Ella Square Planter, Mint

Our potting recommendation is to add a small amount of perlite medium on top of the Water-Minder area. Finish filling the planter to the planter’s rim with a light to medium weight potting mix. Routinely adding plant food, according to plant’s directions, will dramatically increase the health, beauty and fullness of the plants in your Ella Square Planter.

The Ella Square Planter is constructed from Artstone material, which is a proprietary blend of resin, colorant, and crushed limestone. The result is a durable, weather-resistant resin planter that has a beautiful, marbled look throughout the material. Unlike other planters on the market with a painted finish, Artstone planters will never lose their pattern and can be used both indoors or outside.

Yes! The Ella Square Planter has a built-in self-watering system called the Water-Minder. This removable insert creates a sub-irrigated reservior at the bottom of the planter that allows water to seep through the screen. Your plants then absorb the water as needed.

The Water-Minder self-watering feature prevents overwatering and underwatering as long as the drainage plug on the bottom of the planter is removed. This is because the water level will always drop to the top of the overflow drain. Your plant will then absorb the water as needed.

If you're worried about underwatering and/or if it's hard to tell if the plant is dry, then we recommend watering frequently to avoid any chance of underwatering. That ensures there is always water available in the reservoir. Just make sure the drainage plug is removed so that the water does not overfill the reservoir, potentially causing watering-logging and root-rot.

A saucer is not needed when using our planters indoors unless you decide to remove the drainage plug from the bottom of the planter. The only downside to keeping the drainage plug in is that you have to be mindful of overwatering. That is because with the drainage plug left in, any excess water will no longer automatically drop to the top of the overflow drain.

There is a removable drainage plug on the bottom of the planter. This allows the water level to drop to the top of the overflow drain.

When using the planter outdoors, remove the drainage plug to prevent water-logging and root-rot.

All our Artstone self-watering planters have been independently verified by Intertek to be made of at least 50% recycled materials.

The Ella Square Planter has received Intertek's Green Leaf Mark.

The weight of these resin planters varies by size as follows:

• 6-Inch: 0.8 lbs.
• 8-Inch: 1.6 lbs.
• 10-Inch: 2.9 lbs.
• 12-Inch: 3.9 lbs.
• 14-Inch: 6.3 lbs.

The Ella Square Planter is manufactured and imported from our partner in Malaysia.

We ship internationally to Canada only. We recommend using a freight forwarding service, such as DHL, if you wish to order and ship outside of the U.S. or Canada. All shipments from our facility must be sent to a U.S.- or Canadian-based address.