Wicker plant baskets and basket planters
A basket planter is a woven basket that holds a potted plant, so the plain pot sits inside a natural weave. Our plant baskets come in wicker, rattan, bamboo, seagrass and lepironia, and most of the listings say they are handwoven by artisans in Thailand. PA WAT is listed as a handmade plant basket for indoor plants, ferns or succulents, 15 cm (6 in) across and 18 cm (7 in) high, and the KUNNI seagrass basket, with woven handles, names plant covers among its uses. For small cacti, the KA NOK PON set gives you 10 plant pots, each 7 by 7 cm (3 by 3 in).
Choosing a plant basket size
Measure the outside of your pot, including any saucer, and pick a basket a little wider. Many of the baskets here are 12 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) across. The Wa Rin Ram Pai rattan basket is 12 cm (5 in) across and 15 cm (6 in) high, and the PUN DA, NI RA MAN and MA YA VEE wicker baskets are each 15 cm (6 in) across and 17 cm (7 in) high, sold in sets of 2. The NA LIN DA and PAN RA WIN sets are 15 cm (6 in) across and 18 cm (7 in) high, and the PI YA PON planter basket is lower, at 10 cm (4 in) high and 15 cm (6 in) wide.
Danika comes in three rattan sizes, from 12 cm (5 in) to 17 cm (7 in) wide, and KUNNI in two seagrass sizes, 17 cm (7 in) and 20 cm (8 in). For a larger plant, the KODCHAON bamboo basket is 20 cm (8 in) wide and 26 cm (10 in) high, and TITAYA is 25 cm (10 in) across and 27 cm (11 in) high. For baskets to organise the rest of the home, see our storage baskets.
Using a woven basket as a planter
Woven baskets are not watertight, and the product pages advise keeping these baskets in a well ventilated space and away from direct contact with water. So treat the basket as a cover rather than the pot itself: leave the plant in its own pot with a saucer, or set a liner inside the basket. Water the plant away from the basket, let the pot drain, then put it back.
To clean a basket, the listings suggest dusting with a soft, dry cloth, wiping with a slightly damp cloth for a deeper clean and letting it dry completely, without soaking it. Our guide on how to clean wicker baskets has more tips, and our bamboo baskets collection has more bamboo designs.
