Evangeline French Provincial Compote Urn Planter, Aged Dark Patina 26cm

A wide, low garden urn the colour of weathered bronze, made for spilling ferns and loose stems over its rim.

Évangéline is a compote urn planter, the shallow wide bowl of a classical tazza on a short fluted stem and square plinth. It is cast magnesia composite with a gadrooned lower bowl and a rolled rim. The finish is a dark weathered patina in grey-brown with rust-toned shadows, mottled and rubbed back so it reads as an old garden urn left out through the seasons.

It measures 33 cm across and 26 cm tall, a low shape that sits well on a table or sideboard. The wide mouth suits a loose arrangement of ferns and stems or a trailing plant that spills over the edge. Indoors it works as a centrepiece, and under cover it holds its own on a porch or patio. The arrangement shown is for styling and is not included.

Why we love it

• ◆ Low compote urn shape, the wide tazza bowl reads as classical garden statuary at table height.
• ◆ Cast magnesia composite with a dark weathered patina, grey-brown with rust tones over a gadrooned bowl.
• ◆ A wide mouth for arrangements, drop a liner or a shallow pot inside and fill it with ferns and stems or a low plant.
• ◆ A ready centrepiece, equal to a dining table or an entry console, indoors or under cover.

How to style it

A few ways to use it:

• Fill it with a loose mound of ferns or trailing greenery as a table centrepiece, the way it is styled here
• Plant a low arrangement with a liner and stand it among your other planters
• Use it on a console or sideboard with candles and a small sculpture for a layered vignette
• Set it on a sheltered outdoor table for a garden-room look

Care & Keeping

Dust gently with a soft dry cloth. The cast magnesia finish suits indoors or a covered outdoor spot, and the dark patina will mellow further outside over time. Keep it out of waterlogged soil and standing water, and bring it under cover in frost. Use a liner or a separate pot when planting so moisture does not sit against the inside.

Because Évangéline is hand-finished, slight variations in tone and the weathered patina are natural and add to the character of each piece. Colour may also vary slightly between screens, all photography is taken in natural light.