Planters
Our hand thrown terracotta planters will expand your horticultural horizon bringing form and life to new areas of the garden. Informal or formal planting can add colour, perfume and interest. There are so many ways to use our teracotta planters for spring, summer, autumn or winter; a helpful guide is to either have one large pot or a collection in odd numbers.
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Amphorae Cut
5408
Amphorae Cut terracotta pot is a beautifully designed Cretan pot.
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht. 35cm
Unique planting form of the classic Amphorae pot.
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Orestis Charred
50004C
Orestis Charred terracotta pot is a beautifully designed Cretan planter. Manganese has been added to the clay to give this pot an interesting take on our classic designs.
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W 85x60cm
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Fish
1956
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 23x19cm
The Fish Pot is one of our most distinctive decorative terracotta pots. In ancient times, this style of pot was used to catch octopus. The fisherman lower it over the quayside on ropes tied through the handles. The octopus was attracted by the warmth and would curl up inside.
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Bonsai Bowl
4475-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 10x22, 12x28
A lovely contemporary, low planter suitable for early spring bulbs such as Scilla or various Crocus varieties.
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Georgiopoli
2039-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 22x38, 22x51cm
The Georgiopoli Terracotta pot is a distinctive, graceful planter which weathers beautifully.
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Dried Flower Jug
1983
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 25x12cm
Can be used as a planter, but also suited to dry flowers and grasses or even as a wine cooler!
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Constantina
2249
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 25x30cm
A very typically Cretan slender planter. Looks great packed full of Muscari in the spring or with trailing summer annuals such as verbena.
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Dimple Glastra
1996-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 18x26, 20x20, 26x30cm
The Dimple Glastra terracotta pots work well as a set; the heights are staggered and set each other off well.
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Flat Koronyos
1990-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht. 12x18, 20x30, 30x40cm
Really unique set of small pots. They work really well planted with succulents.
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Flower Bunch Pot
2037-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 16x20, 25x30, 35x40cm
The Flower Bunch Pot is a great pot for giving a little extra height in a display without being too bulky. Look great planted up in the spring with early bulbs such as Crocus varieties.
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Margharite
6798-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 25x30, 34x37, 43x44cm
Margharite is a beautiful, rounded small to medium planter with the distinctive "Beehive" type ridges. Always very popular.
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Cheese Jar
2203-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 32x42, 40x35cm
The size and proportions of Cheese Jar make it a very useful pot. It is large enough to accommodate a small shrub or a collection of perennials or annuals grouped together in one pot.
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Barrel Glastra
1957-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht. 24cm, 32cm
Very popular, ridged small to medium-sized planters, superb for early spring bulbs such as scilla, muscari, dwarf narcissi or snowdrops.
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Glastra Pie Crust
1964
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 38x38cm
The Glastra Pie Crust planter has incised patterns on the pot that show off our potter’s skills and provide a “sampler” of many of their techniques all in one pot.
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Evangelismos
5395-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 30x30, 40x40, 48x55cm
A fantastic contemporary planter. Works well in a modern design but still weathers and softens beautifully.
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Astra
4477-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 43x43, 60x45cm
The Astra terracotta pot is hand-thrown and a very popular planter due to its simplicity and versatility. Works well in a pair with formal Taxus, Buxus or Ilex balls or individually with small shrubs like Callistemon splendens (Bottlebrush)
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Delphi
4772-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 40x60, 65x75, 80x75cm
The Delphi pots are striking and imposing; beautiful in the right setting and planting scheme. Plant the medium and smaller Delphi with single late tulips such as Maureen or Queen of Night for a stunning May display.
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Beehive Planter
4854-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 50x55, 65x65, 75x70
The beehive planter is the planter version of the iconic Koronaki Beehive. Superb for a whole range of plants and planting designs, from contemporary to more traditional cottage/country gardens.
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Voni
2038
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 68x58cm
With its handles and rope pattern, Voni literally carries the fingerprints of our potters. They use their thumbs to apply the final pressure to join the handles to the pots. It leaves behind a decorative feature and the potter’s own unique fingerprint.
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Alexandros
088A
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 60x50
The Alexandros is an elegant planter with small decorative handles and rings around its middle.
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Mini Astra
6111
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 24x26cm
The Mini Astra is a miniature version of our popular Astra planters.
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Mila (Wall)
5403
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 30x30cm
The Mila Wall has a flat back making it suitable for hanging on a wall or in a corner. Arrange them tiered on a wall, planted with a trailing plant (such as Ivy) to make a living, vertical garden.
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Ery Glastra
2254
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 15x28cm
A very pretty small planter. The decoration is in perfect scale to the size of the pot and weather’s beautifully.
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Low Pie Crust Glastra
1958
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 21x34cm
The Low Pie Crust Glastra is a lovely simple planter. Perfect for showing off spring bulbs, annuals or succulents.
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Rhubarb Forcer
1997
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 50x40cm
Put this beautiful pot and lid over your rhubarb crowns in late winter and enjoy sweet, pink stalks in early spring. It will age beautifully, develop a patina and then double as a decorative pot for the majority of the year when it’s not forcing your rhubarb. High firing temperatures and superior Cretan clay make our pots very frost resistant in UK winters.
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Panos Plain
6309-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
There’s a wealth of choice in the Panos collection; small, large, ornamented or plain. No matter which Panos Plain pot you choose, it is a great planter for practically anything.
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Beehive Bowl
2533-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 23x48, 32x52cm
This is one of our most popular planters and no wonder; the design suits a contemporary garden as much as a cottage garden. The rings collect lichen and age beautifully.
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Koronaki Half Beehive
1827-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 29x29, 38x38cm
Beautiful, ribbed and chunky. A great pot for a mixed display of grasses and summer annuals
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Apollo Charred
6799C
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 75x70cm
The Apollo Charred pot is not only a very beautiful, contemporary planter, but the Charred Apollo also makes a stunning water feature. Manganese has been added to the clay to give this pot an interesting take on our classic Apollo design. Calming concentric rings form on the wide open water surface.
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Vespa Charred
133AC
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W. 90x55cm
Not only a very beautiful, contemporary tall planter, the Charred Vespa also makes a wonderful feature as a topiary; yew or box balls, cones and pyramid. Manganese has been added to the clay to give this pot an interesting take on our classic Vespa design.
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Roubakia Micro
5432
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
- Ht/W 50x43
Roubakia Micro is a great choice of pot for a shrub or small tree such as Acer palmatum dissectum or Acer palmatum Red Pigmy.
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Roubakia Piecrust
5741-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
If you want a really typical Cretan planter that is also elegant when planted, then look no further than the Roubakia Piecrust range of planters.
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Roubakia
1941-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
All of the sizes in the Roubakia family make terrific planters with room for plenty of soil to keep your plants happy. The larger pots are great for shrubs or exotics. We’ve planted one at the yard with a magnificent acer palmatum "stella rossa."
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Citrus
5407-
- Hand-thrown Cretan terracotta
- Frost Resistant
Probably our most popular pots, the Citrus ticks every box. It is functional, easy to plant, elegant and robust. It is just as happy on a country terrace as a city rooftop and is perfect for Olives, Bays, Ilex or any other small tree you may want to grow
