Here’s why you need to think twice before getting a plastic planter home.

If you have just moved into your new house or you are planning to renovate your existing space, you might be considering getting new plant babies for your space to cleanse the aura and add the green aesthetics. 

Now imagine this, you go down to a nursery and get yourself a bunch of plants in a plastic planter and deck them up in your space. 

Proud yet for adding the greens to the environment? You might want to look back and rethink the whole process. 

The fact that you have purchased a plastic planter to place your plants in the house contradicts your true intention of going green.  Because for good or for bad, you have ended up contributing to plastic in nature. YOU CANNOT TAKE IT BACK NOW. 

The ordinary cheap plastic planters available at your local gardening store are full of issues that are much more complicated than they look and have long term effects on the environment.

Growing a new life on something that goes against the ultimate idea of saving Mother Earth is as ironic as it can get. People are often interested in general plastic planters because they're cheap, easy to source, and lightweight. 

But, Buyer beware. 

The drawbacks to cheap plastic planters outweigh these benefits, especially once you're taking into consideration the sustainability factor and even the aesthetics and the overall appeal of the space. 

Cheap plastic planters have a short lifespan. Plastic planters aren't built to last quite a few seasons. It doesn’t take much for plastic to fade, weaken, crack and even completely reverse stock split the center. You'd possibly be ready to get a plastic planter for reasonable but if you think about how often it'll get to get replaced you'll quickly find yourself spending quite you would wear one top quality resin planter that lasts 10+ years. Having to repeatedly purchase planters eats away at your budget but it also ties into the environmental impact

Plastic pollution has proven to add extreme hazards and contribute to global warming in the past few decades.

Not just for the sake of the environment, but plastic planters can single-handedly bring down the modish luxe touch of your entire space within seconds. 

 

There are varied other options for planters like ceramic pots, wooden containers, metal planters, and fiberglass pots. However, each of them comes with different merits and demerits. 

Ceramic pots are heavy, brittle, delicate, and are also not lined from the inside, drying out the soil quickly. Wooden containers need a lot of maintenance on its own if you do not want them to decay soon. Metal planters cannot handle high temperatures and it can burn your plants and the root within. Fiberglass planters are extremely expensive for the durability and longevity that they offer. 


This is where concrete planters come in. 

Concrete planters aren't just eco-friendly, but due to their subtle and straightforward design, they also add a press release to your new house, making your garden the right getaway. 

Concrete planters are long-lasting and environmentally friendly investments. Concrete is heavy and ready to withstand elements like wind or rain. You won’t need to worry about your plants being ruined or uprooted from getting knocked over.

The density of concrete promotes insulation and can keep the soil surrounding your plants warm during the weather. Thick concrete material helps in forming a barrier that prevents the water leakage from the planter, protecting any kind of damage caused to your space. 

For heavier plants and trees, concrete planters are ideal due to their weight and volume. 

A considerable size plants require a huge deep vessel that allows enough room for the roots to grow. 

An outsized planter with beautiful design can expand the dimensions of your garden drastically or provide the right juxtaposition to fill the space in your home. Compared to other materials, concrete creates a more minimalistic, sophisticated and overall elegant atmosphere perfect in any situation.

Everything we have, we owe it to Mother Earth.

So, when it involves giving back, why give toxic chemically made plastics which take years to interrupt down? Instead, give concrete ones that break down easily and degrade within the environment easily! 

It’s important to dig deeper into any planter before purchasing it, a little bit of research should indicate the manufacturing processes used and therefore the overall environmental footprint a particular planter has.

And the biggest paradox remains if you think that you’re supporting green by choosing to plant in plastic planters, you’re not. What you’re doing remains to add plastic to the environment. 

Be wise, and choose your planters right.