Design notes, practical answers.
Field-tested advice from the team who design, spec and install our planters. No filler, no fluff — just what actually works in a British garden.
How to size a planter
Proportion is the difference between a pot that disappears and one that anchors the whole garden. Our design team's field guide to picking the right size, first time.
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Caring for fibreglass planters
Fibreglass is engineered to be forgotten. Ten minutes twice a year and it'll look identical to the day it arrived.
Frost protection for potted plants
The pot survives the winter — it's the roots inside that need help. Our practical checklist for hardy and half-hardy container plants through a British winter.
Small-space styling
Balconies, courtyards, side returns and roof terraces. How to build scale, drama and stillness in a space you can walk across in four paces.
Working with statement pieces
Sculptural planters, figures and monolithic pots earn their place when they anchor a view. A composition guide to using the loudest thing in the room.
Planting compositions
The classic thriller-filler-spiller framework, plus ten combinations our design team returns to for reliable results in British containers.