Challenging Location? No Problem for IMF!

Karen Osborne • July 10, 2025

When the location has a slope in one direction, and the bordering wall slopes the other way. How will your planters look level!!?



John's engineering mind and attention to detail mean every problem has a solution!

This is the planter spotted by a local customer at North Somerset Arts Week 

Click here to see this planter in our Etsy Shop.


However, to fill the space, 3 planters needed to be crafted with a super large 2 metre planter as the centre-piece.


This Planter has been perfectly crafted to sit indoors for houseplants or outside on gravel, paving or straight on the lawn. Its durability and strength is enhanced with the precision-welded steel rim and upper frame.


The traditional dimensions of the rectangle are Length 80cm x 30cm Width and the height is 41cm. This height is made up of 30 cm planter depth; and an additional 11cm in height of carefully crafted feet.


Each leg/foot was cut, crafted and welded in steel under the planter, in order to work with the ground slope.


John crafted adjustable legs in order to achieve the desired height and straight edge along the top of all planters, whilst accommodating the slope incline within the trough.


These planters are made from self-colored steel that oxidises over the first year of planting; then when you've achieved the patina you desire you can coat the planter using beeswax or specialist oil.

On-site installation meant we saw "sparks fly" with angle grinder work required. John specialises in meeting the customer's needs, so if the space for your planter requires such a service Contact Us.


Find out more about all the items we sell, please visit our Etsy shop


Check out our website for more ideas in our Outdoor or Bespoke Projects sections


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