Pompeii Egg Planter

The Pompeii Egg Planter is a rounded, egg profile pot in hand crafted, double fired ceramic, finished in the black and white volcanic texture that runs through the Pompeii range. It is made in five sizes, from 19 x 19cm to 55 x 48cm, quoted as outside dimensions. The egg shape is the most forgiving in the range: it carries an upright plant or a trailing one equally well.

Why you'll love it

• Five sizes in one shape. From 19cm to 55cm, so the same form repeats at different scales through a garden.
• Hand finished volcanic texture. No two pots carry the pattern identically, which gives the range its aged character.
• Double fired ceramic. The second firing is where the depth in that finish comes from.
• Drainage holes as standard. The rounded base means water needs a way out, and the holes are there.

Sizes and what fits in them

Given as diameter by height, measured outside.

• 19 x 19cm and 25 x 25cm. Tabletop and shelf sizes. Succulents, small ferns, herbs, or 140mm nursery stock.
• 36 x 34cm. The everyday size, taking 200mm to 250mm stock: a peace lily or a compact cordyline.
• 45 x 42cm. Room for 300mm stock, so dwarf shrubs, a small palm, or a clipped ball beside an entry.
• 55 x 48cm. The feature size, for when the pot should be seen before the plant is.

Material, weathering and drainage

Material. Hand crafted, double fired ceramic. Because each pot is finished by hand, the pattern differs from piece to piece.

Outdoors. The range suits indoor and outdoor positions. We do not rate it as frost proof, so in frost prone districts move the 19cm and 25cm sizes under cover through winter.

Drainage. It has drainage holes and they need to stay clear. Raise the pot on feet, cover the holes with a single layer of fibreglass flyscreen (never fabric or geofabric, both clog), add 50mm of 10mm gravel, then fill with premium potting mix rather than garden soil. Choose plants suited to containers: aggressive root systems damage any planter eventually. Indoors, stand the pot on a saucer.

What to expect when it arrives

Pots ship empty and unplanted, packed for transit, and are dispatched in 2 to 5 business days. Delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Expect the pattern to vary from the photographs. The 55 x 48cm size is heavy once filled, so set its position first.

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