, but they can also be placed on balconies or terraces.

Garden planters represent the natural extension of the normal pot, in which any type of plant can be grown; there are various models of garden planters, such as those that attach to the walls or the gate of the house and, serve a lot as a decorative object. Even the planters with grids represent a very common model in gardens, that is, equipped with a rear grille that is used to grow climbing plants, but they are also very decorative and enhance the entire home; Then there are the planters suspended through metal chains, which are very light and are suitable for containing small or medium-sized plants. There are also many materials used to make garden planters, such as wood, PVC, terracotta, concrete and natural stones.

Wood is one of the most used materials for making garden planters, as it has an elegance that distinguishes it from other materials and adapts perfectly to any type of furniture and architectural style; wood is also a 100% eco-sustainable material, in fact at the end of its life cycle it can be disposed of biologically without causing damage to the surrounding environment and, moreover, it is not treated with chemical materials that are harmful to nature. The wood used for the construction of garden planters is solid wood, that is the wood that is taken directly from the trunk of the trees, to ensure greater resistance and durability over time; this material needs constant maintenance in order to best express its beauty and elegance and, moreover, thanks to its flexibility, it can be easily decorated with inlays and motifs of various kinds, which make the planters even more beautiful.

PVC represents an excellent alternative for garden planters, thanks to its many advantages; first of all a very resistant material and, therefore, suitable for outdoor environments, in fact it is not at all prone to humidity and tolerates temperature changes well. Its very minimal maintenance, as it can also be cleaned with the help of a damp cloth; despite the fact that PVC is a material obtained from petroleum, it is non-polluting, since it can be recycled and reused for the construction of new objects. The PVC garden planters are waterproof and insulating, in fact they manage to keep the temperature of the earth always at the same temperature, allowing the plant not to suffer due to climatic changes; thanks to its composition, the PVC planters can be found in many colors and in many models, to satisfy everyone’s tastes.

Terracotta is certainly the most used material for garden planters, because this material has characteristics that are not typical of other materials: first of all the porous terracotta and allows excess water to filter through the walls and allows the roots of the plant to transpire. Secondly, terracotta garden planters do not need excessive maintenance, but it is enough to regularly dry excess water, in order not to allow the formation of a damp layer on the most superficial part. Furthermore, being a natural material, terracotta is not perceived by the plant as a foreign body.

The concrete garden planters represent the cheapest alternative for this type of pot, and offer several advantages, starting from their inclination to be decorated with molds and motifs of various kinds. The concrete can also be painted with particular colors and effects that make a very appreciable aesthetic contribution to the home; moreover the concrete is very resistant and allows it to be used for a long time.

Finally, natural stones represent a valid alternative for garden planters, especially for their decorative power, in fact they enhance the home and garden in a natural and simple way. Natural stones resist very well to the attacks of atmospheric agents and do not need excessive maintenance; they also adapt to any type of furniture and architectural style of the house.

The planter is an object of which few wonder about the function, already contained in the name itself.

However, there are differences between different types of planters intended for different uses.The main one concerns the flowering ones intended for the balcony and the one intended for the garden.On the balcony are normally placed planters with standard rectangular dimensions, therefore also the choice of plants and flowers that can contain determined by the shape of the planter.The garden planter, on the other hand, supports garden plants and garden flowers, but performs other functions at the same time, such as, for example, separating spaces, ordering some spaces in the garden and furnishing.