About URN011B Classical Urn
At 1200 mm tall with an 800 mm flared rim, the URN011B is sized to hold its own beside a double-height portico. Scale is the thing most people underestimate — a 600 mm pot at a tall entry simply disappears next to the front door. Stood singly, this urn anchors a driveway turning circle. Used as a pair, it frames entrance steps without narrowing the walk.
The body is layered marine-grade fibreglass, not wet-cast concrete and not terracotta. It will not spall through a wet winter, degrade under years of UV, or crack as temperatures swing. Because the wall is composite rather than masonry, the urn stays light while it is empty: two people can carry it through a standard garden gate, set it down on paving without protection boards, and move it again when the garden changes its mind.
The rust finish reads as the warm, oxidised texture of cast iron, but it is bonded to an inert fibreglass shell. There is no ferrous metal anywhere in the piece, so nothing weeps orange streaks down travertine, limestone pavers or light aggregate concrete — and that single detail decides whether an aged-iron look is safe on pale paving. View the urn collection if you are matching profiles across a formal bed.
A 1200 mm urn in a breezy coastal corridor needs its weight low down. Put 15 to 20 kg of coarse gravel in the base before any soil goes in, then backfill; the lower centre of gravity is what keeps the urn sitting where you left it. Filling the whole cavity takes real volume, so work the figure out on the potting mix calculator before you order soil — or fit an internal root baffle and plant the top half only.
Clipped buxus, a standard olive or a soft fall of dichondra all sit well in a profile this formal. Visit the Malaga showroom to judge the scale against your own entry, ask us about Perth metropolitan delivery, or talk to us if you are specifying a pair for a residential or commercial project.
Common questions
How big is it, and where does that size work?
It measures 800 mm across the outer rim and stands 1200 mm high, listed as 80x120H. The height is the reason to choose it: the urn holds its line beside double-height entry porticos, tall gates and mature perimeter hedges, where a shorter vessel simply gets swallowed. Come and see it at the Malaga showroom if you want to judge the proportions against your own entry.
Will the rust finish stain pale limestone paving?
No, because nothing in the piece actually rusts. The finish is a surface treatment applied over non-corrosive marine fibreglass, so there is no iron oxide runoff to leach onto limestone, travertine or liquid limestone pool surrounds.
How do I keep a 1200 mm urn steady in an exposed Perth garden?
Weight low down does the work. Lay a 100 mm layer of coarse 20 mm blue metal over the drainage holes before any soil goes in — 15 to 20 kg of it. Water clears fast through heavy winter rain, and the ballast keeps a tall urn planted when the Fremantle Doctor comes through in the afternoon.
How much potting mix will it take?
Roughly 180 to 220 litres to fill the full cavity, depending on how deep you run the drainage gravel. If that much soil weight is a problem, suspend a false floor or a heavy-duty nursery pot insert in the top half and plant seasonal colour into that instead.
Can you get it to me, or do I collect it?
Either. We deliver across the Perth metropolitan area, or you are welcome to collect from the Malaga showroom. Call the showroom and we will sort out getting it to you. We also colour match to Dulux Weathershield in the Malaga workshop if you would like the urn in a different colour, and we can convert it to a water feature there as well.
