About Bell Planter
Fibreglass terrazzo blended with Polystone Resin reads as solid stone from a metre away and weighs a fraction of it. That is the reason this planter works where masonry cannot: a low, squat silhouette with hand-finished masonry texture that one person can still carry onto a balcony or a timber deck. It is made to ground low plantings in courtyards, on terraces and in interior spaces.
Walls run up to three times the thickness of a conventional retail container, with extra reinforcement worked around the curved base. That reinforcement does two jobs at once: ballast against a gusty afternoon, and shape retention once the bowl is full of damp potting mix. The resin is water-resistant, so regular watering and a wet winter do not soften or mark the shell.
Two sizes cover most jobs. The smaller sits as a low centre on an outdoor dining table; either size reads well on a retaining wall, where the planting comes up to meet you; a matched pair flanking steps is the arrangement we set up most often in the showroom. The Large Bell Planter was specified for the alfresco perimeter at Brookfield Place, shown in the commercial planters at Brookfield Place case study. If you are weighing up the two sizes, contact us about a product or project and we will compare them against the spot you have in mind.
Common questions
Which plants suit a wide, shallow bowl like this?
Low-growing succulents, trailing groundcovers, sculptural bromeliads and compact flowering annuals all sit well in it. The broad rim gives you room to work a mixed arrangement across the surface, and the shallow, wide form keeps the centre of gravity low once planted.
Can I use it indoors without water marking the floor?
Yes, two ways. Leave the plant in its nursery pot on a drip saucer and nest the whole thing inside the bell, or seal the drainage hole and line the base with waterproof sheeting. Outdoors, do the opposite: open the drainage hole and cover it with mesh so water clears freely after heavy rain.
Is it much lighter than cast concrete?
Considerably. The fibreglass terrazzo and Polystone Resin composite carries the texture and visual weight of natural stonework at a fraction of the weight of solid concrete, which is what keeps it inside balcony weight limits and lets you shift it by hand rather than with equipment.
Do the thick walls matter in a Perth summer?
They do, because shallow potting mix heats fast here. The heavy walls act as a thermal barrier, slowing the swing in soil temperature through the afternoon and keeping fine roots from drying out as quickly as they would in a thin-walled pot.
