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(More customer reviews)First of all, these really are big, handsome planters. A five-gallon bucket fits neatly inside the smallest one with the top edge even with the planter's lip, and that planter fits inside the bigger one. This opens up a lot of possibilities for the inventive gardeners among us who swear by those free pickle buckets.
The planters are more like cache pots, without drainage holes. You could drill holes, but it would be better to use an interior pot (like the black ones that your plants come in at the nursery) set on top of some stones or gravel. I filled them both up with water to see if they will hold the water. Yes. These won't leak all over your deck or inside the house; you just need to be sure whatever pot you use on the inside has suitable drainage.
I'm thinking one or both of these planters could be used to construct a beautiful water feature using an aquarium pump--although I wouldn't take chances by not reinforcing the inside with pond liner material. The planters have a wide lip that makes them look very thick, even though they are not, and would look very appealing with water flowing over the edge.
Yes, they are lovely to look at, and they are well priced compared to what one has to pay at a gardening center for larger planters. They aren't much heavier than the faux concrete pots of the same size. Based on the material they are made from, I don't know how hot they would get in a sunny location and don't have a sunny spot myself to test them in. Depending on what part of the country you live in, heat building up in the metal could be either a good thing or a bad thing. Being a darker grey color, I would expect they would absorb and hold heat.
Very nice. Even a person who does not garden at all could use them as classy executive wastepaper or magazine baskets!
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Create a lovely, layered effect with these antique-zinc-finished planters from Strathwood. Available in a handy set of two planters, in two sizes, outfitting the yard, patio, or solarium is a breeze. Constructed of 100-percent galvanized sheet, the planters are durable and attractive. A slightly tapered design makes for a more elegant silhouette. The square design looks great in rows or clustered, and a round design is sold separately, so creating a coordinated look is easy. The large square planter measures 22.4 inches high by 10.7 inches wide; the small planter measures 18 inches high by 8 inches wide.
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