The must-have for urban gardening, there’s a container for whatever style of garden you favour. We suggest some less run-of-the-mill city planters to lend pizazz to your space.

Indoor gardening

1. Boskke Cube, transparent self –watering pot only needs topping up once a month and allows you to see the mechanics of plant growth, £29.95 from Boskke, www.boskke.com
2. Plaster Accuvase planter £30 from Between Dog and Wolf, www.betweendogandwolf.co.uk
3. Bevin beech based domes to show off treasured houseplants, largest £42 from Rowen & Wren, www.rowenandwren.co.uk
4. Window pot with sloping base to catch the city light £20 from Bouf , www.bouf.com
5. Botanique plant pot – blue with vintage finish £17.95 from Nordic House www.nordichouse.co.uk
6. Eva self-watering orchid barrel pot £50 from John Lewis , www.johnlewis.com
7. Normann Copenhagen herb stand and scissors £30 from John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com
8. Living wall planter with its own self-watering tank from Woolly Pocket £22.95 from Garden Beet, www.gardenbeet.com

Designer gardening

1. Japan planters , two square, long and tall planters available tall £420, small square £260 from Go Modern, www.gomodern.co.uk
2. Lisbon tall lightweight pot £124.99 to £309.99 from Crocus, www.crocus.co.uk
3. New Wave planters by Serralunga large £599 from Bright Green, www.brightgreen.co.uk
4. Stadia fibreglass garden planter £159 from Ingarden, www.ingarden.co.uk
5. Smania Cachepot white and teak planters from £700 to £885 from Go Modern, www.gomodern.co.uk
6. Bright orange cubed weatherproof garden planter £19 from Ingarden, www.ingarden.co.uk
7. Tapered terrazzo effect tall planter £35 from Ingarden, http://www.ingarden.co.uk
8. Chalice planter £395 from Haddonstone, www.haddonstone.com

Space-strapped gardening

To optimise the use of space these planters also function as something else – be it painting or sculpture, table, light or waterfall.

1. Garden party high table with integrated flowerpot by Qui est Paul? £1259 from Made in Design http://www.madeindesign.co.uk
2. Small rectangular planter waterfall cascade with LED lights £199.95 from Primrose, www.primrose.co.uk
3. Elephant planter with hand modelling and unique detailing £310 from Whichford Pottery, www.whichfordpottery.com
4. Vas Lit planter by Serralunga (requires mains electricity supply) smallest £379 from Bright Green, www.brightgreen.co.uk
5. Illuminated outdoor light planter by Jusi Colour £329 from notonthehighstreet.com, www.notonthehighstreet.com
6. Living art frame by Cockburn Engineering £75 from notonthehighstreet.com, www.notonthehighstreet.com

Vertical gardening and a touch of rock gardening too

1. Plant stand with three plant pots £30 from Ikea, www.ikea.com
2. Dedon Green wall horizontal including ceramic pots by Jean Marie Massaud from Dedon stockists, www.dedon.de
3. Metal plant screen £140 from Next , www.next.co.uk
4. Rock garden planter £99.95 from Barbed, www.barbed.co.uk
5. Three drainpipe plant pots for fixing up your drainpipe, balcony railing or gate post £13 from Store: A place for Everything , www.aplaceforeverything.co.uk
6. Grange Stepla wooden step planter £75 from Heritage Gardens, www.heritagegardens.co.uk
7. Mini-garden £31.99 from Garden Beet, www.gardenbeet.com
8. Garden wall window box – stackable Viteo £87.90 from Made in Design, www.madeindesign.co.uk

Hanging gardens

1. Etcetera window box – vegetable screen- Compagnie for indoors £146 from Made in Design, www.madeindesign.co.uk
2. Ceramic mini hanging planter (range of different faces)for small plants by Jo Luckstead Ceramics £29.50 from notonthehighstreet.com, www.notonthehighstreet.com
3. Ceramic hanging garden planter with floral design £14.99 each from gardens2you.co.uk, www.gardens2you.co.uk
4. Fibreglass hanging basket conical shape with chain £55 from Ingarden, www.ingarden.co.uk

Vegetable gardening

1. Pea and bean patio planter £5.95 from The Balcony Gardener, www.thebalconygardener.com
2. Veg patch bag with 16 slots 165 euros from Cachette, www.cachette.com
3. Gutterpipe planters set of 3 £9.95 from Sarah Raven, www.sarahraven.com
4. Set of four sweet pea frames £80 from Cox & Cox www.coxandcox.co.uk

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