A 14-inch planter that cracks after one Iowa winter is money wasted - UV exposure and freeze-thaw cycles turn cheap polypropylene brittle by the second season, and then you're buying again. This basin planter is built from heavy-gauge polypropylene with UV inhibitors that hold up through multiple growing seasons, not a single spring. The basin form factor - wider than it is tall - is ideal for shallow-rooted plants like herbs, succulents, and annual color plantings where root depth isn't the constraint. The 14-inch diameter gives you enough volume for a solid soil mass that doesn't dry out in two hours on a windy Nebraska afternoon. Rustic White finish stays clean-looking without the institutional feel of bright white, and it reads well on covered porches and patio tables alike. Standard o Stocked at Crofton Lumber and Akron Lumber.