Transform Your Outdoor Living Space With Beautiful Texture and Organic Shapes
Australians love the outdoors! So transform your outdoor living with the right decor. Aesthetic appeal is found in beautiful texture and organic shapes. We show you how.
Now may be the perfect time to refresh your outdoor living by incorporating plants to bridge the gap between interior and exterior spaces.
I admit it! I don’t have much of a green thumb. My sister got THAT gene in spades. However, I do like pottering around in the garden and having lovely displays in pots. I live on one acre in Adelaide so having pots close to the house and outdoor entertaining area suits me perfectly.
The good news is that it doesn’t matter what style you lean towards - modern minimalism, coastal oasis, or rustic farmhouse, there are pot designs to complement a variety of looks, adding depth and character to your home.
Styling Your Outdoor Living Space Like A Pro
In interior design, it’s the rule of odd numbers. So placing multiple pots together, in odd numbers, and varying the sizes and shapes, is a quick and stylish way to transform your outdoor living space.
Three, for example, is the perfect pairing of different heights and shapes on a patio, under the pergola, by an entry door, or near dining and living areas.
Elho Fuente Lily Outdoor Pots
Perfect for clustering is the Elho Fuente Lily Outdoor Plant Pot range (RRP: 30cm pot $40.00, 38cm pot $61.00, 47cm pot $92.00.) available through leading supplier Mayo Hardware. Crafted with sustainability in mind, it’s made with recycled plastic materials and produced in Holland using 100% wind energy. Embossed with a delicate lily design, the pot is available in 30cm, 38cm and 47cm sizes and two classic colours, black and ivory.
Start by anchoring your arrangement with the largest pot and layering complementary pieces. The elho range is durable, lightweight, easy to manoeuvre and plant up, being designed for effortless mobility.
Capi Europe’s Rib Outdoor Pots (RRP: 35x34cm pot $81.98, 40x60cm pot $165.00 and 43x41cm pot $109.00) are crafted with a stunning ripple design in chic monochromic colours of ivory and anthracite, and look at home in a cottage garden just as much as in a contemporary backyard.
Durable and lightweight, these pots are sustainably produced from synthetic material and resemble natural stone to seamlessly integrate into your space. Find them at Mayo Hardware and Bunnings stores nationally.
Capi Europe’s Rib Outdoor Pots
Combining style and functionality, lightweight pots are tough and light enough to move, even when full of potting mix and plants. They are an ideal choice for city dwellers or renters, particularly those who like to chop and change their potted displays.
Capi Europe’s Rib Outdoor Pots are available in egg and cylinder shapes allowing you to experiment with shapes, size and textures.
In compact areas, styling with pairs of pot plants can be equally striking. Consistency in the colour palette enhances cohesion within your clusters.
Choose your plants wisely and opt for plants with similar sun and light exposure needs to simplify maintenance. Incorporate a tall statement plant in the largest pot for vertical interest. When choosing plants for companion pots, focus on coordinating or contrasting colours and foliage, and don't forget to introduce diversity in textures for added visual appeal.
Capi Europe’s Rib Outdoor Pots
Self - Watering for Supreme Easy Care
If you like your potted garden to be ‘easy-care’, then self-watering pots are the way to go. With a self-watering system, plants can access water as they need it and in most designs the overflow hole drains away any excess. These pots also help to retain nutrients and reduce watering time.
Elho’s Greenville Self-Watering Plant Pots, available in three sizes in black, white, concrete and green (RRP: 20cm pot $18.50, 49cm pot $29.00, 33cm pot $36.96), have a stylish look, an integrated water reservoir, and are made from recycled plastic.
These pots both look and feel good in your garden or on your terrace. Available in four contemporary colours – charcoal, white, black and olive, you can choose to cluster several pots of different sizes, or make a bold and stylish statement with just one.
When choosing plants, play around with texture by combining a spiky plant with something softer, such as an orchid, or a structural plant with something that’s a bit more fluid.
Sunlight can fade poorer quality plastic pots or make them brittle, so look out for UV treated plastic planters such as the Elho’s Greenville range, which maintain their look and feel in Australian conditions.
