Lighted Planters

Why We Love Lighted Planters

Placing plants around your home, both indoors and outdoors, is an easy way to add natural elements to your home’s decor. But, as soon as the sun goes down, you’re lovely plants are lost to the darkness. With a lighted planter, you can enjoy the natural beauty of your plants both day and night. And, illuminated planters do double duty as landscaping essentials that beautifully house foliage and provide a functional lighting source. These planters are available in a large range of sizes and shapes, so you’ll find that there are plenty of options to choose from.

Where Illuminated Planters Work Best

Light up planters is well-suited for a variety of different applications both in and around the home. Place them along a path to add greenery during the day and a welcoming glow at night. You can also use them to highlight things like gazebos or rotundas in an unexpected way. They look stunning both day and night as part of your outdoor landscaping. And, inside the home these LED lighted planters can act as adult night lights, illuminating dark hallways and bathrooms with a sophisticated shine. Place them in corners and tucked away niches where plants will add a little life and color and the light can be appreciated at night. Light up planters is extremely unique pieces that will look brilliant wherever they are.

Favorite Light Up Planter Shapes & Sizes

Although lighted planters are primarily available in white, you’ll find a lot of variety in the size and shape of these pieces. If you’re in search of something elegant, look for an elongated shaped with clean, sloping lines. On the other hand, LED lighted planters, in short, boxy shapes are fun and playful but still have a modern edge. We also love the abstract pieces that transform familiar shapes and transform them with artsy 3-D patterns or simply abandon a classic planter form for something much more unexpected. The larger planters are hard to resist as their size adds extra dramatic impact, but there’s also something extremely charming about the way the smaller pieces go.

How to Choose the Best LED Lighted Planters

As with any planter, the size of your plant is the most important thing to keep in mind when purchasing a planter. And, not just the current size of the plant but the size it will be when fully matured. Especially if you’re buying planters as nice as these lighted planters. Another thing to consider when buying a new planter is the shape of the planter. Some pots are perfect for plants that prefer a tight root ball, while longer options allow for deeper roots. You’ll want to make sure that you’re planter is both an ideal house for your plant and a functional addition to your decor.

Other Considerations

Lighted planters are gorgeous and useful, but they’ll need accompaniment to really be effective landscape lighting. Browse our selection of LED outdoor lighting to find their perfect partners. Illuminated planters have the obvious benefit of providing light in addition to a space for foliage, but they aren’t the only type of planter that offers a little something extra. Large planter boxes allow you to put more than one plant in the same container and are ideal for windows and rails. Self-watering planters do just as their name implies, water the plants on their own. They’re perfect for frequent travelers or extremely dry climates where plants require everyday watering.