When you add indoor decorative planters to your space, you can create an interesting mix of styles and colors. Houseplants are beautiful and bring nature into your home. Adding a planter just adds an extra dose of spice!
Have you ever walked into a home and thought where can I buy these beautiful pots? And how do you know which ones to buy? Fret not. You will learn which pots to buy and what they are typically used for when it comes to setting up your indoor oasis.
This post is all about indoor decorative planters that will transform your plant space.
There are several things you need to consider prior to buying pots. You usually encounter an adrenaline rush when you find a new plant because you immediately want to put it in a new pot. Hold your horses! This step may not be the right thing to do at this time.
One of the first things you need to do is figure out where your plant will go in your home. Some plants require different amounts of sunlight. Your plant may require low, medium, direct, or even filtered light.
After you have determined the variations of lighting in your home, now it’s time to go plant shopping. If you have already bought a plant, don’t worry. You can always figure out where your plant can go for optimal success.
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Now that you have your plant, lets talk about which type of planter you may need.
1. Nursery Container
Don’t throw away your nursery container just yet! Most people think when you get your plant home, you should repot it is as soon as possible. Not necessarily! There are plants like the Fiddle Leaf Fig and Snake Plant that love to get root bound. Until you see roots coming out of the bottom of the nursery pot, leave the plant in the pot.
When you see the roots hanging from the nursery pot, it is now time to move it into a new pot. If you repot too soon, you run the risk of shocking (or even killing) your plant.
2. Pots With Drainage Holes
These pots are ideal simply because they have drainage holes. Excess water will automatically run out of these pots. If it’s time to repot, you will see the roots coming out of the bottom. In some cases, ceramic pots are known to crack if they outgrow the pot.
You don’t necessarily have to do too much to these pots. The most you would have to do is add a drip pan or saucer to catch water at the bottom. You will find that some of these pots have the drip pan already attached to them. If you have a plant that has not soaked up the water in an attached saucer, you can simply use a towel to soak up the excess water by sticking it in the gap between the saucer and the pot.
3. Pots Without Drainage Holes
Sometimes you will come across the absolute most beautiful indoor decorative planters in the world with no drainage holes! What in the world do you do?
There are some very cool pots out there that will have you scratching your head in regards to safely putting your plant in them. If you encounter a pot with no drainage holes, your BEST option is to sit your nursery pot inside of it. Most are not designed to be used at the actual pot for your plant. Be sure you measure your nursery pot and purchase a pot that will easily hold the nursery pot inside of it.
You want the pot to easily come out, otherwise, you will have to tug on it and possibly destroy the plant. Or you can create suction between the nursery pot and the new pot which can cause too much humidity from the lack of air and ultimately cause root rot.
The next time you see that really cute ceramic pot that you want but don’t see any holes in it, just get one big enough for your current nursery pot!
Lastly, you do have the option to drill holes in the pot.
Now that you know what type of pots to use (in some cases, when it’s time to repot), you can save a lot of time and possibly save your plant!
