Wooden Planters and Your Contemporary Garden

Of course, Britain’s finest modern gardens contain wooden garden furniture and gorgeous garden accessories. After all, there’s no point manicuring a garden you can’t idle away the hours in enjoying. Some of the most popular styles of wooden garden furniture are tables and chairs, loungers and benches – peruse our website for some super ideas.
So what are the essential questions when defining the lines and boundaries of your garden? Do you want to stick to a colour scheme regarding plants? What about sculptures and water features? Will your garden furniture area be grass or hard-standing? The internet is a great place to start compiling ideas. For example, our Victoria round dining table with Richmond curved benches and seat cushions makes a striking impression.
One of our top tips when designing any modern garden is to employ the use of wooden planters. Teak is a great material for your planters. Easily maintained and durable, teak planters are an incredibly versatile garden accessory, befitting of the most classic English garden or adding a contemporary twist to your modern styling.
Here are some of the top uses for planters in your contemporary garden.
1. Frame a doorway or hedge opening using a wooden planter either side.
2. Line a path or terrace using closely planted, matching planters for added contemporary impact.
3. Define/divide large open areas of hard-standing using rows/patterns of planters.
Planters will afford you the freedom to create temporary, easily maintained, robust characterisation to your garden. The key is to experiment – move them, mix and match, let your imagination do the planting.