Planter Insights

Discover expert tips, industry trends, and inspiring ideas for creating stunning commercial outdoor spaces with custom planters. Whether you're a landscape contractor, architect, or designer, you’ll find insights that will help you make informed decisions and elevate your projects.

Top Architectural CAD Software

It was a solution to fix a problem. For years, architects would create their building plans using pen and paper. Then, they would build 3D models to illustrate their plans to clients. However, using pen and paper made it extremely difficult to catch errors in their plans. It also did not allow them to easily communicate their plans to construction managers and engineers. Enter computer-aided design or CAD.

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The Perfect Home Office Setup: 5 Essential Tips

And with COVID-19 currently causing office closures across the globe, making work-from-home a necessity for the foreseeable future, it’s now more important than ever to ensure you’ve got a home office setup that helps you stay efficient and effective — a task that can be easier said than done.

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The Simple Guide to Picking the Perfect Commercial Restaurant Planter

Whether you’re looking to accent a doorway, highlight a walkway, create new areas within your restaurant, or frame an outdoor patio, commercial restaurant planters can make an aesthetically pleasing and functional addition to your space. Here’s how to find the right ones for your needs.

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Gas Fire Pit Construction: Commercial Fire Pit Design Requirements & Considerations

Fire features are a must-have for all residential and commercial spaces. We see an element of fire in hotel foyers, rooftops, pool decks, restaurants, decks and backyards, and especially in most award-winning designed spaces.

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How Are Planters in a Commercial Space Watered?

Water, a resource that makes up 71% of our planet, is needed for all living things to prosper. Depending on salt concentrations, all living organisms need water to sustain themselves. Water is a valuable resource, which, in most circumstances, costs money to acquire and use.

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Modular Planters: The Complete Guide

When adding greenery to new construction or updating an existing space, many designers turn to modular planters. Whether you’re bringing an outdated hardscape to life or softening an interiorscape — there are endless ways to incorporate modular planters into the design plan.

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A Guide to Four Common Planter Materials

As an expert in your field, you know there are many things to consider when working on a commercial or residential project. Just to specify the right planter, you need to consider design, color, and most often overlooked — the right material.

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The Ultimate Guide to Selecting Commercial Planters For Your Project

With so many studies on the positive effects plants have on our psychology and wellbeing, planters are no longer an afterthought in design. Today, commercial planters play a significant role in layout, aesthetics, and even strengthening brand identity. They can be used to evenly distribute visual weight in a space, or tie together your design theme.

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Why You Need Color Samples Before Purchasing Your Product | PureModern

Ordering the right color for your project is more complicated than it may seem. After all, most online retailers are not trying to trick their customers. Instead, many consumers are falling victim to Monitor Color Display Difference.

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Planter Guide for Cafes | PureModern Planters

If you run a cafe or restaurant (or are designing for one), there are certainly dozens of things to think through daily. Though you know that including greenery into restaurant decor is often an important part of restaurant ambiance, you probably don’t have the time to research everything there is to know about using planters and greenery in your cafe.

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How to Use Modern Indoor Planters When Designing a Lobby

When it comes to the interior of a building, lobbies are one of the most important places to make sure there is plenty of greenery. Lobbies serve several purposes in most offices. Lobbies are the first impression potential clients receive of the business and are often a place for co-workers to meet. This means that it is vital to use greenery for aesthetic purposes and environmental benefits.

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How to Use Fiberglass Planters in a Commercial Project

Whether you’re designing a corporate office space, a restaurant, or outdoor space, commercial fiberglass planters can help complete the look. Available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, contemporary fiberglass containers draw people into the space and add to the created ambiance.

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Optimal plant growth in a planter without drainage holes

You have combed through numerous online galleries and visited your local nursery, pouring hours into choosing the perfect plants for your beautifully designed PureModern planters. With this dedication, you have all of the essentials that you need to create a stunning piece of living art, and now it is time to plant. Your PureModern planter is made for enduring the test of time and elements, and you want your plantings to do the same.

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The Ultimate Purchasing Guide to Fire Pits I PureModern

There’s no denying that outdoor fire pits make a big statement. They enliven and excite outdoor spaces, impressing guests with a welcoming atmosphere made for entertaining. They are both decorative and purposeful -- adding warmth, light, and ambiance to any place they occupy. A well-designed fire pit can prolong your enjoyment of outdoor spaces during chilly months, offering a cozy refuge.

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