The present invention provides a planter or flower pot having a base member having at least one indentation in a side wall wherein said indentation is sized to allow a watering device having a spout to deliver water to at least a portion of a side wall that extends upwardly from the bottom of the flower pot and is wide enough so that water delivered to the side wall will flow downwardly along the sidewall to the bottom of the flower pot and into the space defined by the base member or saucer.