Metropolitan Water Butt Planters

Metropolitan Water Butt Planters

Metropolitan Water Butt Planters combine modern garden design with practical rainwater harvesting, creating an attractive and eco-friendly solution for watering your garden. These innovative 2-in-1 water butt planters allow you to collect and store rainwater while growing flowers, herbs or decorative plants in the integrated planter bowl.

Designed for contemporary outdoor spaces, the Metropolitan range features a sleek cylindrical shape that blends easily into patios, courtyards and landscaped gardens. With a generous 255-litre rainwater storage capacity, these planters capture rainfall from your roof guttering and store it for later use, helping reduce reliance on mains water while supporting healthier plant growth.

Rainwater harvesting is a simple way to make your garden more sustainable. By collecting rainwater that would otherwise run into drains, a water butt planter provides a free and environmentally friendly water supply for plants, lawns and vegetable gardens.

Stylish Rainwater Harvesting for Modern Gardens

Metropolitan Water Butt Planters are designed to look like decorative planters rather than traditional plastic water tanks. The large planter bowl at the top provides around 36 litres of planting capacity, allowing you to create colourful seasonal displays or grow herbs close to your home.

This clever dual-purpose design transforms rainwater storage into a decorative feature within your garden. Instead of hiding a bulky water butt behind a shed or wall, the Metropolitan planter becomes a stylish focal point that enhances your outdoor space.

Available in a wide range of colours and stone-effect finishes, these planters can complement both modern and traditional garden designs. Whether you prefer neutral tones such as grey or sandstone, or brighter colours like purple, orange or blue, there is a Metropolitan Water Butt Planter to suit almost any patio or garden style.

Ideal for Patios, Courtyards and Urban Gardens

One of the biggest advantages of Metropolitan Water Butt Planters is their compact footprint and vertical design. With a height of around 1250 mm and a diameter of approximately 630 mm, they provide substantial rainwater storage without taking up too much space.

Typical specifications include:

• Reservoir Capacity: approx. 255 litres

• Height: approx. 1250 mm

• Diameter: approx. 630 mm

• Planter Bowl Diameter: approx. 520 mm

• Planter Bowl Capacity: approx. 36 litres

• Weight: approx. 13 kg

This balance of generous water capacity and space-saving design makes them ideal for smaller gardens, patios and urban outdoor spaces.

Durable Construction for Long-Term Outdoor Use

Metropolitan Water Butt Planters are manufactured from high-quality MDPE (Medium Density Polyethylene), a strong and durable material designed for outdoor water storage. The tanks are rotationally moulded to ensure structural strength and maintain their shape even when filled with water.

The material is UV-stabilised and frost-resistant, allowing the planter to withstand harsh weather conditions throughout the year without cracking or fading. Opaque construction also helps reduce algae growth by limiting sunlight entering the water reservoir.

For convenience, each Metropolitan Water Butt Planter includes two ½" BSP threaded outlets. The raised outlet at the front is ideal for attaching a tap and filling watering cans, while the lower outlet allows the tank to be fully drained or connected to additional water butts for expanded storage.

Key Benefits of Metropolitan Water Butt Planters

• 255-litre rainwater storage capacity

• Integrated 36-litre planter bowl for flowers or herbs

• Modern cylindrical design suitable for contemporary gardens

• Durable frost-resistant and UV-stabilised construction

• Compact footprint ideal for patios and small gardens

• Raised tap outlet for easy watering can filling

• Lower outlet for draining or linking multiple tanks

A Decorative and Sustainable Garden Solution

Metropolitan Water Butt Planters offer the perfect combination of practical rainwater harvesting and stylish garden design. By storing rainfall while providing space for decorative planting, they help create a more sustainable garden while adding an attractive feature to your outdoor space.

Whether placed beside a house wall to collect rainwater from guttering or used as a statement planter on a patio, Metropolitan Water Butt Planters provide a functional and elegant solution for modern gardening.