Planter Types

What Kirkliston Community Volunteers use

These are supplied for £150 from as Broomhouse workshop.

These are supplied for £25 each from Fife.

Option 1: The Sustainable Pathway (Recycled Plastic Troughs)

For Option 1: The Sustainable Pathway (Recycled Plastic Troughs), several high-quality UK and local Scottish suppliers can provide commercial-grade planters made from 100% recycled plastic.

By analyzing the spatial measurements and visual features in your uploaded photographs, we can determine the best suppliers and explain how their products fit the site constraints:

1. Local Edinburgh Specialist: LL Plastic (Recycled Plastic Scotland)

  • Website: https://www.llplastic.co.uk / https://www.recycledplasticscotland.co.uk
  • Physical Location: Penicuik, Midlothian (near Edinburgh), EH26 8BA
  • Planter Match:Bespoke Fabricated Recycled Plastic Trough Planters
    • Why they fit this project: Being based just south of Edinburgh in Penicuik, they are the most logistically sustainable and cost-effective local choice. This makes collection in person or local delivery highly convenient, eliminating expensive long-distance freight charges.
    • Specifications: They specialize in high-quality, solid, 100% recycled plastic lumber and custom garden furniture. They can fabricate heavy-duty, commercial-grade rectangular troughs to your exact dimensions (such as the proposed 120cm x 40cm x 50cm units). Their planters require absolutely no painting, staining, or maintenance, and are guaranteed to last for over 50 years outdoors.

2. Scottish Manufacturer: Plaswood

  • Website: https://plaswood.eco
  • Physical Location: Dumfries, Scotland (manufacturing since 1995)
  • Planter Match:Plaswood Rectangular Trough Planters / Hive Modular Planters
    • Why they fit this project: Plaswood is a national leader in circular economy manufacturing, converting UK-sourced post-consumer waste plastic into high-strength, weatherproof street furniture.
    • Specifications: Their commercial-grade planters are rot-proof, splinter-free, vandal-resistant, and impervious to water and frost. They offer standard rectangular troughs and modular “Hive” interlocking honeycomb planters (available in heights of 45cm, 65cm, and 95cm) with optional colored rims to match corporate branding.

3. Commercial Brand: TDP / Cost Cutters UK

  • Website: https://www.tdp.co.uk /
  • Planter Matches:
    • The Phoenix Recycled Plastic Trough: Shipped fully assembled. It features a length of 120cm, making it an exact match for Option 1’s budget (retailing around £257.40 ex VAT).
    • The Litton Commercial Planter: Designed for schools and high-traffic town streets, measuring 50cm x 50cm x 45cm (retailing from £285.00).
    • Longwood Garden Planters: Heavy-duty, stable designs (retailing from £295.00).
    • Material Properties: Manufactured in Britain from 100% UK recycled plastic, these heavy-duty troughs come with a 25-year warranty. They maintain a natural wood-grain look but will never splinter, crack, or rot.

4. Alternative Commercial Troughs: Future Makers / Cladco

  • Future Makers (https://www.future-makers.co.uk): They offer handcrafted, highly customisable modular double planters (H60cm x W120cm x D60cm) starting from £360.00 ex VAT. They are made in the UK from 100% post-consumer plastic and feature height-adjustable feet.
  • Cladco (https://www.cladco.co.uk): Sells heavy-duty square and rectangular recycled plastic planters with a lifespan of up to 120 years. Their Large Rectangular Planter measures H101.5cm x W60cm x L160cm.

