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

Step inside and you’ll find a turquoise blue midcentury couch on a platform, a curving Dr. Seuss-style tree in a vintage planter and a ’60s-era clear glass ice bucket shaped like a cowboy hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

The planter was one of six planned to be set up on areas of unkempt and unadopted ground around the village.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Zoey’s sitting cross-legged and barefoot on one of the tan lounge chairs by the wooden planter boxes.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner