Veradek Corten Steel Series Span Planter

This thing is beautiful and great quality. Adding the rust effect was super simple and easy, dare I say, even a little fun. Turned out better than I could’ve hoped. I use it to block my garbage cans from the street view. I would certainly consider more of these in various sizes to add character to my backyard.

Couldn't be happier with my Veradek span corten planter! The steel it's made with is thick and solid, and the corten planter looks, feels, and functions like a high-end piece. At 40 pounds, the (medium) planter has a satisfying weight to it. I had to contact Veradek through Amazon (due to a shipping issue, not a product issue), and was impressed with Veradek's customer service. They really took care of me. Fastest resolution ever (2 days, despite it being a holiday weekend)! Smart design - it has an inner shelf, so I can either fill from the bottom or partway. Love the clearance between the ground and the bottom edge of the planter - I don't have to worry about any visible thrashing along the bottom part. It has thick walls, so even though it's 10" deep, the interior depth is 7", so I will have to start out with smaller plants and wait for them to grow within the planter. If you're not a patient grower, or have an immediate need for plants with height for privacy or whatever, you'll need to buy one of their deeper span planters. In general, I tend to buy high-end, not for prestige, but because durability, practicality and craftsmanship are important to me, and I'm also rather obsessed with design, so I have an uncompromising high bar, and Veradek's steel planter hits the target. I plan on accelerating the rusting process using their suggested hydrogen peroxide/salt/vinegar solution to prevent any rust run-off/staining, but to be safe, I also ordered the drip tray.

I hate leaving reviews but my boyfriend told me I had to leave this seller a review because of how amazing they have been ..... I purchased 4 of the corten steel planters 30x10x38 in Oct 2021 and they were delivered for free - promptly directly on my doorstep, and I immediately placed them in my backyard with plants. The other day I noticed a 2 inch crack in the seam of one of the planters so I contacted the seller to see about a refund/replacement. The seller emailed me back immediately and told me that I would not have to send the defected planter back and that they would send me a new replacement for free - all that they requested were some pictures of the defect to show the manufacturer. I cannot BELIEVE how quick, responsive and accountable this vendor is! I wasn't sure what to expect as customer service is a dying breed and this seller completely surpassed my expectations. Just for the record the other 3 planters are in excellent condition and it is clear these are heavy-duty, well made products that are meant to last for years. Overall I am thrilled with my purchase and encourage anyone looking at these planters to purchase from this seller!

So far I love it. It has the rust patina done now. I sprayed in a dozen times with the suggested solution over two days. It looks great. However, I have not put it in place out side yet so I can’t comment on the long term yet. I see no reason to worry about it because it is very well put together. Just keep in mind there will be rust stains under it so prepare for that. Mine will be on pea gravel with 2 inch river rock around it so I can mix in or add some new rocks if needed.

Arrived in a broken box. Instructions and assembly parts missing. Very sturdy metal planter, no damage to it. The seller was responsive in sending both. Not particularly quickly but, it all worked out. Creating the rust was fun and easy, not as messy as I had thought it would be. Very satisfied in the end.

As a designer, I specify Veradek planters a LOT for my clients. Or used to. I bought this one on Amazon because it was cheaper than buying with my Trade “Discount” from the vendor (another disappointment, but I digress). I have two other Span planters that I bought in 2019 and I loved; wanted a third to go with it. The photos were a bit deceiving, and because the names and measurements were the exact same as the original I did not notice the huge difference in this planter. My original CorTen Span planters were one solid welded piece. Yes they arrived unrusted as any CorTen product would. This was not a surprise. They rusted up quickly and are gorgeous. THIS planter came flat packed and with the wrong instructions, which took more than a week and two calls to the vendor to figure out. I won’t bore you with the details, but apparently there was ANOTHER model manufactured under the same name between my original beauties in 2019 and these ones. I got the instructions for those and nothing matched. First person I spoke with didn’t figure that out, just sent hardware which also didn’t work. In my second call, I was told in order to screw on the bottom of this planter I had to reach through and place washers and nuts onto the bolts sticking up through the planter. What? The planter is 38” deep. I do not know anyone whose arms are that long. They then told me to lay it on its side and crawl part way in in order to reach the bottom. Mind you this is a TEN inch wide planter on the outside each edge is more than an inch, so generously, that gives 8" to wiggle into. I also do not count Flat Stanley among my friends. Because I am stubborn, I tried anyway. I managed to get two nuts/washers on (the ones in the middle) using a super long needle nose plier. I’m sure they are not very tightly screwed on. There is literally no way to lay down and get my head inside of this planter to reach the other 6 bolts. Finally the overall look is WAY less elegant. The big visible seams on the ends is really ugly and disappointing. I will not be specifying these for clients again.

Well made, beautiful planter. It’s heavy!

Excellent product, looks good, and was stolen within a week . Too costly to replace, so I went to the scrap iron yard and got one made for $10. Looks just like the original, and it’s heavier than a Buick.

Make sure to seal before assembling, otherwise it continues to rest where protective seal doesn’t reach in seams

La disponibilité de la sous coupe est son point faible, j’attend de pouvoir protéger mon patio avant de pouvoir planter ma boîte à fleur.

Works well on our deck for lettuce and herbs. Started rusting after the first week. Very pleased. D