Porch planters are picture perfect accents to frame your home and add a pop of color and texture when all year – even when landscaping is dormant. It’s the easiest way to update your exterior, with minimal effort and expense!

A white front porch planter with blue hydrangea on a small covered front porch.
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Front Porch Planters

When we purchased our home, I was anxious to update exterior to make it feel warm and welcoming. Through time, we painted the brick exterior, added copper lanterns, copper gutters, a new Dutch Door and landscaping. Porch planters really make it pop – especially in late fall, winter and early Spring when our garden looks a little dreary.

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White front porch planters with blue hydrangea on a small covered front porch.
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Fill porch planters with fresh or faux flowers, plants and topiaries to enhance your entrance, patio, deck or dress up a drab garage.

A white front porch planter with blue hydrangea on a small covered front porch.
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Porch Planter Tips

  • Size Matters – Bigger is better to give porch planters impact from the street.
  • Drainage – Choose a planter with drainage holes for fresh plants to keep them healthy.
  • How Many – A single large-scaled planter can make an impact on its own. Use two planters to flank a door, columns or steps for symmetry or a trio of small, medium and large planters gathered together.
A white front porch planter with blue hydrangea on a small covered front porch.
See more of our spring porch makeover in this guide, including how to create this potted hydrangea look.

Learn how to arrange planters below!

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Picture Perfect Planters

A square white porch planter box with decorative trim and recessed paneling on each side, shown against a plain background.

Overall Pick

This classic style has drainage holes, is durable and comes in 3 sizes to scale for your porch.

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A square white planter on a white background

Runner Up

I love the timeless style, available in white, navy and black for less than $50. They have drainage holes, so they’re suitable for fresh and faux fillers. Our paint has scratched off after a few years of use.

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Lattice Planters

I love these planters and am impressed with the quality – especially given the price $2/50! They look pretty on our porch, deck and dock!

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More Planters I Love

a white rectangular porch planter from Lowe'sA white planter box with a wooden base
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Blue and White Planter

Try a more traditional look with this beauty! (as seen below on our fall porch)

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A white front porch planter with blue hydrangea on a small covered front porch.

Favorite Fillers

Potted plant with green leaves and clusters of white and light green flowers, perfect as a porch planter.HydrangeaTwo small, round artificial topiary trees with green leaves in black porch planter pots are placed side by side against a white background.BoxwoodTwo identical potted artificial lavender topiary plants with round, dense foliage and purple flowers are placed side by side, making a charming porch planter display against a white background.LavenderA black-framed glass front door with a wreath, flanked by two white porch planters filled with purple flowers, and a doormat on a striped rug.Petunias

Planter Ideas

A white dog stands inside the open wooden front door of a white brick house, with a porch planter and potted plants on the porch and a stone pathway leading to the entrance.Potted olive tree used as a porch planter with green leaves, placed on a stone porch next to a white brick wall and a black outdoor lantern.A wooden Dutch door is half open in a white brick house. Two topiary bunnies with blue bows sit in porch planters on either side of the entrance, while a dog peeks over the lower door.
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  3. Those lights are just stunning! Also not sure if your are aware or if it just me 🙂 but when looking at your posts on my desktop the title of your blog posts are covered by your border that I assume is meant to be below the title. Just thought I would mention it.

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    1. Thank you, Gilly! I’ll look into it! I have been tweaking my site and must have made an error along the way. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention. Have a beautiful day!

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  4. Such an inviting entrance! And I love how you were able to repurpose a few items–it helps justify other updates. Well done!

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