Alignment with Spatial and Accessibility Constraints

These recycled plastic troughs integrate perfectly with the physical details captured in your photos:

  • Pavement Clearance and City Guidelines: As measured in Image 5 ($2.51\text{ m}$ of recess depth) and Image 6 ($2.75\text{ m}$ of pavement apron), a standard trough depth of 40cm leaves more than 2.1m of completely clear walking space. This easily complies with the City of Edinburgh Council’s strict mandate to maintain an absolute minimum clear footway zone of 1.5m for wheelchair and pushchair accessibility at all times.
  • Inclusive Underfoot Navigation: In Image 1 and Image 2, there are two distinct rectangular panels of raised river pebbles (cobblestones) set within the smooth flagstones. Placing the recycled plastic troughs directly alongside these panels allows visually impaired visitors navigating with a white cane to detect the transition from smooth concrete to bumpy river pebble. This tactile shift serves as an intuitive underfoot warning that they have arrived at the sensory zone, allowing them to safely reach the touch-and-smell botanical displays.
  • Reachable Sensory Heights: At 50cm in height, these floor-standing troughs sit safely below the top of the 36-inch (91.44cm) stone boundary wall [Image 1, Image 2]. This height brings the sensory plants—like the soft, velvety Lamb’s Ear (Stachys) and aromatic Chocolate Cosmos—directly within reach for children, elderly individuals, and wheelchair users.

Option 2: The Traditional Sensory Haven (Redwood Timber with Trellis

For Option 2: The Traditional Sensory Haven (Redwood Timber with Trellis), here are the top commercial and local suppliers in the UK and Edinburgh that offer high-quality redwood or pressure-treated timber planters with integrated trellises:

1. Primary National Supplier: Woven Wood (also via planters.co.uk)

  • Website: https://wovenwood.co.uk or https://planters.co.uk
  • Product Match 1:Premium Redwood Wooden Trough Planter with Trellis
    • Price: £89.95
    • Details: Handcrafted in the UK from premium, slow-grown European redwood. It features a smooth-planed finish, includes a pre-fitted porous liner, and is treated with pet- and food-safe pressure preservatives, guaranteeing a 15-year lifespan against rot.
  • Product Match 2:Customisable Wood Trough Trellis Planter
    • Price: £358.99 to £644.99 (depending on dimensions)
    • Sizes Available: Widths of 30cm or 40cm, lengths of 120cm or 150cm, and total trellis heights ranging from 120cm to 180cm.
    • Color Customization: Can be ordered in a natural finish or painted in premium outdoor shades such as “Urban Slate”, “Black Ash”, or “Wild Thyme”.

2. Premium Retail Supplier: Primrose

  • Website: https://www.primrose.co.uk
  • Product Match:Devonshire Medium Wooden Trough Planter & Trellis
    • Price: £374.99
    • Details: Combined traditional wooden garden planter with a robust, slatted horizontal wooden trellis. It is manufactured from sustainably sourced, pressure-treated timber and is shipped fully assembled. It is available in Natural Wood, Black Ash, or Urban Slate finishes.
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3. Scottish Timber Supplier: Stewart Timber

  • Website: https://www.stewart-timber.co.uk
  • Location: Blairlinn Industrial Estate, Cumbernauld (Central Scotland)
  • Services: Responsibly Sourced Timber Planters & Delivery
    • Details: Stewart Timber is a leading independent Scottish supplier of treated wood products. They manufacture heavy-duty, weather-resistant rectangular wooden planters. While they do not stock standard trellis combos, they supply the raw, pressure-treated structural timber to easily build custom backing extensions. Delivery to Edinburgh EH postcodes is a flat-rate £45.00.

Physical Scene Integration & Photo Analysis

By analyzing your uploaded photographs, we can map out exactly how Option 2’s redwood trellis planters will integrate with the physical elements of the Neilsons Solicitors storefront:

