19 Creative Strawberry Planter Ideas

Learn about different types of stylish containers you can use for growing strawberries.

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April 06, 2022

By: Julie Martens Forney

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There are few things more delicious than a freshly picked strawberry. Luckily, this sweet, bite-sized fruit is easy to grow at home even if you don’t have a large garden. Thanks to their shallow root systems, strawberries can thrive in small spaces. Strawberry jars (pictured) and other containers designed specifically for the plant are popular options, but you can also grow strawberries in window boxes, hanging baskets and DIY strawberry planters made from common household items.

Strawberries grow best in full sun with consistent moisture. You can either treat them as annuals and plant new ones each spring, or store the dormant plants in an unheated shed or garage during the winter. Day-neutral and everbearing varieties are the best choice for containers because they produce fewer runners than June-bearing types.

Learn More: How to Grow Strawberries in Pots

Felt Wall Planter

Vertical gardens, like this Florafelt wall planter with planting pockets, provide sufficient rooting space for strawberries to yield a tasty crop. Florafelt is made from recycled plastic bottles. Plants root into the felt, which absorbs and distributes water and also hosts soil microbes.

BUY ONLINE: Amazon, $199

Rectangular Window Box Planter

Strawberries and rectangular pots go together like peanut butter and jelly. The pot’s shape provides enough real estate to host a happy crop of sweet berries so that you get plenty for picking all season long. Fill pots with a bagged soil mix labeled for container use. This pretty strawberry is known as Berried Treasure White (Fragaria ananassa ‘Summer Breeze Snow’).

Tiki Torch

Turn tiki torches into strawberry containers. These standing planters offer a creative vertical garden and provide a perfect footing for strawberries. Runners can dangle freely, with berries ripening at just the right height for easy picking. Line the tiki torch cavity with weed cloth or burlap before filling with soil to help prolong the life of the container. At the end of the growing season, shift strawberry plants into an in-ground bed to enjoy berries for years to come.

Basic Pot in Pretty Cachepot

Deep pink blossoms fade to form juicy red berries on ‘Toscana’ strawberry. This pretty strawberry plant thrives in containers, opening flowers and ripening berries throughout the growing season. Tuck one or two plants per 6-inch pot, place it in sun, then stand back and watch the show. To give your strawberry plants a finished look, slip a plain planting pot into a pretty cachepot, like this metal box.

BUY ONLINE: Burpee, $13.95

Balcony Railing Planter

You can enjoy the lip-smacking flavors of homegrown berries even if you only have a balcony for gardening. A deck rail planter provides plenty of space for strawberries to thrive and yield handfuls of yummy fruit. Fill pots with a commercial bagged mix designed for containers and mix in some water-absorbing crystals to help the soil stay moist longer and reduce watering needs.

BUY ONLINE: Amazon, $30.05

Pot of Berries

For the deepest red flowers, look for ‘Ruby Ann’ strawberry, one of the Berri Basket varieties that were developed specifically for container growing. These strawberries thrive in pots, ripening medium size berries. The plants are hardy in Zones 4 to 8, which means you can overwinter plants in the ground or simply shift them from pots to an in-ground planting area or raised bed for continued crops in future.

BUY ONLINE: Burpee, $13.95

Milk Crate Strawberry Tower

Strawberries grown in containers don’t need to take up a lot of space in your yard. These trailing plants are perfect for vertical gardens and this DIY tower delivers. Stacked plastic milk crates hold 5-gallon fabric pots, slit on the sides to hold strawberry plants. Cut a hole in the bottom of the top crate to hold a 3-inch PVC pipe that you thread through the top crate. Water the bottom crate by pouring water into the pipe. Stack planted crates on top of an empty third crate to keep berries at an easy-to-pick level.

Strawberry Tower

Try a new twist on the traditional strawberry jar with a tiered planter. The strawberry tower planter is made from food-grade plastic and offers 20 planting pockets. The design features a flow-through watering system that moves water evenly throughout the planter when you water the top. Use the pot on a patio or deck, or hang it from a porch roof or tree limb. Tower height ranges from roughly 27 to 35 inches.

