Personalised Crates – Ideas for special occasions

Our personalised crates make a wonderful gift at any time of the year.  Below we have listed some occasions and sentiments to give you some inspiration.  The crates are available to buy empty or buy ready planted with seasonal flowers.  There are large outdoor crates or smaller window sill sizes available.

You can personalise your crate with 2 lines of text, maximum 14 characters including spaces per line. To separate lines of text on your order, type //

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Wedding/Anniversary/Birthday Gifts

Use the couples first names or initials and surname, coupled with the date of their marriage or birthday,  to create a wonderful personalised planter.   Here are some suggestions -

SALLY & PETER // EST. 25.09.1969
S & P RAWLINGS // EST. 25.09.1969
SALLY RAWLINGS // EST. 13.05.1945
PETER RAWLINGS // BREWED 28.03.1942
SALLY RAWLINGS // HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY (smaller text split over two lines for small crate)
FABULOUS AT 40 // HELEN 2010
DADDY IS 40 // LOVE LOTTIE & HONEY (smaller text used)
HAPPY 50TH PETER // GREATEST  BROTHER
JUNE & PETER // GOLDEN WEDDING

JANE & TIM’S // HOME SWEET HOME

THE HUGHES // RESIDENCE

Mother’s Day/Easter Gifts

Spring is in the air and what a wonderful way to say “Thanks Mum” with a personalised apple crate.  Whatever size crate you choose, there is something for all budgets that will bring much joy for many years

FLOWERS BY // JENNIFER
MRS JENKINS // BLOOMERS

WELCOME TO // SPRINGVIEW

JANET HUGHES // HEAD GARDENER

GRANDMA’S GARDEN // GROWN WITH LOVE

AMY’S GARDEN // PLANTED WITH LOVE

MUMMY’S // PETIT JARDIN

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Whether your Dad is a avid veggie grower, loves cooking with herbs, enjoys spending time relaxing in the garden or always needs some storage for nic-nacs; there is a Plantabox for him. How about making up your own bespoke mini-hamper and using our small Plantabox as the lasting momento.

GRANDAD HUGHES // GARDENER OF THE YEAR
GRANDAD’S PATCH // NO SNAILS ALLOWED

GRANDAD JONES // GONE TO SEED

JOHN SMITH’S // ORGANIC BOOTY
MAURICE GROWS IT // SHEILA COOKS IT
JOHN SMITH’S // HOME GROWN PRODUCE
JOHN SMITH’S // ALLOTMENT.COM
PRODUCE OF // THE SMITH’S
GRANDAD’S // VEGGIE PATCH
THE SMITH’S // LOG STORE

Valentine’s Day Gifts

Tell the one you love how much they mean to you with a gorgeous personalised crate, use as a hamper or fill with plants and flowers.   These sentiments would be rather personal so we’ll leave that up to you!

Christmas Gifts

Something for everyone; young and old, planters and storage, planted and empty and some stocking fillers too. Whatever your budget, you’ll find the perfect gift in our unique range of personalised apple-crate style Plantaboxes.

Small Personalised Planters

The small planters lend themselves to windowsills, shelves, cupboards or maybe a small front step or porch.  Below are some more inspirational sentiments.

MUM’S GARDEN // GROWN WITH LOVE
JENNIFER’S // HERB GARDEN
GRANDAD’S // BITS & BOBS
NANNY’S // BITS & PIECES
THE DALTONS // ODDS & ENDS
NANNY’S // KNITTING BOX
GRANDPA’S // GARDEN BOX
WELCOME TO // FAIRFIELDS
GREENFIELD’S // TREATS

Memorial/Remembrance Section

The idea is to use some appropriate wording on a crate and use as a memorial or rememberance planter. We have included some suggestions but feel free to come up with your own.

IN LOVING MEMORY//JANET MICHAELS

FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS//ROBERT SMITH

Miscellaneous

Don’t forget the less obvious uses for the humble crate.   A crate with a company name of is great for advertising purposes, maybe your child had a favourite teacher at school who is leaving and you need a class present, or even a crate to keep all those recycled bottles in – the list is endless but the possibilities huge!  Be original and creative.

HUGHES & SONS // BRADFORD
HUGHES & CO // YORKSHIRE

SMITHY’S // EMPTIES

WELCOME TO // FAIRFIELDS

LOST THE // PLOT
LOVE FROM // CLASS 4TW

We hope we have given you some food for thought and a whole new insight into the humble apple crate.

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