The best planters and plant pots for your garden

Made from waste plastic, these sleek, seamless planters are lightweight, yet rigid and a great choice for a modern garden as they're easy to move around. Naturally watertight, this material is happy to be left outside year-round without cracking or fading, and there's the choice of having a pot with or without drainage holes, which is ideal if you fancy experimenting with aquatic plants or reeds. Choose from a range of sizes and colours.

Terracotta is a perennially popular material for garden pots, planters, and containers. We love this three-piece set of round pots from Esschert Design for its realistically aged looks, bringing some vintage gravitas to your garden. These have a very rustic finish and feature a "maker's" stamp of "Robert & Stevens Potters" along with a date of 1875. This three set of pots looks great grouped together with the different heights offering visual interest.

Customer review: "I found these to be value for money, they are a little bit rough round the edges but I find that to add to the rustic charm of them. They arrived well packed and nested together."

Derived from sustainable, plant-based sources, this material brings tough-guy credentials to your patio with a high-quality product that will last for many years. UV fade-resistant, they can be safely left out in all weathers and temperatures. These robust containers can cope with knocks and general wear and tear, so they're great for high-traffic areas and will look good for seasons to come.

Trough-shaped garden planters are a popular choice for any style of outside space. They look fabulous edging a patio or deck, work well lined up alongside garden walls and fences, and also work as standalone plant pots. This set of planters from Muddy Hands gets you three 60cm troughs with a width of 20cm and a height of 17cm. These are made of sturdy plastic in a classic terracotta colour. These versatile troughs can be used for any kind of planting.

Customer review: "Ideal planters. I am very pleased with the troughs which are sturdy and ideal for purpose (they would look just as nice outdoors with plants in them too). I would highly recommend these troughs."

Tall planters can bring height and visual interest when placed amongst areas of planting, but also look great positioned as standalone pots on patios and decks. This lightweight plant pot is made in the UK from high-density polyethylene. This durable material means they are not just weather-resistant, but also frost-proof. If you want the height this planter offers, but know your plant isn't going to need 45cm of growing room, you can fill the base with gravel or rocks to save using too much compost. This will also help stabilise it.

Customer review: "Just what I was looking for. Lovely tall pots in modern slate grey appearance. Really set plants off."

We've always liked wood as a material for plant pots, and it's an ever-popular choice. This rustic-style small half barrel will look fabulous planted with some more blousy flowers, such as phlox, geraniums, azaleas, and even flowering hebes. While this bring the wood good looks, there's none of the hassle as it's made from recycled plastic, making it lightweight and durable. This measures 49cm in diameter and comes with no drainage holes, useful if you want to create a small water feature.

Customer review: "Good sturdy pot. Made of thick plastic, no halls pre drilled if you like to use it for mini pond... Big enough to fit few veggies or big flower displays."

Do you want to add a bit of bling to your outside space? This pair of Cromarty plant pots will help you do just that. If gold is too much, they are also available in silver and copper, or if you want to be more traditional, blue and green. These are made of durable, UV-resistant plastics and feature four predrilled drainage holes to save getting the toolbox out. These come in three diameters; 30, 36, and 40cm.

Customer review: "They are a lovely colour and great size... well worth the money. So happy with them."

Wall planters are a fabulous way to make the most of vertical space, whether that's a garden wall or a fence. This set of four planters will allow you to add a real splash of colour to your outdoor space. You can plant any trailing plant in these - or think what you'd put in a hanging basket, such as begonias, petunias, and nasturtiums. These have pre-drilled hanging holes and come in black or terracotta, and in 31cm and 42cm widths.

Customer review: "Absolutely love them, used for hanging strawberries. Pretty big and sturdy will deffo buy more."

These planters help you make the most of unused garden space as they can be easily hooked over fencing and look fabulous placed on decking rails. They come in more sedate black and white options, but we like this set of four coloured pots that will bring some bright tones to your garden while you're waiting for your flowers to bloom. These have one pre-drilled hole in the base, measure in at 27cm wide, and are made of metal.

Customer review: "These are a good size and better quality than I expected for the price. The hanging brackets are reasonably sturdy, with enough give in them to bend the bracket to suit the fence size or adjust the hanging angle of the pots. Very happy with these and I'll be ordering more for my other fences."

We love Hum Flowerpot's vibrant garden planters that will bring colour and patterns to your planting scheme. These plant pots have a 22cm diameter and are made from recyclable polypropylene plastic which is both fade and frost-resistant. The best thing about these pots is the amazing range of designs they are available in. Whatever your garden style is, you'll be sure to find a Hum Flowerpot planter to suit it.

Customer review: "I love the colour and the quality, my bulbs are in and they won’t crack with the weather. I bought three sets. People admire them."