Large square planters make a style statement wherever they are placed. The look of an elegant planter enough can make your space a class apart. Filling large planters with different kind of plants as a way of landscaping a space has been used. Though a large planter gives a magnificent look at the end, when it comes to arranging large square planters perfectly, there are some distinct challenges.

Here, are a few tips that will help them how to manage your plants with large planter properly:

Pick the plant carefully

Research on the plants a little before you decide to plant them in your large square planters. A lot of things need to be kept in mind before putting a group of plants together in the same container, for them to thrive, flourish and make your garden look beautiful. The first thing to remember while choosing a group of plants is to pick to group plants that require the same amount of sunshine.

Choosing plants that require the same conditions to grow but bloom in different seasons is vital to ensure your planter is blooming all year round. Avoid putting several plants that bloom in the same season as this will result in a dead planter for the rest of the year.

Remember to pick plants that complement each other.

Placing the plants in the planter

Arranging plants in large square planters is an art in itself and requires a lot of practice to get it just right. The shape of your planter itself will dictate the number and the kind of plants you can put together and how you arrange them. Remember to keep so space between each plant and configure them in a pattern that would complement each other in terms of shapes, sizes, textures, colour and height of the whole arrangement put together. Generally, for large square planters, you would either look for large plants or seasonal vegetables that can grow with long roots.

Put in the right amount of soil.

Filling up a container with the right amount of soil can really get tricky. We often make the mistake of filling up large square planters completely with the soil making the container heavy and completely immobile. Small plants will require less soil while large plants more soil for long roots to grow. For large square planters use other materials at the bottom like milk jugs, soda bottles, packing peanuts and rocks and then add a thin plastic screening over them before adding soil on top of it all.

Use self-watering planters to ensure a well-drained planter to keep your plants happy and living long.

Choose the population in your planter carefully

While using large square planters, it is very easy to sometimes overestimate the number of plants you can fit into the same planter. Planting a large planter just right is an art in itself and requires some careful planning and execution. There are two broad ways you can combine different plants in one pot.

Living flower arrangements wherein you include as many flower plants as you can manage to fit into one container resulting in a bountiful flourishing look instantly and are great for when you need some instant beautification of the space, but it decreases the plants’ overall lifespan considerably.

The traditional arrangement where a variety of flowering plants are spread over the planter providing each plant with enough room to grow and breathe. They might initially look incomplete and sparse; they eventually look beautiful when the plants grow and fill up the missing spaces. This gives the plants an overall longer life.

Large square planters can be used for planting a number of small plants of same habitats while you can look for large plants to grow in your garden.