Glass fiber-reinforced concrete planters are an excellent way to add visual interest to your garden or patio. Glass fiber-reinforced (GRC) concrete is a composite material made of a cementations material reinforced with alkali resistant fibers. The fibers mixed within the concrete matrix acts as re-bar does in ordinary concrete, giving the finished product more tensile strength, while providing flexibility and resistance to cracking, Fiber reinforced concrete has many advantages over standard concrete planters.

Glass fiber reinforced concrete planters are significantly lighter in weight than standard concrete planters. GRC is only about 20% of the weight of regular concrete, which significantly reduces the shipping costs of any products made of GRC. The lightweight allows one person to easily move planters made of GRC, and allow for their use on much lighter structural settings such as balconies or railings. Yet they have the classical look of standard concrete to add architectural interest to your plantings.

For outdoor use, glass fiber reinforced planters will withstand the variance of temperatures without cracking. The fibers incorporated within the concrete act as a binding agent which resists the cracking typically found in standard concrete as it expands and contracts in response to temperature changes. GRC is virtually waterproof, which eliminates moisture seeping into the product, which will then expand with freezing temperatures causing cracking as normally found in standard concrete products. The glass fiber reinforced concrete also resists weathering caused by UV light allowing your fiber reinforced planters to retain their like-new appearance for many years.

GRC planters work well in indoor settings as well as outdoors. The waterproof characteristics will alleviate the possibility of water stains underneath the planters that are associated with porous, standard concrete planters. Their lightweight structure allows you place them in areas that would not support heavy concrete planters, giving you more flexibility in your interior decorating choices.

Because fiber reinforced concrete planters have thinner walls that can be formed into almost any form, the variety of GRC planters available is virtually unlimited. The manufacturers of GRC products can add colorant to the mixture and create almost any color imaginable for the finished product, not just the dull gray of standard cement planters. You are sure find a style, size, and color to meet any design or decorating need that you may have.. You can use a GRC planter as the focal point of your entire garden design, or you can find the perfect piece to add visual interest to your award winning flowers when you place them in the planter.

Lighter weight, eco-friendly, and the classical look of concrete; glass fiber reinforced concrete planters beat traditional concrete planters in every way. This modern marvel of a product should replace standard concrete planters in home gardens, commercial applications, and just about every other place you would normally find concrete planters.