How to Pick a Pot for Your Plant and Your Home

Picking the right pot for your plant may be an easy task once you learn the basic rules of thumb; size, materials and drainage requirements. 

However, it can be trickier to pick a pot that actually looks good with your plant and within your home. Plants and pots need to be matched based on their visual characteristics. Furthermore, the combination of plant and pot together need to suit your home decor.

You may have the most beautiful plant but if you put it in a pot that doesn’t accentuate its beauty, (even though it meets all the size and drainage requirements), it will go unnoticed!

Think of it in these terms; picking a pot for your plant is like picking a dress for a person. Some people look great in bright colours, others only look good in black. Different dresses are made for differently shaped people; some scarves colours look particularly good on people with dark hair or a darker complexion. The same goes with plants; not every pot looks good on every plant. 

This article focuses on what you should be looking for, (size, material and drainage aside), when picking a pot for your plant and your home!

Let’s see what are the things you need to consider when picking a pot for your plant and your home;