The Best Drainage for Potted Plants

Way Better Than Rocks and Much Lighter Too

Comparison chart showing Better Than Rocks versus traditional materials like rocks, clay shards, pop cans, and packing peanuts. Better Than Rocks is highlighted as lightweight, reusable, cut-to-fit, and designed for plant health, while traditional materials are described as heavy, messy, non-gardening-safe, and prone to clogging.

Better Than Rocks is a purpose-built container drainage solution. It promotes healthy root systems, keeps soil in place, improves airflow and water flow and makes planters lighter and easier to manage — season after season.

Crafted from recycled plastic, Better Than Rocks fits any container, offering a sustainable and high-performing drainage solution.

Perfect for indoor and outdoor container setups — Better Than Rocks works in patio pots, window boxes, balcony gardens and beyond.

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The Problem With Old Container Drainage Tricks

Illustration comparing two planter drainage methods. The top shows rocks and cans as filler, while the bottom features Better Than Rocks—a lightweight alternative that improves drainage and illustrates how to make planters lighter for easier handling.Illustration comparing two planter drainage methods. The top shows rocks and cans as filler, while the bottom features Better Than Rocks—a lightweight alternative that improves drainage and illustrates how to make planters lighter for easier handling.

Traditional planter drainage — rocks, cans, packing peanuts — often cause more harm than good. These makeshift materials don’t offer consistent water flow or proper support, leading to soggy soil and root rot.

Poor drainage blocks air, traps water and weighs down your planter. Better Than Rocks prevents soil compaction, ensures open drainage paths and keeps pots lightweight — even after watering.

Those materials were never meant to help plants thrive. Better Than Rocks is better by design.

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All made from recycled plastic. All reusable. All Better Than Rocks.