Recent news:
Updated 23rd April 2009
April 2009: indoor and garden lighting with a difference. The pots light up!
What wonderful weather! It’s just like summer. As soon as the sun peeps out from behind the clouds, customers in restaurants and bars make straight for the outdoor seating. Can you blame them? The evenings stay light for much longer now and garden lighting is less of a health and safety issue and more of a cosmetic nature. The standard spotlights (correctly positioned) and uplighters make the light green new leaves on the trees look beautiful but if you are not careful, poor garden lighting can make the area look less attractive. As an alternative to the regular garden spotlights, you can consider plant
containers that actually light up. More suitable for modern decor, in addition to being an attractive feature the illuminated planters will be quite a talking point. Call or email for sizes and further details.
Illuminated mesh and
Glass planter.
Illuminated flower pots
April 2009: new plant containers are available in high-
(Advanced Composite Fibre)
For quite some time now, plant containers for offices have been available in GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) commonly called glass fibre. Glass fibre actually refers to the strand mat that is combined with a resin to make GRP. This material has been around since the 1940s and was originally developed in the Uk to replace moulded plywood forms in aircraft. In the 1950s it was used to make surfboards in the US.
A further development has involved the use of woven carbon-
GRP and AC are materials that withstand the weather and submersion without deterioration. GRP has been around for some sixty years now and no properly constructed GRP mouldings have decomposed or disintegrated to date.
The new AC plant containers are moulded in to many intricate shapes using silicon rubber moulds. Finishes such as terracotta, timber, rusted metal and chrome metal style are available.
The containers can be made to any BS or RAL colour using pigment in the resin and logos or pictures can be etched in to the surface of the container if required. The planters are fully watertight and can be used indoors or outdoors if drainage holes are made. Please take a look at our containers page to view just a small selection of the shapes, colours and sizes available.
February 2009: New Anthurium
‘Surprise’ introduced.
Anthurium are available as a pot plant or fresh flowers all year round. The recently introduced ‘surprise’ is a change from the usual single colour varieties in that there is a bold contrast between the two colours. The colours are so vivid it almost looks unreal.
Narcissus are flowering everywhere at the moment. Unlike most things these days, spring bulbs flowering in the garden are not generally available in an instant.
These have to be planned for and are usually planted late in the year for the following spring. You can, however, plant them as late as early February although they will flower slightly later. It is possible to cheat slightly and plant pot grown bulbs in your garden. This is a more expensive way of doing things however and there isn’t the joy of anticipation. We have
planted pot grown bulbs in flower in a new office garden as part of a short term hire. We were asked to remove them the following day as the office had to be restored to ‘as new’ after the opening function.
A favourite Narcissus among contractors is tete-
Narcissus tete-
April 2009: We are now supplying tree planters in various materials.
Some models have a combined seat.
900 x 750
1000 x 1000
900 x 850
We will shortly be including these in the container section on this site and also at www.plantcontainershop.com.
In addition to the standard range, stainless steel, GRP or AC and timber tree planters
1500 x 960
for indoor or outdoor use can be made to your own design.
We can install, plant and maintain them if required.