corten pedestal planter

Damaged, poorly made, missing screws

Veradek keeps spamming me for feedback even though I unsubscribed so here goes. I have owned 10 corten Span planters for several years and have been happy with those so when I needed another I ordered this. The shipping box was undamaged but one of the panels was all bent up. The return process was too much of a pain so I got to it with a mallet and pliers and bent it back into shape. It didn't come with enough fasteners so I had to go to my spares bucket to assemble it. Unlike the Span planters which are one-piece, assembly is required and there are seams at the corners. The fitment of the undamaged panels is poor - there are gaps in the corners where they come together. The supplied allen wrench is too long to use on the corner fasteners. There are huge gaps in the shelf so dirt just falls through to the bottom without adding screens. Welds are visible from the outside and haven't been rusting uniformly with the rest of the planter. Such a disappointment after owning the one-piece Span planters. Won't be buying another Veradek planter as the quality has fallen off a cliff but they don't care, they already have like $2k of my money.

Very Nice, But Would Be Better With a Liner

I ordered 2 of these pedestal planters for the front of my house. I appreciate the efficient packaging and the fact that you are meant to reuse the styrofoam from the packaging to help insulate the plant in the planter. Distressing the metal was an easy enough process. Be advised that you need to apply the mixture several times (as instructed), but that means you will need enough hydrogen peroxide and vinegar for several batches. And you need to keep a rag or paper towel handy to wipe your gloved hands off - I made the mistake of going back into the house to refill the bottle with some residue still on my hands and it removed some of the finish off of my door handle. The reason I knocked off a star is that the planter doesn't come with a plastic liner. The plant is meant to sit on a shelf, which creates a square-shaped cavity. But there's a lot of open space around the shelf, so dirt won't stay just in the top. The instructions didn't give any suggestions on how to fill it. But I think the best way to do it would be to use landscaping fabric to line the cavity before filling it with dirt. I ended up using reusable grocery bags with holes cut in the bottom instead, but they really didn't fill the space properly. It still looks fine, but it was a bit of a pain to work out.

Great Product!

This is my third corten pedestal planter - I really like the rustic look. They go together fairly easily - it's better if you have someone helping. I put a cinder block in the bottom of them to ensure the wind doesn't tip it, but that's probably overkill.