Add classic cottage charm to your balcony, patio, or windowsill with the LECHUZA BALCONERA Cottage Self-Watering Window Box Planter. Featuring a beautiful woven wicker-look finish, this rectangular planter combines timeless style with convenient self-watering technology. Perfect for colorful flowers, trailing plants, and fresh herbs, BALCONERA Cottage is available in four sizes to help you create beautiful displays indoors or outdoors.
Why Choose BALCONERA Cottage?
- Classic Wicker-Look Design: Decorative woven texture offers the charm of natural wicker with the durability of high-quality plastic.
- Built-In Self-Watering System: An integrated water reservoir helps supply moisture to plant roots while reducing the need for frequent watering.
- Four Sizes Available: Choose from approximately 15.5", 19.5", 31", or 39.5" lengths to suit your space.
- Removable Planting Liners: Convenient handles simplify planting, seasonal changes, and moving arrangements without removing the outer planter.
- Indoor & Outdoor Durability: Lightweight, shatterproof, UV-resistant, and frost-resistant construction.
- Water Level Indicator: Easily monitor the water reservoir to know when it needs refilling.
- Flexible Placement: Display on a windowsill, patio, or tabletop, or mount on compatible railings and walls with optional brackets.
- LECHUZA-PON Included: Comes with mineral substrate for the drainage layer.
BALCONERA Cottage Size Comparison
All four sizes feature the same 7.5-inch width and height with a 4.5-inch planting depth. Choose the length that best fits your space and planting plans.
| Specification | 40 | 50 | 80 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 15.5" | 19.5" | 31" | 39.5" |
| Width x Height | 7.5" x 7.5" | 7.5" x 7.5" | 7.5" x 7.5" | 7.5" x 7.5" |
| Planting Depth | 4.5" | 4.5" | 4.5" | 4.5" |
| Planting Volume | 1.5 dry gal | 2 dry gal | 3 dry gal | 3.5 dry gal |
| Water Reservoir | 0.5 gal | 1 gal | 1.5 gal | 1.5 gal |
| Removable Liners | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Liner Length | 14.5" | 18.5" | 14.5" each | 18.5" each |
Measurements and capacities are approximate. Sizes 40 and 50 include one removable liner, while sizes 80 and 100 include two separate liners. Each liner is approximately 6 inches wide and 4.5 inches deep.
Which BALCONERA Cottage Size Should You Choose?
- Cottage 40: A compact window box for smaller balconies, windowsills, and simple herb or flower arrangements.
- Cottage 50: Great for everyday window displays with room for several compact flowers or trailing plants.
- Cottage 80: Perfect for longer railings and fuller floral arrangements. Includes two removable liners for easy planting.
- Cottage 100: Ideal for extra-long balconies and larger arrangements. Includes two 18.5-inch liners for easier seasonal changes.
Best Plants for BALCONERA Cottage
The long, shallow design is particularly well-suited for compact flowers, trailing greenery, and culinary herbs. Some excellent choices include:
- Sunny Flower Boxes: Petunias, calibrachoa, verbena, and compact geraniums.
- Shady Balconies: Impatiens, wax begonias, and torenia.
- Trailing Plants: Bacopa, trailing lobelia, and creeping Jenny.
- Fresh Herbs: Thyme, oregano, chives, and compact parsley.
- Seasonal Arrangements: Pansies, violas, and compact ornamental foliage.
Planting Tip: The 4.5-inch planting depth works best for compact plants with modest root systems. Choose plants with similar sunlight and watering needs and avoid large shrubs or deep-rooted vegetables. LECHUZA lists a recommended maximum plant height of approximately 12 inches.
Easy Planting With Removable Liners
BALCONERA Cottage's removable liners make it simple to plant flowers on a potting table, refresh seasonal arrangements, and move plants indoors during severe weather. Built-in carrying handles allow you to lift out the plants while leaving the decorative outer planter in place.
Convenient for Seasonal Gardening: The two removable liners included with sizes 80 and 100 allow you to prepare or replace individual sections of your arrangement without replanting the entire window box.
How the Self-Watering System Works
- Prepare Your Planter: Add the included LECHUZA-PON mineral drainage layer and an appropriate potting medium.
- Add Your Plants: Place flowers, herbs, or foliage plants into the removable liner and fill gently around the roots.
- Allow Roots to Establish: Water from above during the initial establishment period, generally around 2-3 weeks, following your plants' moisture requirements.
- Use the Water Reservoir: Once plants are established, fill the reservoir according to the planter's instructions. The water level indicator shows when the reservoir is approaching empty.
- Allow an Appropriate Dry Phase: Follow LECHUZA's watering instructions and your plants' needs before refilling.
Outdoor Use: Remove the drainage screw so excess rainwater can escape and help prevent water accumulation. Watering frequency depends on plant type, temperature, sunlight, and weather.
Complete Your Planter With LECHUZA-PON
Every BALCONERA Cottage planter includes LECHUZA-PON for the drainage layer. If you'd like to use mineral substrate throughout the planting area, add more LECHUZA-PON Mineral Potting Mix . Its porous mineral blend supports excellent drainage, root aeration, and balanced moisture retention while providing slow-release nutrients.
Growing culinary herbs? LECHUZA VEGGIEPON is another suitable option, specially formulated for edible plants.
Shop LECHUZA-PON →Additional substrate sold separately. You can also use suitable conventional potting soil with the included drainage layer.
Mount Your BALCONERA Cottage With Balcony Brackets
Want to hang your planter from a balcony railing or wall? Complete your setup with LECHUZA Balcony Support Brackets . These optional mounting accessories help create a secure, attractive display while keeping the hardware discreetly hidden behind the planter.
- Secure installation on compatible balcony railings
- Adjustable positioning for a level planter
- Mounting hardware remains hidden from the front
- Available mounting options for compatible planter sizes and railing configurations
Please Note: Mounting brackets are not included with the planter. Select brackets compatible with your BALCONERA size, railing dimensions, installation requirements, and weight capacity.
Have a Railing With Wide Spindle Spacing?
The optional LECHUZA Balcony Bracket Extension provides additional support for certain railing configurations with widely spaced vertical bars. It works together with compatible balcony brackets, which are sold separately.
Extension sold separately. Check compatibility with your planter size and mounting hardware.
What's Included With Your BALCONERA Cottage?
Each planter includes the essential components for LECHUZA's self-watering system.
- BALCONERA Cottage decorative woven-look outer planter
- One removable planting liner for sizes 40 and 50, or two liners for sizes 80 and 100
- Integrated self-watering system
- Water level indicator
- LECHUZA-PON mineral drainage substrate
- Outdoor drainage screw
Material: High-quality, UV-resistant and frost-resistant plastic with decorative woven texture.
Use: Indoor and outdoor.
Plants, additional growing medium, and balcony mounting accessories are sold separately.
Prefer a Smooth, Modern Finish?
Explore the LECHUZA BALCONERA Color Planter for the same convenient self-watering functionality with a sleek matte finish instead of Cottage's traditional wicker-look texture.
- SKU:
- 1544L
We stand behind our planters with industry-leading guarantees to give you peace of mind.
1-Year Limited Warranty - All Lechuza Planters come with a 1-year limited warranty, covering manufacturing defects to ensure lasting quality and performance. Crafted from high-quality, UV-resistant materials, these planters are built for durability in both indoor and outdoor settings. For full warranty details or to make a claim click the link below.
All Lechuza Planters ship out within 2-3 business days after your order is placed.
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