At
Stewarts we like to keep abreast of trends in
plant pot design.
After years in which the only noticeable theme has been bright colours, such as
green and
pink, there is a gradual shift toward more natural looking pots, though usually still in fairly plain geometric shapes.
One problem with this is that that pots made from natural materials can be either heavy, expensive, or not immensely durable.
For example,
clients really like the idea of pots made from natural stone or terracotta. Great in theory, but they will be very heavy, potentially quite damage prone, and also not necessarily waterproof: a must in an office!
The market is as ingenious as ever, and we now have a wide variety of '
Fibrestone' pots available. These are (I think!) manufactured from a composite of glass-fibre and cement, which can be dyed, which means they have the appearance of stone, but don't weigh a huge amount more than the traditional glass-fibre. Their only downside I can see is they are rather prone to getting dirty and being difficult to get clean, especially the lighter colours. So the 'Smoke' coloured ones, like the one shown, that we recently
installed in an office park near Southampton are the most practical.
Incidentally, I just love using white variegated
Dracaenas like this
branched D. Warneckii in monochrome pots if the room is quite cold-coloured. It looks really effective; what do you think?
Jonathan