Mayne Fairfield Patio Planter 20x20 - Clay

Just a lovely addition to our front porch. The planters arrived sooner than expected but were a welcome sight. Neighbors and friends continue to ask where we're they purchased from. Continuing to receive positive comments on them. Love the construction and the self watering system.

I love these planters! I already have a pair on my front porch with dwarf Alberta spruce in them--they can handle our North-central Ohio winters and still look great. The set I just purchased will go on either side of the garage and will be filled with colorful annuals and various greenery. I get a lot of wind from the west on that side and while other planters blow over, these will remain right where I put them. The water reservoir is also great to keep everything hydrated when the summer gets hot.

This is a high quality planter. There are no flashing lines and everything's been deburred nicely. Uniform color. We put artificial trees in ours and glued them to patio pavers that sit nicely on top the built-in water trough for stability (go to Mayne's website for schematics and more info about the boxes). Then planted annuals around the edges. We opted not to drill fill holes in these for filling the water trough and see how they do. There are small overflow holes in the bottom side of these planters. Filled them with Pro-Mix high quality potting mix for good drainage. Though the Mayne corporate office is in Canada, these drop ship from Alliance, OH, USA, where they are made, so if you live in that region you'll get them quickly! If I had to offer one critique it's that the flat faces have slight convexity to them, barely noticeable. If you look close you can tell there is a bit of waviness to the lines from the mold. A good thing to know is that the bottoms actually have raised feet (1/4"") molded into them, so it sits off the ground a small amount. For our pool deck, we have a slope in concrete so we put some rubber matting as shims under one side to level them. Since there is already a small gap in the other side from the ""feet"", you hardly notice the shims.

I purchased 8 of these planters for our new deck. They were on the expensive side but have a 15 year warranty. I have replaced my planters every few years and expect to have these planters for many years. They are better than I expected. They are beautiful, well designed with a self watering system and extremely well made.

I purchased five of these in multiple sizes to create a bistro type ""area"" on one corner of my patio. They are perfect and look lovely! Unless you stare you would not know it is plastic. I also love the interior irrigation system. One free tip, be careful not to go overboard on the fertilized potting soil. I planted palms in two of these, as the sun heats up the container it intensifies the effect of the fertilizer. I lost $100.00 worth of plants! Live and learn! Either way, these are awesome and I am getting many complements!