  • Railing Stabilization and Wind Safety: Your site photos show a low sandstone boundary wall topped with traditional vertical black metal railings [Image 1, Image 2]. At a wall height of 36 inches, these railings provide a perfect structural anchor. The rear slatted trellis of the redwood planter can be set flush against the inner face of the railings and securely bound using heavy-duty, UV-resistant stainless steel U-bolts. This prevents the tall trellises from acting as sails or tipping over during Edinburgh’s strong winter gales.
  • Visual Screening of Vehicles: Image 3 shows the driveway directly behind the railings where various cars are parked. Growing Jasminum officinale (Common Jasmine) up the timber trellis will allow it to weave through the iron bars of the railings. This creates a dense, green, and highly aromatic living screen that beautifully filters the view of the parked cars from the pavement.
  • Pavement Clearance and Council Guidelines: Image 5 indicates a generous pavement recess depth of 2.51m. Choosing a trellis trough with a depth of 30cm or 40cm leaves between 2.11m and 2.21m of completely unobstructed footway. This easily satisfies the City of Edinburgh Council’s strict requirement to maintain an absolute minimum clear walking zone of 1.5m for wheelchair and pushchair accessibility.
  • Inclusive Underfoot Navigation: In Image 1 and Image 2, there are two distinct rectangular panels of raised river cobblestones set within the smooth grey flagstones. Placing the redwood planters directly adjacent to these panels allows visually impaired visitors navigating with a white cane to detect the sudden transition from smooth flagstone to bumpy river pebble. This texture change serves as an intuitive navigational warning that they have arrived at the touch-and-smell sensory planting zone.

Option 3: The Contemporary High-Contrast Display (Glossy GRP Fibreglass)

For Option 3: The Contemporary High-Contrast Display (Glossy GRP Fibreglass), several excellent commercial suppliers in the UK and locally near Edinburgh can provide high-gloss white troughs.

When analyzed alongside your site photographs, these high-gloss white planters provide an excellent visual contrast against the weathered tan-and-brown Victorian sandstone wall and the dark-grey flagstone pavement shown in Image 1 and Image 2.

The recommended suppliers for Option 3 include:

1. Local Edinburgh Manufacturer: Livingreen Design

  • Website: https://www.livingreendesign.com
  • Physical Location: 24/6 Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, Edinburgh, EH20 9HX
  • Planter Match:BARR02 or BARR11 (GRP Barrier/Trough Planters)
    • Why they fit this project: Being based just south of Edinburgh in Loanhead, they are the ideal local supplier for Corstorphine-in-Bloom projects, which simplifies delivery logistics.
    • Customization: They specialize in professional-grade Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP/Fibreglass) and can manufacture custom-painted high-gloss troughs to your exact dimensions. They offer “Polished Metallic”, “Polished Pearlescent”, and standard/non-standard high-gloss RAL painted finishes.

2. Primary Online Retailer: Primrose

  • Website: https://www.primrose.co.uk
  • Planter Match:White Gloss Effect Fibreglass Trough Planter
    • Pricing: From £149.99 per unit.
    • Dimensions available: H40cm x W120cm x D40cm (highly comparable to our 120cm x 30cm x 42cm proposal).
    • Material Properties: Handcrafted from lightweight, durable, frost-resistant GRP fibreglass with a sleek, reflective gloss finish that is easy to wipe clean.

3. High-End Commercial Supplier: GetPotted

  • Website: https://getpotted.com
  • Planter Match:Jort Glossy White Fibrestone/GRP Trough by Idealist Premium
    • Bespoke Options: They supply the “Idealist Premium Jort series” in a glossy white finish. They offer a sleek L200cm x W30cm x H42cm model (starting around £822.99) as well as more compact Raised Fiberstone Troughs (H40cm x L80cm x W30cm) for £283.89.
    • Material Properties: They use a high-strength fiberstone and GRP blend finished with layers of automotive paint to achieve a refined, ultra-high-gloss finish that easily resists weathering, frost, and UV damage.

Spatial Integration with Your Photos

These GRP white gloss planters integrate seamlessly with the physical measurements shown in your photographs:

  • Pedestrian Safety Compliance: The 120cm-long planters easily fit along the 7.25m wall frontage [Image 4]. With a narrow depth of 20cm to 30cm , placing them against the base of the wall leaves over 2.2m of the 2.51m paved recess space completely clear [Image 5]. This easily satisfies the City of Edinburgh Council’s strict requirement of maintaining an absolute minimum clear walking zone of 1.5m at all times.
  • High Visual Contrast for Accessibility: The reflective, bright white surface provides a clear, high-contrast visual boundary. This makes the edge of the property immediately visible to low-vision and partially sighted visitors against the dark asphalt of St John’s Road.
  • Underfoot Navigational Aid: Positioning these GRP planters directly alongside the rectangular panels of river cobblestones (pebbles) shown in Image 1 and Image 2 provides an immediate tactile warning underfoot for visually impaired visitors using a white cane, safely guiding them directly to the sensory touching and smelling displays.

