I frequently get inquiries about where I find all of my pots and plant stands. I thought I’d break from my typical blog post content and focus on this for a change!
First, I am fortunate to live in a city with lots of amazing nurseries and a couple of shops with well-curated pots. And as many of you know, I visit other Planty Places frequently, often walking away with at least one pot to remember my stop by.
Terra cotta pots are extremely affordable but tend to only be available at brick and mortar nurseries and shops. The shipping costs would far outweigh the cost of the pot! To that end, I have been lucky to find some varieties on the traditional terra cotta shapes and colors at Landmark Plant Co., Anderson’s La Costa, Solana Succulents, Mickeys Plants, Folia Collective and Green Thumb Nursery.
I found this nice curved terra cotta at Mickey's Plants in Los Angeles. Incidentally I was lucky to find the last of these brass shelving units at my local World Market. I love the little hooks underneath!
One of my favorite variations on standard terra cotta is this clean lined shape. I especially love the lighter, rosy color. The pot with the cactus is from Pigment (shoppigment.com). The little face airplant holder is actually a votive holder designed by Jonathan Adler (jonathanadler.com).
Some of my favorite pots are from a company I am now an affiliate for, LBE Design (@lbe.design). Because of my affiliation with them, you can get free shipping using code workhardplanthard. They are local to Encinitas but available in plant shops around the US as well. I particularly love their Round 2 line. They are the perfect size to plop a nursery pot in or plant directly inside. They also all have saucers that are slightly raised for proper drainage.
Displayed here are several LBE Design Round 2 planters in white, size 4. The size 4 easily fits a 4 inch nursery pot inside of it. Multiple sizes and colors available on their website.
I love to find cute pots with character. Some of my favorites have come from Folia Collective (@foliacollective), Group Partner (@grouppartner, www.group-partner.com), River of Ceramics (@riverof.ceramics) and Urban Outfitters Home Collection.
Pots in this photo are from many sources including local plant shops and nurseries as mentioned.
I am always on the hunt for modern style pots. A couple of my local nurseries carry Chive pots, a Canadian company that makes lovely modern planters in many shapes and sizes. If you’re local to the San Diego area you can find them at Barrel’s and Branches and Anderson’s La Costa. Landmark Plant Co. (@landmarkplantco) has a wonderful pot selection with 2 locations in San Diego County, and some online options. Folia Collective also has a great selection of modern pottery, some of them handmade in the LA area. North Park Nursery (@northparknursery) and Pigment (@shoppigment) also have a great selection of modern pots. West Elm has some nice options including candle vessels that can double as terrariums or airplant vessels.
I found the cute gray Chive planter at Anderson's La Costa, and the small white planter at Barrel's and Branches, both local nurseries.
Every once in a while I splurge on a pot that is a statement piece, such as my Modernica Case Study planter and my Hudson and Oak Shop (@hudsonandoakshop) cachepots that hold my big ZZ plant and Ficus lyrata (Fiddle Fig), respectively in the photo below:
My Ficus lyrata (fiddle leaf fig) hangs out in a cachepot by Hudson and Oak (hudsonandoakshop.etsy.com, @hudsonandoakshop). Other planters in this photo are from brick and mortar sources including Eden San Diego, Folia Collective, Solana Succulents and Andersons La Costa. The photo also shows plant stands from Kellan Carr (@crowleykel), Ikea, Home Goods and Eden San Diego. See below for more on plant stands!
Last but not least with regards to pots, I love finding pots that were handmade, especially if I can get them directly from the maker. One of my favorites is from River of (@riverof.ceramics). Additional ones include Potting Pink (@pottingpink, the potting feed for Morgan Doane, of the fame @plantingpink/@houseplantclub); and Poured Formes (@pouredforms), lovely poured concrete planters by @succulentbff and her hubby. Momma Pots (@momma_pots, www.mommapots.net) makes darling handcrafted pots as well. Etsy is also a great resource for cute handmade pots!
I got this cute little black planter from @potting pink. I love sourcing directly from makers!
River of is famous for her beautiful handmade pottery faces. If you want one you have to be extremely on the ball when she has a shop update! @riverof.ceramics.
What about stands? I’m always looking for modern stands – nothing too ornate. I love boho style wicker stands but they don’t go well with our décor. New Made LA (@newmadela) has some of my favorite modern stands and hangers. Multiple sizes and colors available! Braid and Wood (@braidandwood) is a local San Diego business and has multiple beautiful hanging planters to choose from. LBE Design, mentioned in the pot section above, also makes classic midcentury stands. Waldmade (@waldmade, purchase on Etsy), Ikea (lots of inexpensive options, but many you have to purchase in store), Plant Works Los Angeles (cute little midcentury inspired stands that hold a 4-6 inch pot fairly well) and Amigo Modern (@amigomodern) are additional options. One of my favorites is a locally made wooden stand by Kellen Carr (@crowleykel, see tall wooden stand holding the jungle cactus 3 images ago). Home Goods has some cute stands sometimes and is always worth a check! I found my 3 tier metal stand there. I didn't like the pots it came with, so I swapped them out for modern terra cotta.
New Made LA stands are powder coated for indoor/outdoor use, available in multiple colors.
Here’s a New Made LA small plant stand in white.
The white stands are from Amigo Modern (amigomodern.com, @amigomodern). An Ikea side table elevates the Monstera. You can also see when compared to the other photo of the same space that I switch things up quite a bit - it's fun to move things around and play with styling!
Using stands is a great way to style plants and help them reach for more light. In order from left to right, stands obtained from: Landmark Plant Co., New Made LA, Ikea, and Plant Works Los Angeles.
Of course, you can always get creative and make your own stand (concrete is fun to work with!). You can also use something that wasn't originally intended as a stand such as a stack of books (another favorite of mine), a cake stand, or a wire wastebasket. Whatever you decide, have fun and enjoy your plants!