Description
| Stock Item | Description | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatbowl | 800 dia x 170 high | $241.00 | |||
Flat bowl planters, also known as low bowl or shallow planters, provide superior soil moisture control, excellent stability, and a highly versatile surface area for creative landscaping. Their wide and shallow design solves many common container-gardening issues while offering distinct modern aesthetic advantages.
Key Benefits of Flat Bowl Planters
- Optimal Moisture Control & Less Root Rot: Because these bowls are shallow, they dry out more uniformly and encourage quicker overall drainage. This minimizes the risk of stagnant water pooling deep at the bottom of the pot, protecting your plants from devastating root rot.
- Perfect for Shallow-Rooted Plants: Many popular plants—such as succulents, cacti, leafy salad greens, herbs, and bonsai—have shallow root systems. Deep pots often waste soil and trap unneeded moisture at the base, whereas a low bowl provides exactly the depth these plants need to thrive.
- Superior Landscape Versatility: The expansive surface area allows you to think in “layers”. You can easily build miniature rock gardens, create complex multi-specimen fairy gardens, or arrange companion plants (like tomatoes and basil, or a mix of contrasting colorful succulents) that look full and lush
- Enhanced Stability and Wind Resistance: Tall, top-heavy planters are prone to tipping over in heavy winds or busy households. Low bowl planters have a naturally low center of gravity and a wide footprint, making them incredibly stable on patios, balconies, or tabletop surfaces.
- Saves Money on Soil: Deep pots require a massive amount of potting mix just to fill space the roots will never reach. A shallow bowl uses significantly less soil, saving you money and keeping the finished arrangement much lighter and easier to lift or rotate.
- Sleek, Modern Aesthetics: Architecturally, low bowls serve as excellent visual anchors. They easily fit under windowsills, sit elegantly as table centerpieces, and help soften the harsh vertical lines or sharp edges of modern patios, retaining walls, and railings.
- Best Plants for Flat Bowl Planters
- Succulents & Cacti: Varieties like echeveria, jade, and aloe stay visually distinct and appreciate the fast-draining environment.
- Edibles: High-yielding, quick-growing crops like arugula, spinach, leaf lettuce, and chives thrive in shallow containers.
- Spilling/Trailing Plants: Creeping fig, string of pearls, or pothos cascade beautifully over the low curved edges.
This planter is New Zealand manufactured at our factory in sandstone and concrete.
Used in – birdbaths, water features and as planters. There are a number of birdbath bowls also suitable for planting.
Our Flat bowl concrete planter is another quality manufactured product by Sanstone NZ.
We freight our concrete planters nationwide. We welcome your call by email sales@sanstone.co.nz or phone 09-570-2112
See some of our concrete planters at NZ Landscape Assn https://www.masterlandscapers.org.nz/crm-core/contact/1509
