Decorating With Garden Plant Stands
Decorating with garden plant stands is an inexpensive yet elegant way to add charm to a deck patio or porch. This is because plant stands allow you to arrange plants at different heights and also place them in a more artful way in general. One of the nicest effects is getting spiked plants mixed with trailing plants and creating a cascade of green. This effect is very rich looking if it is located in a hallway or a lobby.
Using the Rule of Three can help you arrange plants around a plant stand. This means that you should place two plants on the stand and another in a pot or planter nearby or that you should have one plant placed on the stand and two others in pots arranged nearby. This is a Japanese rule of floral arranging that can help you achieve the beautiful asymmetry that is associated with the most compelling of outdoor spaces.
Another key to using garden plant stands is to group similar plants together. For instance you can choose a tiered or waterwheel shaped garden plant stand to group herbs together. This is also a good idea because it means that you no longer have to stoop to collect the flavors for your next culinary masterpiece. You can also hang herbs from a basket in your kitchen for a very elegant effect.
The other good thing about garden plant stands is that it gets plants up off the ground and helps you create a serene and peaceful space. Flowers and other foliage can be meditated upon at eye level instead of beng tripped over in pots at ground level.
If you anticipate moving your plants in and out of doors at all try and purchase the type of garden plant stands that have wheels. Some of them are designed like little wheelbarrows with wheels only on the front two legs of the stand which makes them easy to trundle around. You can also get tall ones with a set of wheels that look good either in or out of doors. There are lovelyones made out of wrought iron like this that exist.
Most garden plant stands are very affordable with the most expensive models running at the most $40.00. However it is much more common to find them for less than twenty-five dollars. You can also get great deals on vintage garden plant stands at yard sales and also online on the auction sites.