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THE

ULTIMATEPLANTERSBUYING GUIDE

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“We inform clients of our capabilities and explore options to meet design AND budget.”

– Larry Domingue,Business Unit Director,

Planters Unlimited

Table of ContentsIntroduction

Why Materials Matter

The Allure of Shapes

Choosing the Right Size

Accessories, Location, Customization

Conclusion

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Creating a warm and welcoming interior or exterior space that incorporates

planters and pots requires the best combination of innovation, practicality, and

design. Design should be appealing, eye-catching, and mood-creating without

overwhelming the senses. As even the most experienced designers, landscape

architects, contractors and homeowners know, everyone benefits from a little

help periodically. The Ultimate Planters Buying Guide does just that, and more.

IMAGINATIVE | EXPRESSIVE | INVENTIVE

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From inspired ideas to savvy materials and the intricate manufacturing process,

this guide serves as a jumping off point that will invigorate and expand your de-

sign possibilities. How? Along with details herein, our expert staff is at the ready,

eager to assist you in taking the next step.

We provide professional advice, superior customer service, and an exacting

manufacturing and delivery process unparalleled in the industry. Whether you

are looking for the sleek avant-garde or conventional, classical lines, our skilled

team helps you create the mood, feel, and function that is transformative.

AT THE READY

“Designers love the fact that they can

come to us and specify exactly what they need; we can turn their visions

into reality.”– Larry Domingue,

Business Unit Director, Planters Unlimited

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WHY MATERIAL MATTERSAesthetics Meet Functionality

Moving beyond an off-the-shelf mindset, Planters Unlimited designs

and custom manufactures commercial state of the art planters for ho-

tels, restaurants, residential, public parks, and city centers. Our spe-

cialty lies in custom capabilities that other companies lack. Whether

off-the-shelf or custom built, we recommend materials suitable for di-

verse environments that both maximize functionality and meet your

aesthetic intentions.

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Constructed from 1” thick premier cellular PVC, composite planters are virtually indistin-guishable from wood. PVC construction is cut, nailed, and glued similarly to wood yet offers a dramatic advantage in that it will not rot, warp, or degrade, making them nearly maintenance free. Composite planters are available in square or rectangular styles.

Traditional and classical designs showcase decorative beveled trims and recessed panels. Manufactured in white, planters can be painted any color.

The workhorse surviving all kinds of weather, fiberglass planters are lightweight and enormously durable. Unfazed by freeze or thaw cycles, the collection includes endless options in shapes and sizes, including planters in excess of 20’. What’s more, innovations such as textured panels molded from different fiberglass amalgamations create the look and feel of native materials while main-taining all the benefits of fiberglass. Plus, aluminum ArmoreCoating protects the finish with texture options also including paint or gels.

1. The Madera is made using panels molded from wood to display the grain.2. The Baxter is manufactured from panels molded from wood boards and concrete to look like board-formed concrete.3. The Brockton is constructed using panels molded from textured board to look like its block or brick cousins.

Fiberglass Planters

Composite PVC Commercial Planters

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Nothing says ‘nature’ like real wood. Perfect for large container gardening enterprises, organic restaurants who grow their own herbs used in recipes, or the discerning environmentally conscious business or homeowner, natural wood planters showcase lawns, lodges, decorative walkway benches, patios and terraces. Our wood planter construction uses primarily redwood to create a rustic look. Add a liner to extend planter life even further. Constructed using furni-ture-quality mitered corners, wood planters and pots evoke a rustic comfort that is incomparable.

1. Available with a natural finish, stain or paint to your specifications.

2. Eco-friendly reclaimed barn boards and other sustainable reclaimed wood planters also available.

Wood

Ideal for upscale hotels, modern office buildings, shopping centers, and trendy home-owners seeking a modern look, stainless steel planters create a sleek alternative to the predictable. Sporting clean lines with a polished finish, stainless steel planters can be bent or welded in basic geometric shapes: squares, rectangles and rounds with either straight or tapered silhouettes. Known for its industrial statement, stainless steel planters are ideal for hefty plant loads and can also be finished with a brushed look.

