A set of big ceramic pots goes for sh350,000 upwards depending on the market. “If you handle them well, they will last for years,” Masiko notes.

Finding a shattered ceramic pot in the backyard is not uncommon—unless the shards turn out to be the work of one of the 20th century's most significant ceramicists. That unexpected discovery is ...

Many shrubs and evergreens will overwinter outside in pots, but ceramic ones are highly prone to breaking. Plastic, foam and concrete ones are much more freeze-tolerant.