Whether for a commercial or private swimming pool, metal planters - filled with shade plants and flowers - provide the perfect opportunity to design a lush, green poolside oasis. When creating your poolside landscaping, select modern planters that complement your patio’s design aesthetic and choose plants that add privacy, shade, and color (or scent).

Today’s libraries are much more than the hushed, enclosed, musty-smelling buildings we all remember from childhood; many public and school libraries now include innovative outdoor spaces, as well, for reading, learning and socializing. One way to bring patrons closer to nature while reading outdoors is to surround them with plants, trees and bushes housed in artistic metal planters.

Plant containers aren’t just for growing plants; they have great versatility for other uses. With some creativity, fiberglass planters can make unique and artistic pieces for showcasing commercial products and merchandise. Similarly, contemporary planters - with the addition of a piece of glass - make stylish end tables or distinctive product display shelves, capable of exhibiting wares, pieces of interior-themed art or mini garden sculptures, or complimentary items for customer's use.

Adding plants to an urban garden is often best achieved with the use of planters. They allow you to control the soil content, keep plants safe from foot traffic, and even add soil where there is none in the midst of a city space.