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.

You don’t have to take large steps to help the environment, but every little action you take can have a positive effect. For example, placing custom-made planters in and around your commercial building or home can result in a range of environmental benefits. Continue reading to learn how adding custom-made planters results in environmental benefits and more about how to design a customizable planter.

What is a Custom-Made Planter?

Unlike off-the-shelf options from big-box retailers, custom planters are crafted to fit your exact specifications—whether that means matching a brand’s aesthetic, accommodating unique dimensions, or aligning with a particular material or design preference. Whether you're enhancing the exterior of a commercial property or bringing nature indoors at home, custom planters offer a stylish and functional way to express your personality or brand and elevate your space.

Companies like PolyMade specialize in designing tailored planter solutions, working directly with clients to bring their visions to life. These planters can be created using durable, lightweight materials, while others are made from fiberglass or custom-formed concrete. Some are produced using molds for consistency, while others are individually fabricated to meet unique design goals—providing a truly personalized result that mass-produced options simply can’t match.

Environmental Benefits of Adding Custom-Made Planters to Your Property

Adding custom-made planters to your property benefits business owners, homeowners, and the environment. Below are some examples of how adding custom-made planters results in environmental benefits:

Improved Air Quality

While adding a single small plant to your commercial space won’t have a huge impact on air quality, adding multiple customized planters can result in improved air quality. That’s because plants will absorb pollutants like CO₂ and release oxygen. Whether your commercial space houses multiple offices with in-office employees or is a retail center, improving air quality can make people healthier. 

Carbon Sequestration

Carbon sequestration can be on a large or small scale, and adding custom-made planters to your space can help with carbon sequestration, whether your building or home is large or small. Placing custom planters with a variety of plants, shrubs, flowers, and other types of greenery helps remove CO₂ from the inside and outside air, storing it inside their roots. This is especially helpful both inside and outside a building as it helps remove CO₂ from the atmosphere and, as a result, improves climate control.

Thermal Regulation

If you don’t have indoor planters throughout your office or home, what does the air feel like? Does it feel dry? Do you frequently have static zaps, bloody noses, or respiratory issues? Try adding some custom planters: plants can increase humidity levels, making for a cozier and more ideal environment. Depending on the number of planters you place throughout your space, you could potentially see a decrease in your energy bills as the plants aid in thermal regulation.

Enhanced Ecological Diversity

Some insects make our skin crawl, but did you know that most are great for the environment? Some help pollinate plants and crops, with natural pest control, and increase soil health. Commercial buildings are often in an uninhabitable part of downtown or a city, often far from natural habitats for insects. Placing custom planters around your building creates micro habitats for these beneficial insects.

Adding custom planters throughout your space, both inside and outside, can have some environmental benefits. From helping regulate temperature, carbon sequestration, improving air quality, and enhancing ecological diversity, there are many reasons to add customizable planters around your home or business.

PolyMade’s Planters Promote Reduced Resource Use

When you customize a commercial planter with PolyMade, our team will design custom planters tailored to your preferences while being environmentally conscious. Our materials and designs promote durability and reduced resource use by minimizing waste.

Our custom-made planters are built to last and outlast the seasons year after year, making them an excellent choice for businesses striving to reduce waste. Our polymer-based composite mimics concrete and stone, but is significantly lighter and resistant to UV damage, animal damage, and seasonal weather fluctuations. Our lightweight planters, built for durability, are handmade in the United States and are easy to ship. Therefore, they reduce fuel consumption and emissions. 

How to Design a Custom Planter

Skip buying a cookie-cutter planter from a big box store and opt for designing a custom planter with PolyMade. Unlike traditional planters, we carefully handcraft our customizable commercial planters in the United States, ensuring unmatched quality and design flexibility. Designing a custom planter with PolyMade is easy! Here’s a quick overview of our process:

1. Shape Your Piece

Whether you already have a design in mind or aren’t sure where to start, our team will help you design and shape your piece. We can get as creative as you’d like, and nothing is off limits!

2. Define Your Specs

Once a design is in place, we’ll define your specs to bring your planter to life. Regardless of size and shape, your custom planter will be lightweight and easy to install.

3. Choose Your Colors

After defining your specs, it’s time to choose your colors. We offer a distinct color palette from Sherwin-Williams™, which includes neutral hues and bright, bold colors. Every planter has a final coat of DryVit™, offering UV protection and a premium finish.

4. Customize Your Planter

Want to emboss your customizable planter? Want to add full-color artwork or your brand’s logo? No problem! We can engrave or add any branding and signage you desire with endless options.

Build Your Custom-Made Planter with PolyMade Today

Trust the pros at PolyMade for your planter project. Our lightweight commercial planters allow for flexibility and complete customization, bringing your vision to life. Our process is simple, beginning with shaping your piece, defining your specs, and choosing your colors, to unlimited customization options. Our team will work with you to create the perfect planter, regardless of size or design, and will assist with installation.

Contact our team for more information about our durable, custom commercial planter boxes and how they can add environmental benefits!