IDEALIST 25cm Square Planter for Garden | Dark Grey Reinforced Stone Flower Pot with Drainage Holes L25 W25 H25.5 cm, 10 litres

It’s a very stylish design, is well made & claims to be weather-proof - just what I was looking for. It provides a contemporary, sleek appearance & was substantially better value than other providers.

Excellent pots. I bought two. The colour is charcoal grey, rather than the black I was anticipating. But they look very good. I had bought them to repot the two olive trees flanking the steps up to my front door. Not a moment too soon, as when I took them out, they were almost pot-bound. There was a slight snag as the containers were delivered separately and I had thought there'd been an error, so I contacted the seller to say so. But about two hours later the second one turned up. They came a day early too. You will need a fair bit of compost to fill a 50 cms square container. 500 litres. If I hadn't got the contents of the previous pot to boost the soil, I would have been in a bit of difficulty with all the DIY stores closed at the moment, including on line. Fortunately I have a compost bin, so I'm using the contents of that rather than the fantastic Growmore multi-purpose compost I get from Homebase. It will be interesting to see how the trees respond to the homemade variety, which is the result of that well known, unscientific method, 'chuck it in and hope for the best'.

I have bought about 12 of these excellent planters ranging from the big 50cm cubes to the smaller 30cm ones. They look great in my garden and form a modular and scalable system for filling any shape or size of garden, making them perfect for all gardens, terraces, balconies and decks. They form a 'family' of sizes which suits a very broad range of plants so you can create a whole garden of different sized plants with one style/product range. This is exactly what I wanted and the prices for these is outstanding and the best you can find on the web. Being perfect cubes, their minimalist design makes them suitable for any kind of plant from tall trees to low grasses and as bases for trellis-growing creepers. Overall they look smart, modern, elegant and neat, lacking fussy ornament or unnecessary decoration. They are light enough to move about easily by one person (without soil) into position and the smaller ones are also light enough when filled with plants and soil to move about once in place. This will be very useful in winter when they can be moved into a more favourable place in the garden or when you get bored with an arrangement and want to move the plants into a new configuration or arrangement. The thin detail of the over-folded lip means they catch water well and can be watered with a hose without lots of muddy splashback. They have all arrived very quickly (within a couple of days) and always before the expected delivery date, which is amazing. The seller responds fully and informatively to questions almost right way and outside of standard office hours, which is outstanding customer service. My neighbours spotted them and they are now buying them. I cannot recommend these pots or the seller more strongly.

We bought two of the biggest pots and one of the small square ones for the front of our house. They do exactly what we wanted them to do and make a real statement. They are surprisingly lightweight and we could manoeuvre them into place easily. They were well packed and arrived on time.My only criticism is that they don’t have inner boxes for planting and they are so big that unless you intend to plant a small tree in them (which you could) you don’t really want to fill the whole pot with compost. We instead bought a large plastic trough which fitted neatly inside and could rest on a breeze block support. Once filled with flowers they look brilliant.

Replanted my Acer tree in this pot and it looks fantastic. When full it is really heavy to move so choose your spot before you start potting up. The pot itself is also quite heavy. It was very well packaged and delivery was with DPD, who I rate highly, so thank you to the seller for using a reliable courier service. I love this pot, I only wish it was a bit cheaper and then I’d buy more.

Not put this through the test of being outside planted up through all seasons yet which will ultimately show how this stands up. On first impressions though this planter seems pretty solid and overall good value considering the size and heavy materials used (compared to other glazed/terracotta and non-plastic products) and the composite material resembles concrete/stoneware in look and feel (without so much weight.) The planter looks like good quality and much more pleasing to the eye than a lot of the cheap plastic options available - the colours available could fit in with most styles . There’s not much chance of this being blown over in the wind or tipped accidentally by overzealous kids or pets.A couple of criticisms - a corner of the planter has been bashed and is cracked/some of the surface coating crumbled off (despite the corners of the planter being protected with cardboard covers in transit.) Thankfully, I plan to paint the planter anyway so isn’t really worth the hassle of trying to organise a return/exchange. I suppose damage in transit is always a risk with large planters like this despite recent packaging. Also I think for the volume that this planter will hold it could do with larger/more drainage holes in the bottom - only a couple relatively small holes and I’m thinking I might need to try and add to them and/or make the existing a bit bigger to ensure decent drainage before planting up.

This is an excellent contemporary looking planter and great value. I'd been looking everywhere and couldn't find one I liked at a decent price. When I checked on Amazon and found this one, I bought two. They're very solid and just the right size for my Buxus topiaries. They also have retained their colour, and haven't rusted, despite some of the rainy weather we've been having.Highly recommended.

These pots are beautiful. I have mine on the back patio and they provide a beautiful focal point and break up the monotony of stone with that bright flash of white. Just lovely. They were also well packaged (not excessively, which was also good) and arrived exactly as promised. Seller did NOT use Hermes which was also heaven sent. Thank you!