Stainless Steel

Available in various shapes and sizes, our stainless steel planters are constructed using a malleable fiberglass core that is surrounded by a bottomless slipover shell, creating a solid look without the weight and density.

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The rock-solid beauty of concrete is the go-to material of choice for large scale venues including industrial garden centers, city halls, airports and train stations, not to mention theaters, stadiums and entertainment arenas. With a tough and muscular appearance, concrete planters also defy industrial-looking stereotypes since each planter also has a subtle attractive design. Concrete planters make handsome pedestrian stanchions, security barriers and esplanades. Available in a variety of sizes and shapes, they can handle tremendous planting loads and discourage vandalism in the process, a win-win for the out of doors.

Concrete planters manufactured to order using Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC), providing the look of brawn, but only a fourth of concrete’s weight.

Chic and showy, our designer planters add a lavish look to any environment. From contempo-rary styles to the classic lines of the Georgia Wrought Iron planter, this collection showcases some of the most innovative, state-of-the-art techniques to accentuate each planter. Numer-ous styles are available, some with brightly colored accents, others with muted, sedate bands around the planter’s top or base. Accents include hammered copper, mirrored stainless steel or plastic resins, and can be used indoor or outdoor.

1. The Square Fiberglass Planter sports a colorful acrylic panel of color including reeds, flowers, and leaves, brandishing upmarket pizazz. Select a standard design or create your own to complement the rest of your restaurant, nightclub, hotel, or home’s décor.

2. The Rusted Steel Corten Planter is the quintessential weathered steel look of modern design. Especially stunning juxtaposed with wood, barn board or reclaimed wood, rusted steel corten adds panache to any room or entryway. Made with a special alloy that corrodes to create a rich, red patina and rugged texture.

3. Tall Colorful Planters create a bold and angular posture. Select from a vertical stance or one leaning just enough to make things interesting. Made from lightweight fiberglass, these contemporary sleek planters boast verve and vivacity for the discerning contemporary. Add castors or illumination for extra appeal.)

Designer Plants

Concrete

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Choose from a wide array of hanging planters and baskets, from the graceful English Garden style constructed with flat or rounded steel to fiberglass, copper, bronze or aluminum bowls that hold both live and artificial plants. Perfect for free-standing lampposts, a building exterior, even as a low hanging bowl lush with flowing plants resting on concrete barriers or pedestals. Select from 18 inch diameters to as large as 42 inch diameters.

Commercial planters and pots that illuminate their surroundings increase both artistic interest and a source of light. In fact, light has become sought after detail for some ven-ues such as hotels and restaurant patios, pools, decks, shopping malls, or pedestrian walkways. Combining the artistry of a planter with a subtle light infusion generates both a luminous impact at night while displaying the lushness of green during the day – the perfect integration of form and function. Choose from rectangles, squares, spheres, cylinders and tapers.

Illuminated

Options include the extravagant Argento collection, or simple yet elegant Illuminated Square Tapered Planters that dazzles indoor or outdoor walkways, or illuminated Rectangular Planters available in a variety of styles. Add an illuminated table from the Livio Collection to increase impact.

Commercial Hanging Planters & Baskets

CoconutBasket Liner

Fiberglass Liner

WaterReservoir

Hanging BasketBrackets

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THE ALLURE OF

SHAPESGeometrics, Color, Angles

Planters Unlimited uses various materials to create functional, stur-

dy, enduring and attractive commercial planters. As artists know,

the basics of line, shape, form, space, texture, and color all com-

bine to fashion a thing of beauty. We enliven each design with vi-

brant colors, hues, textures, and angular or spherical lines to offer

a robust inventory of standard planter choices. That’s for starters.

With custom capabilities beyond the norm, we take shape, style,

and color one step further.

As Business Director, Larry Domingue puts it: “Material options,

custom sizes down to the 1/4”, casters, false bottoms, logos, spe-

cialty textures, metal coatings and endless color options are only a

specification away.”

