Go big to create an impact with these garden planters and pots chosen by Amelia Thorpe.
Venerable verdigris
Handmade recycled copper Riveted Cauldrons are from the Myth collection by Bronzino, from £900 for a 41cm high by 41cm diameter (16in by 16in) size in Copper Green, shown here far left.
020–7370 4344; www.bronzino.co.uk
Plumb planter
Traditionally cast in lead and finished by hand, this Double 18in Blank Bulbeck planter, £1,870, measures 45cm by 94cm by 45cm (17in by 37in by 17in), from Bulbeck Foundry.
01638 743153; www.bulbeckfoundry.co.uk
Renaissance replica
A replica of a Renaissance campana design, the French Urn, £329, is made from cast stone and measures 65cm high by 66cm diameter (25½in by 26in), from Haddonstone.
01604 770711; www.haddonstone.com
Hot tip
This Traditional Square Steel planter is hot dipped galvanised for longevity and hand finished, from £391.95 for 40cm by 40cm by 40cm (16in by16in by16in) size, from Harrod Horticultural.
0333 400 1500; www.harrodhorticultural.com
Antique splendour
This pair of late-19th-century Farnley terracotta urns, £525 pair, 45.7cm high by 63.5cm diameter (18in by 23in), are stamped ‘Farnley Iron Co. Leeds. 15.’ on the inside of the rim, from Holloways Garden Antiques.
01886 884665; www.hollowaysgardenantiques.co.uk
Tuscan terracotta
Made of frost-resistant terracotta, the Large Liscio vase, £850, 75cm high by 101cm diameter (30 by 40in) is handmade in Tuscany for Ornamenti by Lapicida.
01423 400100; www.ornamenti.co.uk
Rare find
From Pots and Pithoi’s collection of antique pots, this rare extra-large terracotta pithos, £15,000, 135cm high by 120cm diameter (53 by 47in), is about 250 years old.
01342 714793; www.potsandpithoi.com
Contemporary chic
Cone 100 planters are made from glass-reinforced concrete, shown here in a Stony Slate finish, 30cm high by 100cm diameter (11in by 39in). Planters from Urbis Design are available from your garden designer, priced to order.
01759 373839; www.urbisdesign.co.uk
Collector’s piece
This large cast-iron urn in the form of the Warwick Vase, after the antique popularised by 18th-century collectors, is from Westland London’s collection of unusual garden antiques. English, about 1850, it costs £5,040, 51cm by 85cm by 59cm.
020–7739 8094; www.westlandlondon.com
Set in stone
The Curling Petal pot, £595, 37cm high by 53cm diameter (14in by 20in), is made from sandstone and available from Wilstone.
01694 771800; www.wilstone.com
