planter

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The name comes from an estate built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the early years of the 18th century by Philemon Hemsley, a wealthy merchant and tobacco planter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

Its storefront, painted with polka dots and decorated with giant butterflies, sits like a cheery oasis in Gustine’s four-block downtown, a riot of green spilling from the planter boxes out front.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

She created the very popular Egg planter and was at the company for three years before she was let go.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

There were no planter boxes or benches tucked next to the building, and the entry alcove was tidy and clear of anything booklike.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman