Organic gardening has been gaining in popularity, with people getting health conscious by the day. Organic gardening has been keeping pace with all the trends. One such trend that is gaining popularity is container gardening. Excellent for people who do not have a...
Plants and Planters
Tips for Container Gardeners
Container gardening has given a new meaning to the entire concept of gardening. Professional gardeners have been coming up with great tips and techniques to make this process more convenient. Following are the top ten tips that, if followed, will make the entire...
How to Make Your Container Garden Stand Out
When you have had enough experience with handling simple container planting arrangements, start aiming for higher. Mix and match colours and textures to create elegant combinations of plants to make your planters stand out. A simple container garden does the job...
Using Planters to Create the Modern Office
In this day and age, business is competitive, and the cutting-edge business warrants a sleek and modern look around the office. The environment in which one works says a lot about the view and aim of the company, as well as what the company stands for. For that...
Poolside Planting: Using Planters to Add Ambiance to the Pool Area
Pools are, in and of themselves, some of the most relaxing places on Earth. Aside from actually being at the ocean, pools the most calmest and a soothing aquatic experience one can have. In fact, sometimes this environment is even calmer than the ocean or a natural...
Easy Container Gardening – DIY
Container gardening is a space-saving practice of growing plants in pots and planters and other containers that may be available. Generally used for decorative purposes, strategic container gardening can also be used to grow vegetables and fruits that do not require...
Creating a Tuscan Theme with Garden Pots and Planters
Creating a Tuscan theme with garden pots and planters creates a timeless and elegant design scheme. Bringing this look into reality is accomplished with subtle additions, all blended together to create the desired effect. Garden pots and planters can help create this...
DIY – Maintaining a Container Garden
Container gardening proves to be an inventive way to use small spaces as gardens. Especially in urban centers where space available is limited, growing fruits, vegetables and decorative plants in garden pots can be the most amazing solution to gardeners. A great...
Leading the Way: Using Planters to Create a Walkway
Be it a home, a hotel, or a restaurant, no building is complete without a walkway. The walkway is what guides the visitor in, welcomes them to the building, and provides one of the first statements of what the establishment represents and the overall atmosphere of the...
Top Planter Ideas and Design Tips
Whether in a design for a small private garden, or a landscaping plan for a complex commercial development, planters can be much more than just a decorative accent. Used as functional tools to define different areas, to signpost features and to lead the eye, planters...
The Benefits of Fibreglass Pots and Planters
There are a range of choices available for planters to be used in public spaces. One of the most specified and enjoyed materials is fibreglass - sometimes referred to as GRP or Glass Reinforced Plastic. IOTA offers a line of fibreglass pots and planters and large...
Specify Canterbury Natural Stone Garden Pots for Elegant Landscape Accents
When you need a sturdy material that lasts virtually forever, go for Canterbury granite. Granite planters are heavy, which makes them well-suited for forming nice-looking security barriers. Their heft also makes them difficult for vandals to move or destroy—you'd need...
Considerations When Selecting Plants for Public Spaces
Some IOTA planters grace private gardens, but many are placed in public spaces to add a touch of class, divide space, or provide scale to large public areas. There are two primary considerations when selecting plants for containers in public spaces: safety and...
Interiorscaping Plant Selection Ideas
Interiorscaping is a way to bring the outdoors, in, to naturally clean the air, and to provide a more pleasing environment for large municipal buildings. To achieve the multi-layer goals of interiorscaping, selecting the right plants is key. First Consider Light Light...
Designing with Venice Cement Composite Pots from IOTA
Containers made from cement composite materials provide a practical "blank slate" for designing and planting. The Venice line of planters from IOTA have the contemporary look of brush cement with the lightweight and strong construction of a composite material and...
Designing with Slate Planters from IOTA
Get the most out of IOTA slate garden planters by selecting plants that enhance the natural beauty of the soft natural stone used to make the containers. As beautiful as they are, planters are not truly finished until they are planted, at which point they become a...
Why Use Slate Planting Containers?
Warm, buttery tones of browns, reds, and sage make natural slate garden planters a natural fit for almost any environment. Slate is a type of stone formed by sedimentary deposits that give the stones natural variations in color and texture. When the design calls for...
Which Garden Pot Material is Right for You?
The garden pots and planters you select when specifying for a design and installation job depends on where it will be used (public or private space), whether it will be exposed to the elements, and if it will need to be moved frequently. Design considerations such as...
Concrete Pots for Residential and Commercial Landscapes
IOTA offers Venice lightweight pots for homeowners and businesses that want the look of cement pots without the heft and natural damage susceptibility of planters composed fully of cement. When to Use Concrete Pots Light pots are ideal for a public or private space...
Benefits of Granite Garden Planters
Large granite planters from IOTA are the workhorses of the public and municipal landscape world. Made from quarried natural granite stone and assembled with techniques associated with long-lasting strength and durability. All granite planters are inherently the most...