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Long and lean, rectangle planters suggest extension. By their very lines, they provide a linear complement to compatible space to either draw attention to or, in some cases, detract from the surrounding environment. In addition, rectangle planters provide balance, proportionality, and a focal point for the eye. What’s more, the rectangular shape typically increases the volume of plant whether live or artificial.

The square planter implies a foundational presence, a fixed immutability in space. Like the rectangle, the square also invites balance. As such, this shaped planter can be effectively used to complement both interior and exterior landscapes. Whether tapered or straight, towering or low to the ground, square planters provide an anchoring home to colorful flowering plants, live or artificial, to complement your design elements.

The Rectangle

The Square

Arroyo

Sienna

Brockton

Corten Steel

Madera

Capri

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Prato Alexandria Madera

Round planters imply both inclusion and containment, suggesting organization and efficiency, qualities that enhance different stylistic intentions. Round planter options include ‘open-bowled’ as in the Alexandria Flower Bowl or convey a buttoned-up look as in the Prato Round Planter.

The Circle

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Both shape and color set a tone, mood, and magnetic pull for he human eye. Planter selections and arrangements either attract, diminish, or complement the environment in which they reside. Choose from 23 standard or metallic colors, as well as standard or Armorecoat specialty finishes, all sure to satisfy the discerning designer. While we have a massive inventory of standard shapes, we also excel in customization capabilities with limits bounded only by your imagination.

Angles & Colors That Draw The Eye

MATTE

SEMI-GLOSS

GLOSS

SAND

SILVER

COPPER

DARK BRONZE

BRONZE

GRAY

Standard Finishes Armorecoat Real Metal CoatingsSpecialty Metallic Paints

AVAILABLE STANDARD COLORS INFIBERGLASS AND PREMIER COMPOSITE PVC

COLORSPLEASE SEE OUR COLOR OPTIONS BELOWNot all products are available in all colors. Custom colors are availablefor a nominal fee. Please contact us for any color related question.

COLOR CHART

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SILVER

COPPER

DARK BRONZE

BRONZE

GRAY

SPECIALTYMETALLIC PAINTS

MATTE

SEMI-GLOSS

GLOSS

SAND

STANDARD FINISHES

WHITE BUFF KHAKIPEARL

PARCHMENT MOCHALATTE TAN

BEIGE LIGHT COCOA PERSIMMONTERRACOTTA

DARK CHOCOLATE ESPRESSOCHAPS BROWN BLACK

BLACK FOXCHARCOALDARK GRAY HUNTER GREEN

ARMORECOAT REALMETAL COATINGS

DOVE CYPRESSADOBE BURGUNDY IRON-CORTEN ALUMINUM

COPPER BRONZE

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR SPACE

Planters Unlimited produces an abundance of planter sizes, from mere inch-es to multiple feet. While some stock styles are made in a finite size range, we can custom build to your exact specifications. Further, our team shines at helping with size selection for the space you’re looking to fill.

Our team is preeminent in consulting with landscape architects, interior designers and contractors to suggest the best planter size or size combinations to enhance locale, feature, and function. From hip and trendy to the sophisticated and urbane, we foster dialogue to complete the ambiance you want to create.

From Modest To Magnimous Size Styling

20”L x 20”W x 20”H

48”L x 48”W x 48”H

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Big is not always best when it comes to planter selection. Some commercial spaces and/or industries call for a more innovative approach. Staggered siz-es to form planter clusters creates visual interest as do incremental sizes that build focus to a destination or entryway.

“Rowing” planters, shown in the Modern style below, can be an effective way to guide foot traffic by establishing sections in an alluring fashion.

Creative Clustering, “Rowing”, And Incremental Size Styling

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ACCESSORIES,LOCATION CONSIDERATIONS,CUSTOMIZATION

Movable planters can be highly advantageous for some locations and businesses such as atriums, restaurant patios, retail store displays or entertainment venues. Planters Unlimited can add castors or feet on many planter styles, making them moveable for special occasions or displays.

