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How to Maintain Planters for Healthier, Longer-Living Plants

Whether you’re a landscaper responsible for maintaining plants inside the planters or an employee tasked with caring for the plants surrounding the office, you understand how a slight overwatering or too much direct sunlight can wreak havoc on plants. If you’re struggling to keep plants healthy year-round, continue reading for some maintenance tips for plant longevity, so you can enjoy plants without the hassle of constantly replacing them.

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Why Commercial Planters Belong Inside & Outside Every Office Building

Employees thrive in a comfortable atmosphere, and design in the workplace is something that can boost or decline employee productivity. According to Harvard Business Review, studies have proven that employees exposed to greenery experience improved efficiency. If you want your office’s productivity levels to increase, continue reading to learn how greenery both inside and outside an office boosts productivity and overall morale. 

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The Art of Custom Planters: Using Planters as Visual Anchors in Your Building's Design

Did you know there’s another great way to add a visual anchor to your commercial space? Commercial planters, especially customized ones, can serve as visual anchors in your building’s design, including complementing your color scheme, aesthetic, and much more. Continue reading to learn more about the art of custom planters and how they can enhance your building’s design.

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Built Around You: How Our Custom Planters are Unique to Each Client

When we say we build custom planters tailored to each client, we mean there are no limitations and infinite possibilities when we work with our clients, as we bring each unique vision to reality. PolyMade goes beyond the typical custom planter supplier; our design-driven customization process offers landscapers and architects a level of creative control that most manufacturers don’t provide. Instead of using the same off-the-shelf planters seen on every project, you can create pieces that are truly tailored to your site and design intent.


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The Top 5 Easiest to Care for Outdoor Plants to Add to Your Commercial Planters

Luckily, some plants are easy to care for in commercial planters. From flowers to shrubs and trees, we’ve curated a summary of the top five easiest-to-care-for plants in your outdoor commercial planter. Continue reading to discover which plants are easiest to care for and how you can help your plants thrive year-round.


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4 Reasons Why Traditional Commercial Planters Crack Under Pressure

Keeping your commercial property looking its best includes maintaining the exterior, like mowing the grass, removing weeds, and caring for your commercial planters. Unfortunately, some commercial property owners settle for big-box planters or others made from heavy, unreliable materials that will inevitably crack under pressure. Fortunately, PolyMade has a solution for all commercial properties: our custom commercial planters that won’t crack under pressure.

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Add Value to Your Property with Custom Planters

How many personal touches does your commercial property have? Do you have signage outside and inside your building? Do you have carefully decorated rooms, patios, or an entryway? Do you tailor your decor for the seasons? Whatever your brand’s style, did you know that you can add value to your commercial property with custom planters?

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Holiday Plant Care Tips for Your Commercial Planters While the Office Is Closed

Keeping the office cared for while the doors are locked during the holidays, whether for a few days or weeks, can involve several tasks: opening cabinets to prevent frozen pipes, applying de-icing agents, setting voicemails and away messages, finalizing payroll and vendor payments, and more. Don’t forget to add caring for your plants to your list - they’ll need some TLC while you’re out. Continue reading to learn how to keep plants healthy while you’re out of the office this holiday season!

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Why the Right Commercial Planter Is Key to Long-Lasting Perennials

Whether you’re in the midwestern, northern, southern, or western region of the United States, odds are you experience fluctuating temperatures this time of year, hindering your outdoor potted plants. Commercial outdoor planters contain beautiful arrangements, most often perennials that should grow back year after year. However, having a poor commercial planter mixed with fluctuating temperatures can wreak havoc on your plants. Continue reading to learn some tips for keeping perennials coming back year after year so you can enjoy your beautiful arrangements time and time again.

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Tips for Choosing Planters that Align With Your Brand & Aesthetic

With modern modular planter systems, there’s a better way to achieve large-scale, high-impact designs without the burden of excess weight. These planters are engineered for both aesthetics and practicality, offering the same bold presence as heavy materials, without the logistical headaches.

In this article, we’ll explore the disadvantages of using overly heavy planters for large-scale projects and highlight the advantages of choosing lightweight, modular alternatives, from easier installation to long-term flexibility.

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Brian De La Torre Brian De La Torre

Think Big, Stay Light: Why Modular Planters are Better Than Heavy Ones

If you’ve ever visited a business or home that had large planters inside and outside their properties, you’ve probably wondered how heavy they must be. Some planters can be upwards of 2,000 lbs, depending on the material and size of the planter. These massive planters can be beautiful, but they should be lightweight, and a heavy one is completely unnecessary.

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How Adding Custom-Made Planters Results in Environmental Benefits

How would you rate your carbon footprint? Would you say that your commercial business helps or hurts our environment? Would you say that your home and family choose cleaners or vehicles that protect or harm the environment? Whatever your answer is, odds are you care about the environment and take small steps to help improve it, whether by shutting the faucet off when brushing your teeth, switching to electronic options for your company's snail mail, or limiting the use of vehicles that require gasoline.

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Why PolyMade's Planters Outlast the Seasons

Can you believe it’s already fall, and winter is right around the corner? Before you know it, we’ll be swapping the fall decorations for holiday ones, grabbing thicker coats and gloves, and winter weather will arrive. Whether you live in Kansas City or across the country, each season brings different weather: warm summers, cool falls, crisp winters, and mild springs.


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Attracting Customers with Commercial Landscaping

A growing number of US consumers are shopping online instead of traveling to stores. Therefore, brick-and-mortar retailers need to be more creative about attracting customers, providing them with an experience worth the time spent in their cars and inside stores.

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Container Gardening: Breathe New Life Into Hotel Balconies

Many people would pay a premium rate for a hotel room that boasts a private balcony. But many hotel room balconies are ultimately nothing more than an enclosed, sun-bleached space with little aesthetic panache or personality to speak of.

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