Watering Potted Plants on Pavers or Concrete leaves stains

Just about every paver sealing customer has heard my thoughts on potted plants sitting directly on pavers. Most of the staining left underneath pots doesn’t come from the water it comes from potting soil and the fertilizers mixed into it. The water simply acts as the delivery system, pulling those stains out of the soil and draining them straight onto your pavers.

About half the time, those stains clean up just fine. The other half? They get sealed in permanently… which is not the kind of “long-term protection” anyone wants.

If you absolutely must have potted plants on your pavers, do yourself a favor and use drip trays. There are some great ones out there with threaded drain holes that let you plumb a line and send that runoff somewhere it won’t ruin your hardscape.