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Longshadow Planters, Garden Ornaments and Site Furnishings are suitable for exterior use summer and winter. Dry cast limestone is durable, but like natural limestone,
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Longshadow Products are shipped in cartons attached to pallets via common carrier tractor trailer trucks. Please read and follow the detailed installation instructions provided with each item. All planters and pedestals are made with drain holes. Drainage must be assured and maintained at all times. |
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Dry cast limestone components are heavy and require professional installation and concrete footings appropriate for local conditions. An experienced masonry contractor should be involved. Installation must include adequate drainage channels in the mortar bed required for even support and leveling. Clean endless roundslings, or planter harness with equipment, and an experienced crew with clean hands are required for positioning pieces. Padding is required to protect edges when moving the components. The supplied soil filter square should be placed, felt side up, over the drain. We recommend using well draining, high quality, loose growing medium. The thick walls of Longshadow Planters protect roots from heat and preserve moisture naturally. Good drainage is necessary for proper growing conditions. Wilting plants, soggy growing medium, staining, lime bloom or mold on the outside of the planters are indications that drainage is blocked. If blockage is indicated, the growing medium must be removed and the drain flushed out. |
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PLANTING |
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| Long shadow dry cast limestone is slightly porous. This porosity prevents damage from freeze-thaw cycles. The supplied soil filter square should be placed, felt side up, over the drain. We recommend using well draining, high quality, loose growing medium. | ||||||||
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| The thick walls of Longshadow planters protect roots from heat and preserve moisture naturally. Good drainage is necessary for proper growing conditions. Wilting plants, soggy growing medium, staining, lime-bloom or mold on the outside of the planters are indications that drainage is blocked. If blockage is indicated, the growing medium must be removed and the drainage flushed out. Drainage must be assured and maintained. | ||||||||
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| Good drainage is required to prevent accumulation of water inside planters. Water expands as it freezes and could cause damage. Many owners use the growing medium to anchor a display of evergreen boughs. Long shadow dry cast limestone planters can withstand freeze-thaw cycles as long as drainage is assured. | ||||||||
| LIDS FOR WINTER PROTECTION | ||||||||
| Planters can be covered with lids for the winter. We manufacture cone shaped, circular lids suitable for smaller planters. |  |
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| It is not necessary or desirable to seal the interior of Longshadow planters. | ||||||||