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Installing the Caster System for your TruDrop Planter

Installing the Caster System for your TruDrop Planter

Our caster system provides an easy way to add mobility to your container garden design. Add casters to your Pinch or Slat planter and enjoy smooth mobility with even your heaviest pots. Follow these simple steps to install your caster system and reap the benefits of...

Build Your Own Flower Basket

Build Your Own Flower Basket

Add your personal touch to a flower basket and gift to someone you love this Valentine's Day. All you need are your chosen flowers and your favorite Gabrielle bag. Play with textures, colors, and heights to arrange your own bouquet of love. What's best while the...

Pebble Plant Caddy - Roll with your creative flow

Pebble Plant Caddy - Roll with your creative flow

Pebble Plant Caddies are a perfect solution for planter mobility that is stylish and comfortable. Equipped with hidden casters that can hold up to 200 pounds, these plant trolleys are ideal for even the heaviest of your pots. Keep your floors protected and elevate...

Installing Nest Trellis and Greenhouse Cover

Installing Nest Trellis and Greenhouse Cover

The Nest planter is a raised-bed planter that is perfect for growing herbs, at a height designed to be accessible and comfortable, removing the usual strain container gardens can place on the back. By pairing the Nest with the Trellis and Greenhouse cover, you can...

Create Your Own Indoor Oasis

Create Your Own Indoor Oasis

Create your own indoor oasis with our plant caddies. Whether you want to move your plants indoors or redecorate to freshen up your space, our caddies ensure a smooth and easy process. Our Crescent Garden plant trollies also make it easier to clean underneath your...

Tightening Drain Plug

Tightening Drain Plug

Anytime you wish to re-install your white drain plug on your Crescent Garden TruDrop One self-watering planter just follow these simple steps to ensure a tight seal. All you need is: Teflon tape, steady hands, and an adjustable wrench!

3 in 1 Products - Garden Container, Water Basin and Fountain

3 in 1 Products - Garden Container, Water Basin and Fountain

We love products that can be used in different ways.  Many of our bowls include two rubber plugs so you can convert your planter into a fountain, water garden or a planting container.  Watch the video above to learn more.  Shop planter bowls with this feature here: ...

Introducing TruDrop, a revolutionary self-watering system

Introducing TruDrop, a revolutionary self-watering system

We love designing planters that look beautiful and add elegance to your home, but we also think they should make your plants thrive.  After consulting with plant experts, we developed our Crescent Garden TruDrop self-watering system that provides phenomenal results...

Watering TruDrop Planters

Watering TruDrop Planters

Want to learn more about how to water your TruDrop One planters?  Watch this quick video from Laura and Garden Answer who gives you some quick tips.  Shop TruDrop here.

Wind Proof Planters

Wind Proof Planters

Tall planters can often be an issue in windy regions.  As plants grow they become top heavy and a gust of wind can blow them over.  We designed our tall planters with what we coined a "gravity cavity" that can be filled with sand or water to weigh your planters down...

What is double walled?

What is double walled?

Many of our Crescent Garden 10 Year Warranty planters are made with a unique double wall.  This construction adds a layer of air between roots and the elements to protect them from extreme temperatures.  Additionally, our double wall planters are easy to clean and...

Create Mobile Planters with Casters

Create Mobile Planters with Casters

Our Estate and Ellis planters are caster ready.  We offer optional heavy duty casters that can be added at anytime.  This is a great way to add mobility to your planters, either to create flexible spaces, rotate planters depending on sunlight, or simply to clean...

Nest Planter Assembly

Nest Planter Assembly

Ready to build your Nest planter and start sewing your seeds?   Here is a quick video showing you some of the things to look for as you set it up.  Lost your instructions?  No worries, follow this link to view a copy.

Long-Lasting Arrangement for Mom

Long-Lasting Arrangement for Mom

Making a lasting arrangement of house plants for mom is a great way to show your appreciation for that special person that has cared for us. Kelly Kittrell, of Plantology Miami, joins us at our showroom to show us you you don't need a green thumb, just a little...

Create your own apothecary planter

Create your own apothecary planter

Creating an apothecary planter is not only a beautiful touch to any garden or home, they are perfect for wellness-use whether you are planning on growing peppermint, rosemary or parsley, or any other herb for that matter. There are some key points that P. Allen Smith...

Creating a welcoming entryway

Creating a welcoming entryway

Having a welcoming entryway is, in a way, creating a living space. When you think about it, your porch and entryway is the first thing that any visitor sees when they come to see you. It is important to make your porch look as good as the inside of your house. One of...

Growing Edibles in Crescent Garden Containers

Growing Edibles in Crescent Garden Containers

Growing edibles in containers is easy, quick and perfect for those who love cooking with fresh ingredients. Watch this video to see P. Allen Smith’s key tips for growing your own herbs, spices and vegetables in containers. Crescent Garden containers are designed with...

How to select color for your planters

How to select color for your planters

When it comes to color, why let all the flowers have the fun? Select colors for your planter depending on what you want. Go for something neutral, like gray, or go for a focal point, like a red planter. Choose whatever fits you best! Watch the video above for more...

How to decide what planter size to use

How to decide what planter size to use

Use proportion to determine what size of planter you want, make sure that it fits well with the space available to you. Have fun trying out different sizes, whether you are creating a cluster of varying sizes of pots for your yard or searching for just the right...

How to select a container style that fits your home

How to select a container style that fits your home

When selecting a style of planters, make sure to choose something that goes with your home decor. Have fun with the creative challenge of connecting your planter to your home. Check out the various options for planters  in Crescent Garden shop, and try the style...