Flowers are among the most beautiful natural ornaments that can be found in nature. They are colorful, multifaceted. They bring joy and a good mood. Precisely for this reason, the choice of the vase will also be very important to enhance its characteristics: beauty, vigor, color, environment. In this article we will deal with plastic planters: practical, beautiful, for all tastes and above all ecological.

To choose plastic planters it not only helps the environment, it also helps you. Unlike common planters built with wood, the plastic planters they are definitely more practical, economical and durable.

Plastic planters are practical first of all because they can be easily washed with a common detergent, if not even with running water. They are economical because the cost of their mass production is very low and above all, precisely because they are also durable, they do not require expensive replacements. Finally, they are durable because, as we all know, plastic has the advantage of resisting a lot over time and does not deteriorate under the influence of common atmospheric agents, especially in case of external exposure. Of course, wood is a noble and ornamental material. However it is prone to decay, discoloration and rot. Its maintenance is expensive and can lead to real grits. Plastic planters, on the other hand, are commercially available in the most varied sizes, colors, even in imitation wood! They can adapt well and better to your flowers, to the composition of their stem, to their size. Arranged next to each other, the planters can also create delightful ornamental compositions according to the tastes of the green thumb who takes care of them. Not bad, isn’t it?

If you love flowers and their cultivation in both indoor and outdoor environments, you will certainly be able to appreciate these practical and comfortable containers. But what are the main characteristics of plastic planters?

Examining them closely, we will notice that the lower part has a whole series of holes of varying diameter based on the models and their volume. These holes will be very useful in the cultivation phase because they will allow proper drainage of the water that you will use to water your flowers. In this way stagnation will be avoided, favoring the right oxygenation of the cultivation soil. Poor water drainage would in fact be harmful to your flowers since the roots need to be well ventilated to make your plants grow healthy and lush.Always on the underside, we may notice – visible or masked by a plastic layer – a characteristic metal plate. The metal plate – generally made of galvanized and therefore stainless steel – has the function of structuring the plastic container making it solid and safe. The plate is also washable with running water or with a common detergent, so it is comfortable and practical at the same time.One of the characteristics that distinguish the plastic planters is represented by their lightness and manageability. To the touch you may in fact notice that the walls of the container have a sort of internal “air chamber” which favors the constant maintenance of an adequate level of temperature in the cultivation soil, thus avoiding fatal dryness from heating or helping to prevent the very dangerous winter and night frosts.

Polyvinyl chloride (better known as PVC) has been specially designed to possess advantageous characteristics such as versatility (it is flexible and mouldable), high resistance to atmospheric agents and pollution and, above all, stability.

Plastic is an extremely versatile and widely used synthetic material. As already mentioned, it is extremely resistant to all wear and tear possibly caused by atmospheric phenomena, and in this case this feature is particularly appreciated by those who want to undertake the relaxing practice of floriculture: light, resistant and long-lasting containers seem to have been created specifically to house soil and flowers. in sunny, rainy, cold or icy environments. In short, it is a material suitable for everyone and for all seasons.Moreover, plastic does not have to be treated with particular attention. Unlike wood or terra cotta, plastic is easily washable with a cloth. Its physiological indifference to attacks by fungi, molds and parasites should not be underestimated. Not bad at all, right? Recyclable and easy to handle, they cannot be missing in the “repertoire” of anyone who wants to practice relaxing floriculture easily and easily in their gardens, balconies or terraces!

You can buy great plastic planters at all common gardening or DIY stores. On the market there are available in every shape, color, price and volume.

You can consult various online sites that present a rich and varied catalog according to the needs of everyone, even the most difficult.You will have the possibility to choose them in imitation wood, or in different shades of color and different capacities: everything will depend on how you have intention to furnish, adorn and decorate your green space but above all from your beloved flowers. Yes, because after all, flowers are the real protagonists of your passion. They bring happiness, joy, peace and well-being. And so beware: it will be the flowers that will have to marry perfectly with their beautiful plastic planters!

Until recently, the planters had only the function of containing the flowers in the garden or on the balcony.

That’s why they were usually built in polyethylene materials, hard plastic and usually brown in color. Today, however, the market is demanding; the planter becomes not only a container for plants and flowers, but above all a furnishing element capable of defining the spaces of the garden. And for this reason, together with traditional materials, such as plastic, today the planter is also produced with more light and innovative capable of responding to a need for contemporary furniture. Among other things, planters are increasingly used also in domestic spaces and not only in the garden.