About Nova Urn
Height without footprint is the point of this one. It stands 120 cm tall on a 60 cm diameter, so a planting sits close to eye level at a residential front entry, along a garden pathway or on a paved alfresco terrace, while the base stays narrow enough to leave the walkway clear. Customers measure the path first and the pot second — this profile usually survives that test.
Marine-grade fibreglass is the reason it can live outdoors year round. It holds its shape through direct sunlight and seasonal winter rain, and it carries far less weight than a concrete urn of the same size, which matters on tiled terraces and upper-level paving. Plant it with spilling blooms and trailing foliage, or leave it unplanted: the classical contours read as sculpture on their own, which is how most of them end up — in pairs, flanking a doorway or standing on gate posts.
Work out the soil volume before you buy the bags — a vessel this tall takes more mix than most people estimate. Calculate potting mix, or view the urn collection to compare it against the lower profiles.
Common questions
What should I plant in it?
Two directions work. Spill the edge with flowering annuals such as petunias and geraniums, or trailing dichondra, so the colour breaks the rim line. Or go upright with a standard rose, a topiary sphere or a dwarf conifer, which carries the vertical symmetry further instead of fighting it.
Will it stay steady on an open, windy patio?
At 120 cm tall on a 60 cm base it wants ballast. Check the base opening is clear, then load a 15 cm layer of dense blue metal aggregate or river pebbles into the bottom before you add mix. That drops the centre of gravity low enough to hold the urn steady through sudden gusts on exposed paving, and water still moves through.
Does it work empty?
Yes, and plenty of people buy it that way. The balanced proportions and classical contours give it enough form to stand alone, adding height and structure to a courtyard corner or the end of a garden sightline with nothing planted in it.
