Premium Glaze Water Jar

The Premium Glaze Water Jar is a double-fired ceramic jar made in three sizes, 47 x 54cm, 55 x 65cm and 65 x 87cm. It carries ten hand-applied glaze colourways from ocean blues to gunmetal, each double fired for depth and for frost resistance. Of the jar shapes in this range it is the easiest to place: even the largest is only a little taller than it is wide.

Why you'll love it

• Three usable sizes. 54cm, 65cm and 87cm tall, which covers a step, a corner and a full feature position.
• Frost resistant by construction. The second firing gives the glaze its frost resistance, and the colours hold through Australian summers and frosty mornings.
• Weighted for wind. 23kg, 34kg and 66kg empty, so once filled these stay upright in an open courtyard.

Sizes and what fits in them

Three sizes, quoted as diameter by height in outside dimensions. No volume figures are published, so plan around the width.

• 47 x 54cm, 23kg. The most practical for planting: takes a plant from a 250mm or 300mm nursery pot with room to spare.
• 55 x 65cm, 34kg. A step up in both directions, and the size for a 25L shrub or a small clipped standard.
• 65 x 87cm, 66kg. Nearly 900mm tall. Use it as the anchor at the end of a path or beside a pool.

Material, weathering and drainage

Material. Double-fired ceramic with a hand-applied glaze. All measurements are outside dimensions, so the usable soil volume is smaller than the silhouette implies.

Outdoors. Frost resistance comes from the double firing, and the glazes keep their colour outside. Depth of colour and pooling vary between jars, which is the nature of a hand-applied finish.

Drainage. It drains from the base. Keep the holes clear and raise the jar on pot feet so water escapes freely, and use a saucer if it goes indoors. Cover each hole with a single layer of fibreglass flyscreen, never fabric or geofabric, because both clog. Add 50mm of 10mm gravel, then a quality premium potting mix, never garden soil.

What to expect when it arrives

Jars ship empty, dispatched in 2 to 5 business days and delivered Australia wide,. The 47 x 54cm size is 23kg bare, and the 65 x 87cm is 66kg and wants two people. Plant only species suited to containers, since aggressive roots can damage any planter.

Related pots and planting

• Compare the urn and jar shapes
• Pots made for outdoor positions
• Repotting a plant without setting it back
• All glazed ceramic planters