Large Pots

[Jane]

Any reasonably priced places around selling large planters for outdoors? Am I best bringing them over from the UK, or has anyone found a not too extortionate garden centre or DIY place selling them?

[Admiral]

Any reasonably priced places around selling large planters for outdoors? Am I best bringing them over from the UK, or has anyone found a not too extortionate garden centre or DIY place selling them?

No is the short sharp answer in my experience.  But....someone might know of somewhere that doesn't need a second mortgage to buy decent garden pots.  Not sure why garden pots/planters are so expensive here.

The good pots we have here came over from Angleterre.

Happy hunting.

[Jane]

Looks like I’ll be buying them here and bringing them over. We’ve not had any joy finding anything reasonable in the La Trimouille area, or surrounding. B&Q it is 

[Brian]

I did find a supply of affordable pots but they all fractured in the frost so I really can't recommend them!

Brian

[Jane]

I did find a supply of affordable pots but they all fractured in the frost so I really can't recommend them!

Brian

That’s a concern to think about too I suppose. I never thought about how cold it gets there in Winter. I prefer the stone pots though.

[Brian]

I usually put terracotta pots in the garage over winter but this year I forgot. Eleven out of twelve shattered. I'm not keen on the look of the plastic pots but I can see certain advantages! Does anyone know a source of affordable zinc planters?
Brian

[Admiral]

I did find a supply of affordable pots but they all fractured in the frost so I really can't recommend them!

Brian

That’s a concern to think about too I suppose. I never thought about how cold it gets there in Winter. I prefer the stone pots though.

The garden centre in L'Isle Jourdain sells quite a wide range of stone pots.  Well.......just pre-formed concrete.

We did buy a couple a few years ago - after speaking to the bank manager about a loan.

They have survived several winters but the cost is just plain silly.

[Jane]

I haven’t been to that garden centre yet. I will go, but as a browser by the sound of it 

[Jane]

Heads up everyone. I was in Action in Montmorillon this morning and they had some nice big planters in there for around €7 only. They were plastic, but they were a nice shade of grey and not bad at all for the price.

[Brian]

Well spotted! I'll be there on Friday to stock up (don't forget 10th May is a holiday).