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The largest planters we carry are a 100 inch trough, a 60 inch cube, two 60 inch tall columns and a 50 inch round, all in fiberglass from Jay Scotts. Beyond those sizes you are into custom fabrication, which we do not offer. Size is only half the decision: every oversized planter ships by freight to the curb, so measure the route to where it will stand before you choose.
Oversized planters get bought for things a standard pot cannot do: give a tree real root room, draw one strong line along a frontage, or hold its own in a space so large that anything smaller looks lost. At this scale a planter behaves more like part of the building than a pot, and the questions worth asking change with it.
What counts as an oversized planter?
There is no industry standard, so it helps to pick a working definition. Ours is 48 inches or more in at least one dimension, the rule behind our extra large planters collection. A 48 inch cube, a 60 inch column and a 100 inch trough all qualify, even though they are very different objects.
What they share is permanence. A planter this size gets placed once, planted, and left where it is.
The largest planter in each shape
These are the largest sizes we carry in each shape, with the figures that matter for planning. All of them ship by freight.
- Longest: the Hudson, 100 inches long, 18 deep and 28 tall in a single piece. Opening 97 by 15 inches, 26 inches deep inside, 111.5 lb.
- Largest cube: the Montroy, 60 inches in every direction. Opening 57.2 by 57.2 inches, 58 inches deep inside, 270.9 lb, the heaviest size we sell.
- Tallest: the Toulan tapered square, 28 inches wide and 60 tall, 78.1 lb, and the Saint Tropez bullet, 28 inches across and 60 tall, 57.1 lb.
- Widest round: the Wannsee, 50 inches across and 44 tall, with a 45.3 inch opening, 73.9 lb.
- Tallest box: the Darwin, 72 inches long, 24 deep and 42 tall, 124.4 lb.
- Largest corner: the Darwin Corner, 24 inches square and 42 tall, 55.6 lb.
The Hudson is the one people tend to underestimate. Jay Scotts call it “the preferred choice for commercial properties, storefronts”, and at just over eight feet it spans a frontage or a lobby division in one piece, without the joints a row of shorter planters would show.
What most buyers overlook: getting it into place
The planter is the easy part. Getting it from the truck to the spot where it will stand is where oversized orders go wrong.
Every size above arrives on a pallet by freight truck. Delivery is curbside: the driver lowers it to the curb with a liftgate, and the move from there is yours. Before ordering, walk the route from the curb to the final position and measure the narrowest point, whether that is a side gate, a doorway, a path between beds or a turn in a corridor. Compare it with the planter's smallest dimension rather than its length, and decide in advance who will carry it, and with what, at anything from about 56 to 271 lb empty.
Check it before you signInspect the delivery before signing for it, and note any damage on the delivery paperwork at the time. Without that note there is no recourse with the carrier. Freight orders are final sale except for a defect or shipping damage, so the measuring belongs before the order, not after.
How much soil does an oversized planter hold?
More than most people expect, which is why the fill matters as much as the planter. Working from the published interior, the 60 inch Montroy holds at most about 820 gallons (57.2 × 57.2 × 58 inches, divided by 231 cubic inches per gallon), and the Hudson about 160. Those are our own figures for the empty interior, and they are ceilings: the soil you actually need is far less.
Jay Scotts' owner's guide gives two ways to use less. Fill the lower part with a lightweight filler such as rubber mulch, plastic bottles or empty nursery pots instead of soil. And on select models, an optional internal shelf about 10 to 12 inches below the rim holds a nursery pot near the top, at an additional cost. Whatever goes in, use potting soil or potting mix, never heavy garden soil or fine sand. Our guide to filling a large fiberglass planter sets out the method step by step.
Where can you buy extra large planters?
From a supplier that publishes the interior size, weight and delivery method for every size, so you can plan before you pay. We sell oversized fiberglass planters as an authorized Jay Scotts online dealer. Most are finished to order in the color you choose, which adds 3 to 5 business days before shipping, or 5 to 7 for gloss finishes.
Whoever you buy from, check four things first: the interior opening, not just the outside size; the empty weight; how it is delivered and what that leaves for you to do; and drainage. An oversized planter that stands outdoors needs drainage holes. We drill them free on request, to Jay Scotts' standard of 1 to 2 inch holes every 12 inches of planter space, and a drilled planter is final sale.
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Extra large fiberglass planters
Every size lists its exterior, interior opening, weight and delivery method.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest planter you can buy?
From us, a 100 inch trough (the Hudson), a 60 inch cube (the Montroy), 60 inch tall columns (the Toulan and Saint Tropez) and a 50 inch round (the Wannsee). Anything larger is custom fabrication, which we do not offer.
Where can I buy extra large planters?
From a supplier that publishes the interior size, weight and delivery method for each size. We sell oversized fiberglass planters as an authorized Jay Scotts online dealer, most of them finished to order in the color you choose.
How much does an oversized planter weigh?
Empty, the largest sizes we carry run from 55.6 lb for the Darwin Corner to 270.9 lb for the 60 inch Montroy cube. Filled, soil and water make up most of the total, which is why a lightweight filler in the base matters.
How much soil does a large planter need?
Less than its interior holds. The 60 inch Montroy cube has room for about 820 gallons, but filling the lower part with lightweight filler, or using an internal shelf on select models, brings the soil down to what the roots actually use.
Do oversized planters need drainage holes?
Outdoors, yes. We drill them free on request, to Jay Scotts' standard of 1 to 2 inch holes every 12 inches of planter space, so a long planter gets several. A drilled planter is final sale.
Can an oversized planter go on a roof or balcony?
Only with the structure's approval. Filled, an oversized planter weighs many times what it does empty, so the load rating has to come from the building's engineer. Our rooftop planters guide covers access, weight and wind.
