Granted, while a pot might not be as cute as a puppy, it also won’t tinkle on your carpet or chew up your new shoes. In the next couple of months, beautiful Earthplanter pots will begin showing up on selected corners on Texas Street as part of test program to gauge how the plants thrive/survive. If the results and response is good, we will roll them out to other selected areas.
Artist rendering of pot overflowing with plants.
Many communities across the country with milder climates have long had hanging plants and pots filled with seasonal color, but our need for daily watering has been a challenge.
Earthplanter pot in Sherman, Texas.
Earthplanter pots are commercial grade, self-watering pots that contain a reservoir for water, which means crews need only refill every several days instead of daily. Cities with similar climates such as San Antonio, Sherman, Waxahachie, & Weatherford, Texas, and Franklin, La., have used Earthplanters with good results.
We are also thrilled to have the help of Shreveport Aquarium horticulturist Tim Hoover as our point person in determining the plants that will be the most well suited to the sometimes-harsh downtown environment.
Part of the Shreveport Aquarium’s greenery.
Hoover has created a beautiful, green environmental at the aquarium using a variety of locally- hearty plants and shrubs and we know his skills will shine on the streets of downtown Shreveport.
Earthplanter pots in downtown San Antonio, Tex.
Would you, your organization or business like to adopt and sponsor one of our pots? We are going to need your help, and would love the partnership. To see details of the sponsorship, click on the link. If you have any questions, give us a call at 318-222-7403.
Artist rendering of Earthplanter pot on Texas St.
We look forward to working with you to make downtown a more flower- and plant- filled place.
