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Outdoor Concrete Planters
Concrete outdoor pots are ideal when it is necessary to grow plants that will have to stay in a certain place for a long time. Indeed, concrete planters are fixed structures made entirely of concrete that have a hole in the base necessary to allow the expulsion of water and that also allow the planting of plant species with an important root system. Concrete planters are made independently or purchased ready-made. The advantages they provide are numerous: first, they resist all temperatures, so they tolerate all atmospheric conditions, and second, they do not undergo natural degradation. Concrete planters are usually used in border areas of a garden and rarely on balconies.
Outdoor iron pots
Planters were born to allow the cultivation of plants and flowers when this cannot be done directly on the ground. When you have a balcony, you often resort to using planters. The most used outdoor planters on balconies are those made of wrought iron, as they seem more rustic, original and functional. Indeed, in most cases, we tend to optimize spaces by hanging the planter directly on the balcony railing. This makes it possible to have a colorful and flowery balcony without restricting the useful surface. However, iron pots are also widely used in gardens because they are extremely durable. Indeed, if they are treated with specific products, they can last a long time even if they are exposed to bad weather.
Wooden outdoor planters
Wooden outdoor planters are very popular and used by lovers of rustic and family style. Wooden planters, in fact, make it possible to embellish a garden or a balcony while keeping the environment in which they are placed extremely natural. They are generally used more in porches and gardens, especially if there are more covered areas and on balconies, especially when they have abundant cover. Indeed, it is a natural material that allows to embellish spaces while keeping them unique and rustic, but at the same time it is the most easily degradable material, the most sensitive to bad weather. Despite this, wooden pots are widely used mainly because their construction is practical and simple,
The planters were born to beautify a space by containing plants that can thus grow in a healthy and vigorous way. Most outdoor planters are made of wood. However, especially in recent years, PVC seems to be the most popular. It is one of the most popular rigid plastics in the world and fully recyclable, giving the pots long-term resistance. PVC planters do not degrade, do not deform, are resistant to all weather conditions, so they do not require any type of maintenance. The prices of PVC planters vary a lot depending on the size and the model, in any case they are quite contained. Moreover, precisely because it is a processed plastic,