Narrative pots
These pots have something to say! So does anyone who tries to move them - they are mostly rather larger than can normally be found, and very heavy when filled. The other feature shared is the decoration which may have words or a more subtle message. They make good 'big birthday' presents in all senses, as the words could commemorate a special event.
In a small garden (which mine is), every inch of space has to work - and work all year. One solution is to have pots which can be moved around and refilled. Even more clever, have pots made to fit plastic containers, so the contents can easily be changed with the seasons and shown off only at their best.
In a small garden (which mine is), every inch of space has to work - and work all year. One solution is to have pots which can be moved around and refilled. Even more clever, have pots made to fit plastic containers, so the contents can easily be changed with the seasons and shown off only at their best.
Some pots are simply structural
It looks like a flowerpot, but actually it's a retaining wall. There's no base, so roots can plunge as deep as they like, and the plants flourish with permanent access to the moisture of the earth. The message is a universal truth - 'Happy homes have untidy gardens'!
This one I didn't make, but it does demonstrate how many things can be done with a big pot and a bigger imagination, even by the smallest people.
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All the pots are made with 'cranked clay'. This is a very strong form of stoneware. It contains ground up ceramic, so some parts are fired three times. The resulting pot is very strong and unabsorbent - so frost-resistant and resilient.
Others are very versatile
This pot has a permanent planting of the black grass Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' around the edge, and just visible is the inner container with the winter's cyclamen coming into leaf.
Its motto is 'relax, reflect, refresh, rejoice'. What else is a garden for? It's a flower pot, really
Sometimes, the inspiration goes a little wild as with this solution to concealing the shed next door. Nigella now has permanent planting in her hat, succulents for her dress-top lace, and seasonal offerings in her hands - but I forgot to take the photo in the summer...
See more pots - indoors and out - here
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