Cheeky Chicks Large Recycled Solid Oak Whisky Cask Rustic Planter for Garden

Nice half barrel

Very heavy no holes in bottom for drainage , but happy with the product.Not so with DHL delivery who dumped it at the top of my steps I am of small statue & of a certain age & would have appreciated a heads up that it was arriving 3 days early in order to have seeked help with moving this .

I bought this as I wanted to make a small wildlife pond in the garden, initially I wondered if this had holes in it or not, the seller did tell me that it depends on which half of the barrel you get, and to message them when placing the order to specify, I did message them after placing my order but still received one with a hole in it, so bare that in mind if you wanted one that's watertight, but anyway I used a pond liner so this point is null.The saw cut isn't as clean as I'd like, quite rough and splinters galore, but easily sanded down. The metal bands were also covered in thick rust, which again is personal preference but just putting it out there, because you may want the old rustic look or you might want one without rust.I ended up sanding mine down to bare wood so that I could stain it with a wood stain I bought to match my oak table and chairs, also decided to sand away the rust from the metal.Overall it's very sturdy, and comes in a nice rustic style that fits many gardens for planters or ponds. I've only removed a star for the rust, saw cut and not receiving one without a hole. The inside is charred and smells heavily of whisky which is quite nice, however if using for a pond like me, recommend a liner as now seeing it in person, probably not suitable for wildlife unless you want drunk birds and frogs.

Arrived on time - well packaged. Lovely half whiskey barrel with beautiful mellow whisky fumes!!Larger than anticipated but looks great in the garden - delighted to find that there was a drainage hole in the bottom of the barrel. This has not been the case in previous barrels I have bought - admittedly though from different suppliers.All in all a very good buy.

Ideal size for a young tree to grow in.

Half barrel. Arrived a day early without notification and just left at front door. Despite described as with drainage hole no hole present giving me another job to do before I can transfer a large camellia into it.

Good product

You should know, that these are not rustic, but literally old, rusty barrels. You have to restore them. Those nice pictures others uploaded are after restoration. Also, there are no drainage holes. I can imagine it will work after I drill holes, remove dust, paint the metal bands and the wood as well. But this is not how it is advertised. So for the price not getting what is described is just poor customer service. Also metal bands are not just old and rusty, but they are falling off as they are old and rusty. I will try to make it work, but overall not happy.