BUY ONLINE: Amazon, $38.85

White Planter

New strawberry varieties unfurl flowers in shades of white, pink or red. Choose a growing container that complements the blossom color to give your pot real eye appeal. This strawberry is Berried Treasure Red, which opens red-tinted blooms. Plants sparkle tucked into white containers, like this mini window box. Give strawberries ample sun—six hours is ideal—to ensure a big crop of berries.

DIY PVC Berry Tower

Create a strawberry tower using 4-inch PVC pipe by drilling 2.5-inch holes along the length. Drill three rows of holes, offsetting each row from the others. Don’t drill holes in the bottom 12 inches of pipe — you’ll bury this part. Spray paint the pipe in whatever shades you like. Fill the tower with a lightweight container planting mix and water. In a few weeks, savor lip-smacking berries.

Berry Boots

Recycle a pair of waterproof garden boots into a strawberry jar-style planter. Cut holes in boot sides for planting pockets, drill a few holes in the sole for water drainage, fill with soil and plant. You should be able to use your berry boots for several growing seasons in every region. Protect boots from freezing during winter in coldest zones.

Small Plastic Pot

Strawberries are versatile plants and yield well even when tucked into smaller pots. If you want to use strawberries in containers as part of your outdoor décor, try adding one plant per 6-inch pot. Group pots together for a stunning outdoor dining centerpiece or place them individually on end tables to stage a living masterpiece. This strawberry is the variety ‘Beltran,’ which was developed specifically for growing in containers and hanging baskets.

Cedar Wall Planter

Try raising strawberries in specialized vertical planters. This untreated cedar vertical planter features 29.5-inch-long shelves that hold soil to give plants a happy footing. A drip irrigation system makes watering a snap.

Hanging Strawberry Basket

Plant everbearing strawberries in a hanging basket to savor juicy sweetness all season long. This will showcase the beauty of strawberries by lifting the harvest to eye level.

More Ideas: 15 Best Indoor and Outdoor Hanging Planters

Strawberry Jar

A classic strawberry jar is a pot with pockets. Traditionally, gardeners tuck a few strawberry plants into the top of the pot and let runners root in each pocket. This type of pocketed planter can easily yield enough berries for a pot of jam. You might have to combine pickings for two to three days but you’ll definitely get enough. Give pots plenty of sun and keep the soil consistently moist for best yields.

BUY ONLINE: The Home Depot, $34.98

Aged Terra-Cotta Pot

Some strawberries are pretty enough to fill roles of edible and ornamental crops, and Berried Treasure Pink definitely fits the bill. Tuck three plants in an 8-inch-wide terra-cotta pot, keep the soil consistently moist and get your berry-picking basket ready. This pretty strawberry plant features pink blossoms and is hardy in Zones 4-9. Slip plants into a planting bed at the end of the growing season to savor luscious berries for years to come.

Herbs and Strawberries Combine for Creative Display

Fruit and herb containers add both beauty and fragrance to a patio space. Choose pots for strawberries that complement your outdoor decor. Strawberries are versatile and don't need huge amounts of room to thrive, which lets you be creative in container choice.

Try a Wall Trough

Give strawberries a leg up — and make picking less of a back-breaking affair by raising your crop in a wall planter. Look for containers sold for that purpose, or make your own using rain gutters. The planting space should be at least 6 inches deep and needs drainage holes to provide an effective growing zone for strawberries.

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19 Creative Strawberry Planter Ideas

Related To:

Growing Strawberries in Planters

Felt Wall Planter

Rectangular Window Box Planter

Tiki Torch

Basic Pot in Pretty Cachepot

Balcony Railing Planter

Pot of Berries

Milk Crate Strawberry Tower

Strawberry Tower

White Planter

DIY PVC Berry Tower

Berry Boots

Small Plastic Pot

Cedar Wall Planter

Hanging Strawberry Basket

Strawberry Jar

Aged Terra-Cotta Pot

Herbs and Strawberries Combine for Creative Display

Try a Wall Trough

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