Garden Planters

        The Blenheim Wooden Garden Planters are large and attractive planters that will add elegance to you garden or patio while providing a home for small trees, shrubs or a displays of seasonal flowers (or a combination of all three). Blenheim Wooden Garden Planters are constructed from Scandinavian Red Pine with 75mm x 75mm corner posts and sturdy cross pieces. 25mm thick infill planks to the sides and 25mm thick slatted bottoms. Finished with Farrow and Ball exterior paint. The internal walls of these planters are now painted with a waterproof  paint sealant.

Gardening in garden planters may seem to be a modern trend, but people have been growing plants in garden planters since the tending of gardens began. Some of the earliest gardens were small contained spaces within buildings such as an inner courtyard of a Roman villa, or the cloisters of a medieval monastery where medicinal herbs were cultivated for the infirmary and flowers were grown for religious festivals. Herbs are still popular plants for growing in garden planters. In the eighth century  the Moors invaded Europe and brought with them the idea of the garden their perfume dispersed by