Empty Vessels make the most impact!
By drc726
15 comments
I have always thought that large urns and containers can look just as good empty. But I have never achieved it with any success? I think that may be because they need to be large and in space. Here are 3 I saw at Scotney Castle yesterday and they really work even though empty.
- 28 Jul, 2011
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I agree Grandmage and as its out of the ruins it may well have started off as one?
28 Jul, 2011
I think the first one looks lovely..:o)
28 Jul, 2011
I like them all!
28 Jul, 2011
I like them all but like the first one the best. You're right though Denise, they look good empty:))
28 Jul, 2011
love them all Denise and your right, empty but in very large gardens, so thats me out haha
28 Jul, 2011
Me too alas
28 Jul, 2011
I'm glad to see empty pots look ok Drc because I have nothing to fill all my freebies with yet - so empty they remain. Not quite as grand as the ones in your photographs though.
28 Jul, 2011
In think small groups of empty pots can look good to Ginellie as the shape, colour or material can be interesting.
I rather like empty flower pots just on their side in the garden.
28 Jul, 2011
How lovely and they do look good empty:)
29 Jul, 2011
I love the way you use hostas and Auriculas in your pots Ginellie.
Those huge deeply coloured pots that are in GC can look great empty Nana.
29 Jul, 2011
Thats just it Meadowland. Last year I bought a huge terracotta pot for the middle of the back lawn and this year I realise its in the wrong place and am going to have to move it in the autumn, but its has 240 litres of compost in it which will have to come out before I can move it a few yards! Why oh why did I not choose a pot that would look good empty?
30 Jul, 2011
Just so Meadowland.
31 Jul, 2011
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I like the 1st and last best of all, the last one looks like a baptismal font. Lol. Lovely.
28 Jul, 2011