Don't mind the little stickers. I will take them off before I fill it with dirt. Its on some concrete which isn't level but I PROMISE it is sturdy and NOT crooked. This is not where the planter is going, I just moved it into some sun to take a good picture. Both the base and the little bucket are planters. What would you plant in this?

I would plant things that soill over and have tendrills spilling everywhere, to feel water-like. There are geraniums that are like that, for example.

Will it be full sun? Vining geraniums, wave petunias, lantanas all have non-stop showy flowers and would trail nicely. Stick with one of them, use complimentary colors. If in the shade, not much can beat impatiens and there are so many pretty color combos you could do. I'd put a green plant in the top - an asparagus fern, perhaps. Nice and frothy. And here's a tip I learned when you have a deep planter, fill the bottom with plastic water bottles, then add soil. Annuals don't need more than about 12" of soil to grow. It saves $ on potting soil and lightens the planter if you need to move it.

Seagrass it will likely be in full sun. The bottom actually has no bottom, it is open, so it will be on the grass somewhere. And I probably will not move it when it is placed. If I do, the soil will just fall out and I can put more in when I move it to its new spot. But again, it probably will not be moved once I decide on a spot for it.

It is 12 inches deep.

The little bucket is MAYBE 6 or 7 inches. Maybe. Very tiny.

It is a BEAUTIFUL planter!!

https://www.fgsdurham.com/blog/thrill-fill-spill/

Ivy geranium in the little bucket. Not zonal geranium but IVY with the glossy leaves. They trail up, out and over. We have them in both full sun and part shade.

I like the idea of the ivy geranium in the bucket. I’d put something trailing in the bucket and probably pansies in the bottom, because I’m a sucker for pansies.

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