Favorite lightweight pots

Pick a sturdy planter that looks like concrete, clay, or metal

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Forget those generic-looking plastic pots ― lightweight planters now come in better colors, sturdier materials, and more refined styles.

Our favorites provide the look of concrete, clay, and hefty metal without the weight.

TRY THESE POTS

Madison polyethylene planter in weathered willow
INFO: Special order, $68 for 16-in. pot; SummerWinds Garden Centers; 877/735-7664.

Neometrics square metal planter in black copper
INFO: $37 for 9-in. pot; PlantContainers.com; 866/342-3330.
 
Quarry polyresin pot
INFO: $250 for 7- by 21-in. pot; Arizona Pottery; 800/420-1808.
 
Strata fiberglass window box in old iron
INFO: $80 for 8- by 19-in. window box; PlantContainers.com; 866/342-3330.
 


 

 

 

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