The WG guide to pot planting perfection

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Mix and matching designer urns, bowls, boxes and troughs is the fun bit –but if you want your plants to thrive in them, you need to perfect your potting plan.

Going in?

CACHEPOTS
WG pots can be used like ‘cachepots’. Simply leave your new plant in its original plastic pot and hide it in your favourite WG urn, bowl or planter statement. Handy hint – lining the inside with a small saucer will catch any water overflow.

MONA TANKS
Place a Mona Tank near the base of your planter and add peat moss to the central capillary chamber. When you fill the tube with water, it will release into the soil as required so your plant can water itself and there’s no messy drainage onto the surface below.

Going out?

POT FEET
For optimal drainage and ventilation, elevate your pots
with evenly spaced pot feet (for large pots and rectangular
troughs, support both the middle and outer edges). Letting
pots wallow in trays, saucers or artificial grass is a pot faux
pas, as it can allow water to be drawn through the pot’s
exterior and lead to premature deterioration.

CLAY BALLS + PEAT MOSS
Fill the bottom quarter of the pot with expanded clay balls
and/or peat moss (with good quality potting mix placed on
the top third). This assists with good filtration, cleaner water
drainage and additional moisture that plants can tap into
when the mercury rises.
FILTER FABRIC
The holes on the base of the pot drain excess water to
avoid drowning (the big killer of container plants). By placing
a filter fabric over the inside base of your pot, you’ll drain
your soil efficiently while retaining precious soil nutrients to
ensure your green friends don’t meet a watery demise. We
recommend fibreglass flywire or drainage cells.