Liners can greatly extend the life of you r planter thereby protect-ing your investment. Live flower and foliage maintenance can also be managed by PlanterWell GrowBrownies, which are designed to wick away excess water while still keeping plants hydrated – the green alternative to frequent watering.

Portability

Conservation And Convenience

PlanterWell GrowBrownies

WaterReservoir

FiberglassLiner

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Conventional interior and exterior landscaping in today’s world incorporates a green, lush look for comfort, calm, and class. Most commercial designers accent strategic sections of a building or cityscape, from atriums to entryways, hotel and restaurant patios and other outdoor areas--that’s the standard, the expected.

Ever increasing numbers of designers are incorporating ingenious uses for commercial planters including urban parking garage mini-parks for employee respites, planters and pot placement on cruise ships and yachts, even in hospital rooms and many more locations.

Benches residing near planter clusters and other outdoor areas create small havens for pedestrians. Incorporating a lush green element within space dividers further in-creases warmth and a touch of nature in an otherwise concrete environment, as do living walls hung either indoors or outside.

Planters In Expected And Unexpected Places

Interior And Exterior Accents

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Most companies that resell products or import from overseas simply do not have custom capabilities. In contrast, Planters Unlimited towers provides exceptional customization capa-bility combined with impeccable customer service. We col-laborate with you to turn your vision into reality, from the initial contact to recommending the best products and strategy that meet your design needs. Once the project is sold, Planters Unlimited provides shop drawings for your approval before construction ever begins, paying acute attention throughout every step of the process until the project is completed.

Benches residing near planter clusters and other outdoor areas create small havens for pedestrians. Incorporating a lush green element within space dividers further increases warmth and a touch of nature in an otherwise concrete environment, as do living walls hung either indoors or outside.

Customization

Interior AndExterior Accents

Toe-kick Lighting Logos Casters

Lighted logo, Stainless-Steel Custom Planter

Armorecoat Real Metal Coatings

AVAILABLE STANDARD COLORS IN FIBERGLASS AND PREMIER COMPOSITE PVC

COLORSPLEASE SEE OUR COLOR OPTIONS BELOWNot all products are available in all colors. Custom colors are available for a nominal fee. Please contact us for any color related question.

COLOR CHART

WWW.PLANTERSUNLIMITED.COM | 1-877-613-1449

SILVER

COPPER

DARK BRONZE

BRONZE

GRAY

SPECIALTY METALLIC PAINTS

MATTE

SEMI-GLOSS

GLOSS

SAND

STANDARD FINISHES

WHITE BUFF KHAKIPEARL

PARCHMENT MOCHALATTE TAN

BEIGE LIGHT COCOA PERSIMMONTERRACOTTA

DARK CHOCOLATE ESPRESSOCHAPS BROWN BLACK

BLACK FOXCHARCOALDARK GRAY HUNTER GREEN

ARMORECOAT REALMETAL COATINGS

DOVE CYPRESSADOBE BURGUNDY IRON-CORTEN ALUMINUM

COPPER BRONZE

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THE SUM OF THINGS TO COME

At the end of the day, exceptional interior and ex-terior design is enjoyed by those who work and play in its manifestation. No less is true for the planters and pots we build. Planters Unlimited provides state-of-the-art planters that are sturdy, enduring, and beautiful. By taking the finest materials, from lightweight fiberglass to anchoring concrete, from modern, sleek steel to the finest redwoods, we are confident you’ll find just the right planter, in just the exact size, shape and color to create the mood and style you are looking to achieve.

Whether you are a landscape architect, interior designer, contractor, or homeowner, The Ultimate Planters Buying Guide serves as a jumping off point for your landscape design project. Besides provid-ing standard products in our abundant inventory, we custom manufacture any design to your exact speci-fication. With precision craftsmanship and innovation being the hallmark of Planters Unlimited, we stand ready to assist you. We are eager to help. Call us to-day. Start the process. It’s that simple.

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