Plant stands: the best stands for your plants

By Daisy Bowie-Sell

Published: Tuesday, 24 January 2023 at 12:00 am

When used inside or out a plant stand, or plant theatre, can be a brilliant way of using space and making a dynamic display to some of your pot-grown plants.

Plant stands vary in height and levels and go from the Scandi-style to the out-and-out frilly. Whatever your design preference, always think about what plants your planning to place on your stand before you make your purchase. There’s no point in going for a stand based solely on its good looks: it needs to look right with whatever you want to place on it. Are the plants tall? Are they wide? Do they trail?

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A plant stand display from Jenny Barnes
© Richard Bloom

Plant theatres are often used as the term when referring to auriculas, which has come from the fact that auricula growers have traditionally displayed auriculas on tiered plant stands, in beautiful terracotta pots.

Of course, plant stands don’t need to just be for auriculas and these days many people choose to display their plants with the help of theatres, or plant stands.

Below are our selection of some of the best plant stands out there.

Metal six tier plant stand

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Think of this plant stand as a harking back to the classic Victorian house plant displays, where the bigger and more ostentatious the better. This plant stand has the option of spots on six different areas, at varying levels. It’s durable, is made from metal can be used inside or out. It’s tall, at 29 inches, so this is a plant stand for impact. You need a special area for this stand to really stand out, if you can excuse the pun. Great for use on balconies as well as patios and each layer can hold up to 10 kg in weight. There is an element of self-assembly, but it doesn’t need extra tools and so shouldn’t be complicated to put up.