Garden Urns

If you are trying to decide whether to use an urn or a planter to showcase your plants, you should consider the unique properties of each. Urns are characterized by a very unique, classical, artistic shape. If you have a short plant which covers a large area, like a bed of pansies, a planter would be the better choice. On the other hand, if you have a tall plant which requires a small soil surface area, like a lily, an urn would work well. Also, cascading plants like ivy make a dramatic display in an urn and can be kept neatly trimmed. For ivy an urn is preferable because ivy can easily overwhelm the shorter, wider planter. In general, profusely blooming, short plants look better in planters; tall plants are difficult to line up properly in a planter, and they can easily make the planter look top-heavy or overgrown. Urns are perfect for these plants while short plants tend to look dwarfed in urns. Thus, planters and urns each have their own unique purposes and strengths.