Ravello Planters, 23"

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

These planters are well crafted and beautifully designed. I am totally satisfied with my purchase. Gardeners.com provides quality merchandise without fail. I have bought numerousl items over the year and havs always been 100% pleased.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

We repotted a coconut palm, queen sago and heliconia, all 36-48 inches tall. The root balls were quite large, so we needed the space of the 23-inch planter. The refill tube on the self-watering reservoir is too short, so Gardener's Supply provides an extra reservoir bowl to be placed on the bottom upside down to raise the reservoir the plant will actually use. Only problem with that is that it takes away valuable soil space. It also raises the top part of the reservoir, which is then has a diameter that is too small for the pot (soil gets down into the bottom). So instead, we cut PVC piping the same diameter as the refill tube, but longer, and retrofitted it instead. It works great. The planters are beautiful, spacious, and were lightweight before the soil and plants went in. Since these plants get moved to a secure location during a hurricane, the weight was a big issue. The instructions tell you to drill drainage holes on the side, about 2 inches from the bottom. It wasn't hard, but it required additional work.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

This product is very poorly designed. The reservoir does not reach the outer edges on the inside of the pot so that soil is wasted as it falls to the bottom of the pot through the gaps. I am going to return the one I did not drill a hole in - an extra step that was not mentioned in the literature. I think this is one of the poorest products I have ever ordered from any comapny.Additionally the workaround makes the product worse. I wasted a lot of time on this product and have not one good thing to say about it.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

Decorator planter in front of my house.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

The self watering kit that comes with this pot does not fit the pot. The kit is flimsy at best and must be modified before it will work. The pot has no drain holes, you have to drill them yourself. My pots arrived in the wrong color, TWICE! At one time I had 6 pots, 4 the wrong color and finally 2 correct ones. I had to return 4, a lot of effort for a simple order.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

These are a beautiful addition to our patio. We love the look and the fact that they are so light weight and easy to clean. The one downside was the assembly which was not as easy as we'd have liked. Drilling drain holes required some effort. I wished they were pre-drilled. I also wished that the containers had shipped with some light weight fill for the bottom of the pots or that it was available for sale with the pot and marketed as "you might also like ..."
All in all great investment. We hope to use these for years to come.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

I like the pot very much but do not like the tube that measures how much water is in the bottom. It is the same with the Cortina pots; a white plastic tube with styrofoam on the end. It gets caught on the bottom edge of the water tube that goes in the water holder and it is very hard to get it to come up so I can see if it needs more water. [...] I also ordered 3 of your window boxes and their system of water measurement works much better.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

I am very happy with this planter but have one minor little gripe. The fill tube for the water resevoir is too short to reach to the top of the soil level. Since I water other plants on the porch daily this isn't a major problem, just an engineering disappointment.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

make sure you drill the hole that are recommended. the water will build up and rot your plants.

Comments about Ravello Planters, 23":

Great for the gardener who doesn't want to bother the neighbors to water the plants.