The homeware store's recently launched Resin Off White Nautilus Shell Plant Pot costs £20 and is d esigned to replicate a natural nautilus shell.

HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk.

Dunelm's Resin Off White Nautilus Shell Plant Pot (Image: Dunelm) Maxine commented: "Absolutely beautiful, unusual resin planter/sea shell on the seashore.

The pottery shards are made of clay mixed with tiny bits of crushed shells. That process, called tempering, kept the pots from shrinking or cracking as they were fired into ceramics.

An imposing work of pottery can be as important to the design of a landscape as any well-placed plant. And no, we’re not talking about flower pots.