20 Easy Fall Planter Ideas: Level Up Your Seasonal Decor Game

Transform your front porch with these inspiring fall container garden ideas that bring warmth, color, and style to your home.

Introduction

Fall doesn't just call for pumpkin carving and hot apple pie. It's the season to stock up on new decoration items as the two big holidays are approaching. Creating a fall container display with golden textures, colorful contrasts, and all the wonderful hues of green, purple, blue, red, and brown can seem daunting. To save you time, we've compiled 20 fall container garden ideas to get your home looking perfect and make your neighbors' jaws drop!

1. One Drop of Pumpkin Spice

Nothing spruces up a front porch in the fall quite like golden pumpkins. From short and bumpy to smooth and tall, pumpkins of all colors and shapes can inject excitement into your seasonal decor right on your front steps.

Faux Pumpkins

One budget-friendly design trick is to use older or even broken faux pumpkins tucked among your foliage. Spray them with colorful acrylic spray to give them a vibrant display that lasts all season and for years to come.

One drop of pumpkin spice © Internet

Design Tip:

Pair your pumpkins with our tapered planters to create a stunning front porch display.

2. Dress Up Your Front Porch Fall Container Garden

Layer your entrance or walkway with a cascading arrangement of the season’s most popular gourds, flowers, and fall-themed plants that welcome you home every day.

Create a Contrast of Fall Colors

Try a handful of fall hues—yellow, orange, and red—to boast that iconic seasonal display. Fill your front porch with an assortment of faux pumpkins, straw bales, and dried fall foliage around the base that stays gorgeous all season long. This combination creates a cozy-looking porch perfect for sipping apple cider at sunset.

Front porch decorated with lanterns, pumpkins, and colorful mums for the fall season

Front porch decorated with lanterns, pumpkins, and colorful mums © Erica Marsland Huynh / Unsplash

Design Tip:

Use our outdoor planters to enhance your front porch aesthetics.

3. A Fall Planter with a Blaze of Orange

A great tip for fall planters is to use the height of ornamental grasses to balance the proportions of a large planter box.

Fill your planter with tall, dramatic thriller grasses like fountain grass, ruby grass, maiden grass, or Indian grass. Add flowering kale or cabbage for an extra pop at the bottom. Rich gold, orange, and purple hues pair perfectly with a farmhouse-style wooden planter to brighten up your shady front porch. This arrangement will last until the first frost.

A blaze of orange in autumn flower arrangement © Internet

Design Tip:

Our low planters are perfect for showcasing ornamental grasses and seasonal plants.

4. Polish Off Fall Planters with Succulent Glory

You won't find plants better adapted for growing in pots than succulents. Their varying colors, shapes, and patterns make beautiful combinations possible.

Succulent glory © Internet

Design Tip:

Use a wide, extra-large planter like our Globe Planter to accommodate the spreading habit of succulents.

Fall Container Garden FAQs

How Can I Protect My Fall Plants from Frost?

Using evergreen perennial plants like Creeping Jenny can help protect other plants from frost. At the first sign of frost, cover the soil around vulnerable plants with trailing leaves to act as mulch.

Learn more in our guide on Preparing Your Planters for Fall.

What Are the Best Containers for Cold Weather?

It's important to use containers made of materials that withstand freezing and thawing. Fiberglass containers are hardy and can withstand many years without chipping or flaking.

Explore our durable outdoor planters designed for all seasons.

Can I Grow Herbs in Fall Container Gardens?

Absolutely! Herbs like cilantro, thyme, and oregano thrive in fall and add edible elements to your garden. They also provide wonderful aromas and textures.

For indoor herb gardening, check out our tabletop planters.

How Do I Add Height and Texture to My Fall Planters?

Incorporate ornamental grasses like fountain grass or ruby grass to add height and texture. These grasses are drought-tolerant and maintain their appearance despite weather changes.

Learn more about plant choices in our article on Best Plants for Windowless Offices.

Enhance Your Fall Decor with Our Premium Planters

At Planters Etc, we offer a range of planters with colors and styles to suit any decor or fall planter idea you may have. Every planter is painted to order and undergoes rigorous quality assurance inspection.

Browse our exciting tapered planters and see which color combinations fit your arrangement idea for this season's fall planters!