Our barrels are made from reclaimed oak casks cut in half, previously used to distil drink such as whisky, wine or ale.
If you are filling your half barrel planter with soil to plant you will need to add drainage as unlike our other planters these do not come pre-drilled with drainage holes.
Oak staves are naturally rot resistant and often still infused with the alcohol's tannins - a coat of wood oil once a year helps slow weathering.
They are not strictly necessary but a breathable landscape fabric can help extend your planter's life.