ArtStone Ella Flower Box, Black, (lies between 14 inch to 14.5-Inch)

I now have four (4) of these planters around my house and am planning to get a couple more here soon (need to catch-up with all my cuttings). I bought my first Novelty (strange name but nothing 'novelty product' about these) at a store after many weeks of looking for a solid, simple, stone-looking planter. These things are tough thick resin and quite heavy, but much lighter than if they were real stone or concrete. They look great from afar and as long as you're not examining it from 5 inches away they can pass for a stone-like material or at least GFRC.In addition to their good looks, they have a great insert in the bottom so that it can function as a self-irrigating planter to some extent. While you cannot fill just the reservoir nor see how much water is in it, it does help to prevent water from pooling at the roots (as long as you are not over-over watering). Any slight overwatering drains into the reservoir where a plug of soil allows it to slowly wick back into the pot. There is a drain plug at that bottom too in case your plant is drowning.Another feature I like about this particular planter, the 36148, is that it has high side walls as compared to other window sill flower boxes. I have gotten a few others online and they were too shallow to plant much more than herbs, this one will accept quite a substantial plant and leave room for good soil and growth. I am looking forward to getting my plantings into it.

This is a very sharp looking planter. I currently have snake plant planted in it, and as it's a succulent, the water storage at the bottom allows me to go longer between watering, but still drains most of the excess water. The only thing to be careful about is to make sure you don't plant below the water line. two of my cuttings developed root rot because I accidentally planted them too deep (below the water line). Now that I have that problem fixed, my plants are doing well. The product is a bit heavy, so if you plan to move your plants from inside to outside daily, it might not be the product for you. However it is still movable, so moving it inside in the fall and out in the spring isn't much of a hassle.

I really like the look of this product but it is very brittle. I did not realize it was cracked until I planted our orchids in it only to find a subtle drip that soaked our counter with brown soiled water. After emptying the planter I sprayed the inside with the rubbery sealant hoping that would fix it. It did for a period of time but once again the leaking has started. It appears this product has a problem with making it through the shipping process without suffering damage.

Very well made and sturdy and they go with the rest of the containers made by this companies

This pot is attractive compared to other plastic window boxes on the market, and fairly sturdy. However, this pot doesn't drain through the bottom into a tray; instead, the bottom couple inches of the pot are walled off as a water reserve. The pot has to be drained frequently. It's large and heavy when filled with plants and soil (and water), so draining it is a pain in the neck. If you don't drain, eventually the reserve overflows and oversaturates the soil, and your plants die. The silicone screw that plugs the drain hole is easy to lose and not attached to the planter, and this company doesn't appear to make a matching tray, so you can't just leave the planter unplugged to drain every time you water.This might work well for tropical plants that require frequent and high-volume watering. This pot did not work well for my herb garden.

I like these Novelty flower boxes. They are some sort of plastic, but have a nice faux design on them, and you have to inspect them to be able to tell. I have a couple in different sizes. There is a built-in water reservoir that you can use, or you can pull it out and remove a plug for complete drainage. The low shapes look great with succulents. I marked down one star, as this one was originally received broken. Not just a little, but an actual huge corner broken off. Understand that that can happen, but the big piece broken off was not even in the sealed box! So, it was packed that way. I have noticed other reviewers mentioning broken items, so would just consider that if you order, you may need to send it back for replacement. It's an easy process, and won't deter me from possibly ordering again, but if that is a deal breaker for you, beware. Kind of odd, because they actually seem very sturdy. If you mix and match the size and color selections, you can sometimes get good deals.

Beautiful. I already had two of these and needed a third. I ordered from Amazon twice and they delivered it in a box that was too big and not well packed at all and had to return twice because it arrived broken in several pieces. Frustrated, I ordered from the manufacturer (Novelty Mfg.) directly through Amazon and they delivered a beautifully packaged box of the right size. The flower box itself is beautiful and perfect.

I ordered these for herb garden gifts for my friends and now I'm going to have to get my own. They are plastic, but a very thick nice plastic and the texturing and color on them is great. Almost looks like stone? kinda? I can't speak to their ability yet though because I didn't get to use them.