Option 4: GRC Portland Stone Troughs

Based on the specifications for Option 4: GRC Portland Stone Troughs (specifically targeting the 80cm x 28cm x 70cm dimensions to frame the entrance safely), here are the recommended commercial suppliers in the UK and local to Edinburgh:

1. Primary Supplier: The Red Mud Hut

  • Website: https://www.theredmudhut.co.uk
  • Planter Match:Polystone Partition Deep Trough Planter
    • Dimensions available: 80cm (Length) x 28cm (Width) x 70cm (Height).
    • Price: £185.00 per unit (excluding VAT), which perfectly matches the £370.00 hardware estimate for two symmetrical entryway units.
    • Material Properties: Made from Polystone—a highly durable, robust blend of polyurethane resin and stone powder. It delivers the heavy, textured appearance of natural Portland stone while being frost-resistant, UV-stable, and slightly lighter than solid precast concrete for transport.
    • Alternative GRC Models: They also supply the GRC Tall Partition Outdoor Planter starting from £165.00.

2. Local Edinburgh Supplier: Livingreen Design

  • Website: https://www.livingreendesign.com
  • Location: Unit 24/6, Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, Edinburgh, EH20 9HX.
  • Why they fit this project: Being based just a short drive from St John’s Road in Corstorphine, sourcing from them virtually eliminates long-distance freight shipping costs and supports local Edinburgh businesses.
  • Planter Match: They specialize in design, manufacture, and supply of high-grade commercial planters. They can produce GRP and lightweight composite planters hand-cast to mimic natural sandstone, Portland limestone, or weathered concrete texturing to perfectly coordinate with the building’s historic facade.

3. National Online Suppliers (Alternative Stone-Effect/Fiberstone)

If you require secondary quotes or alternative textures, the following national distributors offer comparable commercial-grade stone-effect troughs:

  • GetPotted (https://getpotted.com):
    • Planter Match: Idealist Premium Raised Fiberstone Trough (e.g., 80cm x 30cm x 40cm starting around £283.89) or the IDEALIST Lite Textured Concrete Effect Trough.
    • Material Properties: Fiberstone balances natural stone aesthetics with high tensile strength, ideal for high-traffic streetscapes.
  • Primrose (https://www.primrose.co.uk):
    • Planter Match: Baltic Grey Stone Effect Trough (£59.99) or Light Grey Fibrecotta Textured Trough.
    • Material Properties: Fibrecotta blends clay with fiberglass, offering a classic stone feel with excellent frost resistance.

Real-World Placement Context from Your Photos

Analyzing the physical layout of the shopfront, sourcing the 80cm x 28cm x 70cm troughs from these suppliers aligns with the site parameters:

  • Visual Balance: The sandy, textured concrete finish of these Portland Stone planters will naturally mirror the historic tan-and-brown Victorian sandstone blocks shown in Image 1 and Image 2.
  • Recess Constraints: At only 28cm in depth , these troughs will easily sit flat on the dark-grey flagstones alongside the grey postbox and the blue metal pole [Image 1]. Because the recess depth shown in Image 5 is a generous 2.51m, placing these narrow 28cm deep troughs flush against the wall leaves over 2.2m of clear walking space—well above the City of Edinburgh Council’s strict 1.5m absolute minimum clearance requirement.
  • Underfoot Tactile Guidance: Positioning these planters directly alongside the rectangular decorative panels of raised river pebbles (cobblestones) shown in Image 1 and Image 2 will allow visually impaired visitors using white canes to safely locate the sensory area via underfoot texture changes.