Roundup: Planters Under $20

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When we posted high and low options for glazed ceramic planters, commenters seemed to want some more inexpensive alternatives, so we thought we'd pull together a roundup of garden planters under the $20 mark. These simple, modern forms are subdued enough to let the plant take center stage...

FIRST ROW
• 1 8.25-inch Mynta Hanging Planters from IKEA, $15
• 2 12.5-inch Mynta Plant Pots from IKEA, $15
• 3 Set of 2 Aqua and Cream Ceramic Pots from Pier 1, on sale for $19
• 4 Set of 3 Striped Rim Ceramic Pots from Pier 1, on sale for $15
• 5 8-inch Terra Cotta Pot from Lowe's, $4

SECOND ROW
• 6 4.5-inch Cube Pot and Saucer from Smith & Hawken, $19
• 7 6.5-inch Aged Terra Cotta Herb Pot from Anthropologie, $12
• 8 Potted Succulent with Planter from Crate & Barrel, $13
• 9 Martha Stewart Everyday 9-inch Half Glazed Pot from K-Mart, on sale for $12
• 10 4.5-inch Eco Planters from Crate & Barrel Outlet, $4.50 each

Comments (5)

I have 2 of the crate and barrel eco planters, #10... Love C&B but i would not recommend these, the drainage trays are a joke they dont seem to hold more than a tablespoon or two of water. mine are always overflowing, not over watering as the plants are happy. maybe better for succulents or something that needs less water? im not sure what the plant i have in there is called it was a cutting from a friend, one of those spidery tropical ones that grow off of shoots from another.

these C&B ones look nice too, all under $20.

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=4040&f=32413

would love the smith and hawking ones, not sure if i want to spend $20 on a 4.5, inch pot tho!

posted by adamwa on May 20th 2009 at 10:58am
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I love the Mynta line of planters from IKEA. Your thumbnail shows the larger $49 planter, though---tall and narrow. When you click through, it goes to the correct one which is shorter and wider. Both are nice.

The bigger Mynta planters are also a bargain compared to similar sizes and styles in garden shops, but they are at the tail end of their season in the stores and will not be getting more in until next spring. I finally got some this year after lusting for them since they first came out five years ago or more. Eventually they'll discontinue them. (They're very heavy terra cotta made in Vietnam, by the way.)

posted by spanky on May 20th 2009 at 11:00am
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I have one of the hanging Mynta planters on my front porch and I love it. You can't find as nice a planter for that price.

posted by CaitlinlovesLola on May 20th 2009 at 12:40pm
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I want the Hanging Planters from IKEA...

posted by ilovenature on May 20th 2009 at 12:53pm
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I almost bought the hanging ones from IKEA, but I was afraid the knot in the rope would come undone and the plant would spill over, and that the ceramic part might fall and break. Obviously, I'm a worst-case-scenario kind of girl. I wonder if you can replace the rope with chain. Is the hole large enough to run a small chain through?

posted by BlackFrancine on May 20th 2009 at 3:38pm
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