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Worcester Wooden Garden Planter (Pine)
The Worcester is just the right size and shape for specimen trees (e.g. Clipped Box, Bay, Privet, Olive - balls, spirals or pyramids). A classic shape with Farrow and Ball paint finish. Red Pine, the corner posts are 75mm x 75mm with 50mm x 50mm cross pieces. The sides are infilled with 20 mm thick tongue and grooved planks while the bases have 20mm thick slats for drainage. The internal walls of these planters are now painted with a waterproof paint sealant.
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Planter Dimensions: 55x55x65(h)cm
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Choosing planters that will match the shape of your plants
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Creating a happy union between a plant and its planter takes careful planning. You need to think about the colour, size and shape of the planter the plant or group of plants you intend to grow. You
can grow almost any plant in a planter, but for the best effect, choose a shape of planter that will enhance the form of the plant.
Trees and shrubs need a planter that stands at least a third of the mature height of the plant. Not only does this present a well-balanced appearance, it also provides stability, particularly if the tree is on a roof terrace. Trees and shrubs in planters will have their growth restricted by the mere fact that they are constrained within a planter, but it is still desirable to provide them with a planter wide enough to allow a healthy root system to develop for two or three years. before re-planting may be necessary.
A standard bay or rose tree has its shape maintained by regular pruning and, since there are no lower branches, these shapes look better in a slightly narrower planter, with the bare compost covered by
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Plants for your Planters
| To help you select the best plants for your planters. Here is a list of two hundred plants, with pictures, for planters listed by colour & season
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Choosing planters that will match the shape of your plants
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a decorative mulch. Solid round box balls, and mound-shaped plants such as hebes or small slow-growing conifers, can look very effective planted in square planters, and a collection
of matching planters in varying sizes creates a pleasing continuity. This look is most effective if the plants they contain also match. They could all be varieties of a single species, such as different azaleas, dwarf acers or fuchsias, or a collection of herbs such as thymes and sages. Plume-shaped grasses or slender bamboos can look like wisps of smoke if they
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Choosing planters that will match the shape of your plants
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are planted in vase shaped planters where the foliage will rustle in the breeze.
Short spiky grasses, and low-growing succulents such as sempervivums and echeverias also look very effective in tall angular planters, where they form a neat crown and can be seen more easily.
Big, broad-leaved shapes such as castor oil plants and hardy palms, and the fountain-shaped outlines of cordylines, need to stand in a position where there is plenty of space so that their strong silhouettes can be fully appreciated. Trailing ivies lobelias, petunias and verbenas all need to be placed in a raised position so they can
hang freely and they are perfect for planters hung on a wall, or for hanging baskets. Combinations of contrasting foliage can also look dramatic: try feathery ferns with broad-leaved hostas, or spiky agave with tropical palms. These arrangements offer masses of lush green in daylight and if you conceal an up lighter at the base of the plants, the leaf shapes will cast some fascinating shadows at night.
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