One of the main reasons is that clay is completely natural which means that it is porous and almost impossible to overwater the plants that you store in it. It is a lot easier to overwater plants when using plastic containers and as a result they die. However, this is something that any gardener is unlikely to ever have to worry about when using terracotta pots as part of their garden.



Another great advantage of terracotta pots is the fact that the clay they are made from usually protects the roots of the plants. This is important in the summer when roots need air to breath and stay healthy. It is equally important in the winter too when frost can damage plants and crack pots. Terracotta can withstand extreme temperatures however which is one less worry for you and your plants in unpredictable weather conditions.

When coming up with a garden design idea many people opt for terracotta because of its ability to breath. This allows air to reach the plants' roots and means that evaporating moisture from the pot surface cools the roots which is a similar process to what happens when they are planted in the ground. When implementing your garden design idea it is important to soak the plants in water before putting them in the pots because if left untreated red clay can dry the plant's roots.

If you have already carried out your garden design idea and used terracotta pots you are sure to have discovered that they are surprisingly lightweight. This makes it easy to move pots around the garden whenever you fancy changing your garden design idea.

Although terracotta pots are lightweight enough for you to be able to move them around your garden, they are still heavy enough not to get blown over in the wind. This is a problem you are likely to have with plastic plant pots but something you definitely don't have to worry about with terracotta.

If you use terracotta pots as part of your garden design idea then you pretty much never have to worry about your plants again. Safe from the wind, the sun and cold temperatures it seems like there isn't anything a terracotta pot can't beat.