Best garden wall planters to buy – Gardens Illustrated

By Molly Blair

Published: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 12:00 am

Garden wall planters are a great way of increasing growing space, especially in smaller spaces like patios, balconies and terraces. They come in all shapes and sizes from individual planters up to entire wall-coverings. Garden wall planters are perfect for trailing plants, succulents and annuals and can be used to brighten up unattractive walls or fences.

Best garden wall planters

Esschert Ceramic Wall Pot

This stylish wall planter from Esschert is perfect for geraniums or trailing plants like ivy. The weathered and stonewashed design would look great in any garden, but works especially well in classic or mediterranean gardens. As the wall planter is ceramic, it is durable and hard-wearing and should last many years. It also has a delicate design which would add interest and decoration to any garden wall. This wall planter features a drainage hole too, so plants won’t be left with soggy roots when it is used outside.

Jara Terracotta Wall Hung Planter

Buy now from Nkuku (£80.00)

This wall mounted planter from Nkuku works perfectly on garden walls. The metalwork grid has terracotta pots positioned at nice intervals which makes for a contemporary appearance which would work well in a modern garden design. It would work well as a compact herb garden, a place to display succulents or as the base for a trailing green wall. Each pot has a drainage hole making this wall planter better suited to outdoor conditions, though it can be used indoors too.

Creekwood Blenheim Garden Planter

This sleek garden wall planter from Creekwood is perfect for planting up individual plants against a garden wall, like lavender, rosemary or other herbs. It comes in three different sizes and several colours so there should be a style to match most types of garden. This wall planter is also frost-proof and UV resistant, so it can be kept outdoors all year and will not fade in the sun over time. The pot also features a drainage hole and comes with the fixings needed to mount it on your garden wall.