as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planters
The same wood tone is used on the planters and wood fencing for a cohesive look.
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Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Generally speaking, this approach works especially well for anyone short on outdoor space, since the planters take up very little room and can be arranged in clusters or rows along a wall.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
This heavy-duty caddy is designed to move large planters with ease.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Picture a simple wooden bench along one fence line, with planters built into each end.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Wooden ladder planters with zinc troughs provide an easy way to achieve vertical gardening in small spaces such as patios.
—Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Even a diagonal arrangement of your furniture and planters can make a patio feel more expansive.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome in porch planters and makes a statement in patio pots all year long.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Bergs Potter takes the cake for me, closely followed by the majolica-like planters at Williams-Sonoma and a few stylish designs from Ferm Living and Pottery Barn.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Generally speaking, this approach works especially well for anyone short on outdoor space, since the planters take up very little room and can be arranged in clusters or rows along a wall.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
This heavy-duty caddy is designed to move large planters with ease.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Picture a simple wooden bench along one fence line, with planters built into each end.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Wooden ladder planters with zinc troughs provide an easy way to achieve vertical gardening in small spaces such as patios.
—Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Even a diagonal arrangement of your furniture and planters can make a patio feel more expansive.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome in porch planters and makes a statement in patio pots all year long.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Bergs Potter takes the cake for me, closely followed by the majolica-like planters at Williams-Sonoma and a few stylish designs from Ferm Living and Pottery Barn.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planters
farmers
Noun
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However, Colorado farmers and communities should not be sacrificed to enable the ridiculous growth sprawl of the lower basin states.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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As prospective farmers struggled to clear forests for rice fields in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaya, their efforts might have been accompanied by mystical incantations like this invocation against Iblis, the Devil in Islamic tradition.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Planters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planters. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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