large/gigantic flower pots
madeleine cunningham
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Following a recent watching of Friday nights gardeners world,I have been trying to source the huge plastic pots seen in Monty Dons garden recently being planted up,I would appreciate if anyone could tell me where to buy these very attractive pots.I have tried looking on the Internet but,so far no luck,perhaps someone would ask Monty Don.
Thanks-so-much
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Our local gcs have great selection of pots. Where abouts do you live. There's a place called Pots and pithio (not sure of spelling) look on the web, i'm sure you'll find it
Hi Madeleine - I've just 'watched again' and I don't think they were plastic - think they were terracotta
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03gmdcj/Gardeners_World_2013_Episode_29//
Lots available out there, at all sorts of prices depending on how frost-resistent they are. I can't afford hundreds of pounds so I buy the cheaper ones knowing that if the weather gets very cold indeed I'll either have to bubble wrap them or risk them crumbling/cracking. Putting them up on little feet will help to guard against that happening.
Might need to remortgage the house Madeleine!
I looked at some 'reconstituted stone' pots a while back FG - you are right, £70 to £seriousamountofdosh!
Afraid that's nothing Bob http://www.whichfordpottery.com/main/giant-pots-1.html
Crikey Dove
Thems ain't cheap! And will probably be frost damaged within a year!!
Them's "proper" pots, Dove, at very "proper" prices!
BTW, I always say "spend as much on the hole as on the plant going in it" but I don't know where to buy plants that expensive! Hmm, maybe one of those diamond encrusted gold trees which grow in Fairyland?!
Think you're supposed to over-winter them in your Orangery
Phewww! Dove, you wouldn't want to break one of those!! Thought pots and pithios was bad enough.
Www.potsandpithoi.com
Start at quite reasonable prices and go up to hundreds