Sourcing Large Chinoiserie Planters

Mark D. Sikes

I often get questions about sourcing large chinoiserie planters for indoor trees (faux or real) that do not cost a fortune. Here are some favorites of mine, depending on your size requirement and your budget. 

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When I bought my Florida home, the front entrance lacked personality, with nothing but painted concrete. The first thing I did was to add a pair of blue and white Chinese garden stools. They have been outside in my gardens for thirty years and I couldn't wait to use them here. They will be even happier because they are quite sheltered from the elements. I never thought about this before, but they are perfect for all of my deliveries ! Amazon Prime perches.

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I keep a pair of umbrellas in the entryway - I take lots of walks with the pups and they are at the ready and I also love combining blue and white stripes with chinoiserie. A blue key fob is a new addition.

Risking Chinoiserie Outdoors

Mark Sikes

 

Mark Sikes took this photo and posted it on Instagram of this beautiful home in Southampton. Look at the the size of those blue and white Chinese vases/urns!!!! What a stunning home.

I know I am on the risk averse side, but I would be so nervous about them being stolen or accidentally knocked over or blown over in a summer storm. 

Here is another view I found. They certainly make a statement!

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I read a fascinating article that in Great Britain garden theft is about a $500 million a year industry. People use exterior alarm systems, barbed wire, and all sorts of anti-theft devices to protect their garden statues, pots, tools, and such. Fortunately, that has not become a problem in the U.S. where I feel like weather is more of an issue. They must have a better class of criminals in the UK.

I previously posted this photo below of a Palm Beach home with blue and white ginger jars in front. 

Charleston Chinoiserie in the Garden

via Alessandra Branca

 

Alessandra Branca posted this lovely view of a Charleston garden with lots of blue and white fishbowls filled with topiaries and ferns. I love this and it is the look I am going for in my Florida garden - sort of British Colonial - a cross between an English garden with the formal structure and topiaries and tropical with all the palms. Quite lovely.

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Amanda Lindroth's Summer Collection

 

Amanda Lindroth launched her Summer 2021 collection today and I am in love. The wicker pineapple and the wicker tulipiere have my name written all over them. I so love her style. These make me happy just looking at them.  

Amanda Lindroth Wicker Pineapple

Amanda Lindroth Wicker Tulipiere

Chinoiserie in the Garden

Carolyne Roehm

I absolutely adore blue and white Chinese porcelain in the garden. I currently have in my garden seven blue and white Chinese porcelain garden stools and four blue and white Chinese fishbowls. 

Not much by Carolyne Roehm's standards, but the family is growing - I have ordered several more fishbowls that arrive on Tuesday pictured below.

BTW, I have had Chinese porcelain in my garden for decades through hot summers and cold winters with zero deterioration. They will be safely sheltered in my garage however for Florida hurricanes. We don't want them flying through the air! And I have started rotating my palms in fishbowls from the garden to the house to the lanai and back and they all love it. Happy palms, happy life - LOL.

Carolyne Roehm

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Citrus & Chinoiserie

Mary McDonald

 

I was watching HGTV and for a Palm Springs flip, they planted several citrus trees and called it a cocktail grove - I love this idea. I would like them in a section of my garden in large blue and white Chinese fishbowls - a chinoiserie cocktail grove.

There are several varieties I would love to explore finding here including Meyer lemon, Kaffir lime, and the variegated Pink Lemonade. Another fun project!

Potted Palms

Ralph Lauren

I love palms indoors as well as outside and have decided to add one (or more) to my home. A basket container is a great choice, but my favorite is blue and white Chinese porcelain. Here are two lovely examples. I will spend a little time today on this project. There are so many choices of palm trees down here and the prices for smaller indoor palms are so reasonable. Are there any varieties you all have had great luck with indoors? Please share.

Amanda Lindroth- House Beautiful

 

The Chinoiserie Outdoor Dining Space

Bunny Williams and John Rosselli - Architectural Digest

 We have looked many times at the wonderful living room in the Punta Cana Dominican Republic home of Bunny Williams and John Rosselli. This is the outdoor dining area. In many homes in tropical locations, there is no formal dining room and meals and entertaining take place in the outdoor dining space.

I love the limestone dining table, wicker chairs, and antique wrought iron chandelier. I also love the tall leggy palms in blue and white Chinese fishbowls. They are elegant and beautiful and do not take up a lot of visual or actual space. I might borrow this idea for my lanai. All the blue and white Chinese porcelain looks great with the natural and organic elements. Note the elegant lettuce ware centerpiece. Do any of you collect lettuce ware? 

Blue and White in the Garden

Agapanthus Twister

 I am delighted that many of you are avid gardeners including in southern zones, since I am new to gardening in a tropical zone. I am very picky when it comes to color in the garden. I love a garden that is largely green with a palette of white, pink, and blue. I love black in the garden as well. I am not drawn to yellow, orange, purple, or red in general. I use the same colors in my garden that I do in my house, and feel your garden and home should work together.

I love blue and white in the garden in the form of blue and white Chinese garden stools, fishbowls, planters, and ginger jars. As you may recall, at my front entrance I have a pair of blue and white Chinese garden stools, a pair of blue and white fishbowls, and a blue and white umbrella stand with navy and white striped umbrellas. I mentioned a while back that I planned to plant the beds on either side approaching the front door with agapanthus. I happened upon "Twister" and fell in love. A white agapanthus with lovely blue throats. So perfect. I love the idea of blue and white plants in the garden - I must find more now!

I plan on ordering them today. Everything I have planted so far is doing beautifully - foxtail ferns, African iris, bromeliads, gardenias, eugenia, elephant ears, duranta, brugmansias, succulents, and palms. Still on my list are camellias.