Plants add serenity and peace to your home. Never mind if you are have to live in small quarters. You can make the tiny space interesting, with the help of a few potted plants. Also if you have a small backyard, you can make a retreat with the help of potted plants.

The beauty of plants is the best when they are placed on plants stands. On the whole there are three kinds of plant stands you can use – wooden, metal and plastic. Wooden plant stands usually made simple or ornamental or decorative, or with the metal case. Plastic plant stands are generally cheap.

Usually wooden plant stands offer a graceful way to display your plants. They can be placed indoor or outdoor. If you use more of wood in your home design, wood can blend in. Wooden plant stands can be used all through the year, and in any weather.

Also they can be just decorative or very simple and even made of multiple tiers. There are different kinds of wooden plant stands to suit every décor and pocket. They are made in various sizes and shapes and can be carved, to be more beautiful. And if you can do woodcarving, wooden plant stands give you an opportunity to add your talent in.

Compare Wooden Plant Stands

Woods come in a different kind. What kind of wood to choose? Cherry and mahogany are two kinds of woods often used to make plant stands. They both have different appearance and grain patterns. And the strength of the wood differs as well. Some woods are long to use and some wear out in a half year.

If your pocket calls for cheap wooden plant stands, then it is best to procure them from areas where they are grown. You can find a lot of wooden furniture manufacturers near these areas. You can buy your plant stands from these manufacturers, as the costs should be low. As these manufacturers take wood from close by areas, their procuring costs are low.

Mahogany is generally not cheap as it is most often imported. It costs more for the manufacturer to import the wood and make their products. You can see the difference in the price of the wooden plant stands. Cherry wood is often easily available and hence the costs of wooden plants stands made from cherry wood are lower than those made from mahogany.

However, you need to choose the right type of wooden plant stands you need. If you will choose simple wooden plant stands, then any kind of wood will do. But if you need something more cool and decorative, you will find stands made of strong wood. Soft woods such as pine are easy to use but woods like cherry, walnut and maple are generally harder.

We often see tiered wooden plant stands in the gardens, because there are ideal for showing plants of different kinds and sizes. The tiered wooden plant stands can be provided with plant holders that can swing. You can arrange the potholders in such way that all the plants stand out displayed.

Making Wooden Plant Stands

It’s not necessarily to buy wooden plant holders. You can use some available scrap in your home to make them. For example you can use the old wooden crate, stumps of woods etc. Crates can be easily handcrafted into wooden plant stands. You can recycle old window shutters to make wooden plant holders. The possibilities of recycling wood to make plant stands are endless. Just look around and get some ideas. However, if you don’t have the time or knowledge to make them yourselves, you can find them online and get them at reasonable prices.

Whatever be your choice of wooden plant stands, your potted plants will give you immense pleasure and serenity.