Some IOTA planters grace private gardens, but many are placed in public spaces to add a touch of class, divide space, or provide scale to large public areas. There are two primary considerations when selecting plants for containers in public spaces: safety and...
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Interiorscaping Plant Selection Ideas
Interiorscaping is a way to bring the outdoors, in, to naturally clean the air, and to provide a more pleasing environment for large municipal buildings. To achieve the multi-layer goals of interiorscaping, selecting the right plants is key. First Consider Light Light...
Designing with Venice Cement Composite Pots from IOTA
Containers made from cement composite materials provide a practical "blank slate" for designing and planting. The Venice line of planters from IOTA have the contemporary look of brush cement with the lightweight and strong construction of a composite material and...
Designing with Slate Planters from IOTA
Get the most out of IOTA slate garden planters by selecting plants that enhance the natural beauty of the soft natural stone used to make the containers. As beautiful as they are, planters are not truly finished until they are planted, at which point they become a...
Why Use Slate Planting Containers?
Warm, buttery tones of browns, reds, and sage make natural slate garden planters a natural fit for almost any environment. Slate is a type of stone formed by sedimentary deposits that give the stones natural variations in color and texture. When the design calls for...
Which Garden Pot Material is Right for You?
The garden pots and planters you select when specifying for a design and installation job depends on where it will be used (public or private space), whether it will be exposed to the elements, and if it will need to be moved frequently. Design considerations such as...
Concrete Pots for Residential and Commercial Landscapes
IOTA offers Venice lightweight pots for homeowners and businesses that want the look of cement pots without the heft and natural damage susceptibility of planters composed fully of cement. When to Use Concrete Pots Light pots are ideal for a public or private space...
Completing the Design – A Value-Added Decision
Particularly now, public and commercial building decision makers hesitate to add landscaping, aside from grass and a few shrubs, when contemplating renovation or construction of a new building. They think of these features as extraneous and find it difficult to...
Benefits of Granite Garden Planters
Large granite planters from IOTA are the workhorses of the public and municipal landscape world. Made from quarried natural granite stone and assembled with techniques associated with long-lasting strength and durability. All granite planters are inherently the most...
Landscape Design and Its Dynamic Ambiguity
Landscape design is a balance of aesthetics and function. Attention to aesthetics requires sensitivity to spatial harmony, while function allows the space to work, particularly in a public venue, where it's important to fit into an established order. Focal points,...