Plant Pots with Drainage

Liberte Medium 4.25" Porcelain Plant Pot

with drainage hole and saucer

$28.50
Colors: Black Owls
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The Liberte Medium is a 4.25-inch porcelain plant pot with a matching saucer, first designed to hold its own next to the horticulture at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Skull colorway, a white glaze with a repeating skull pattern, wasn't in the original production plan. It sold out before the exhibition tents opened.

Porcelain fires hotter than standard ceramic, which gives it a dense, non-porous body and a glassy glazed finish. The drainage hole sits at the base, and the pot and saucer are made and glazed to match, so the fit stays clean over time. It reads as deliberate from across a room, which makes it a fair choice for a ninth-anniversary gift, the one traditionally marked in pottery.

Product detail
  • Color: Black Owls, Black Stars, Blue Birds, Blue Feathers, Blue Leaves, Blue Swallows, Green Flowers, Green Garden 3, Green Leaves 3, Green Leaves 4, Grey Forest, Red Birds, Red Flowers, Red Roses, Red Squirrels, Turtles, Yellow Flowers, Blue Flowers, Hedgehog, Monstera, Octopus, Parrot, Red Pheasant, Skull, Stag
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Glazed Porcelain
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: included
  • Saucer: Matching saucer included
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2001
Plants that love this pot

Potting Tips

  1. Repot in the evening.
  2. Wait 1–2 days after watering, then repot.
  3. Buy potting mix. Not backyard dirt.
  4. Move the top layer of soil from the old pot into the new one. It's a little ecosystem.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger.
  6. Soil line sits an inch below the rim. Leca or small rocks at the bottom for drainage.

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Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. Glazed pots are dipped and fired in the kiln — they are sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. For pots with saucers empty the saucer periodically. Standing water in the saucer defeats the purpose of having a drainage hole, which is a thing we feel strongly about.
  4. Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

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  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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The Skull color was not in the plan. We made it anyway.

The Liberte 4.25" started as a straightforward assignment: design a medium porcelain pot for the Chelsea Flower Show booth. Clean lines, neutral glazes, the kind of thing that sits quietly beside prize-winning horticulture and does not embarrass anyone.

Then someone on the team made a prototype in Skull, a white glaze with a repeating skull motif in the surface, and it was very obviously the best thing in the lineup. We put it on the display table at Chelsea. It sold out before the show opened to the public. The show runs five days.

The Liberte Medium is 4.25 inches. It fits a standard 4-inch nursery pot comfortably. The porcelain body fires dense and smooth at high temperature; the glaze is non-porous, which means you can wipe the outside clean without worrying about absorption. The saucer is included and was thrown from the same clay batch as the pot. Fourteen colours. The Skull is one of them.

The shape was settled long before the colour was, which is usually how it goes here.

It is the kind of object that looks obvious once it exists and was not obvious beforehand.

We made it to be lived with rather than noticed, which is a harder brief than it sounds.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. It's best to repot your plant in the evening. Trust us, we know.
  2. Repot 1–2 days after watering — keeps the same rhythm going and won't shock it.
  3. Potting soil is not the dirt from your backyard. Go buy good, nutrient-rich soil.
  4. The top layer of soil in your current pot should be the top layer in the new pot too. It's a little ecosystem your plant likes.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger than your existing pot. "It'll grow into it" is not correct, and you will kill it.
  6. Keep the soil line about an inch below the top of the pot. Add some leca or small rocks to the bottom for better aeration.

The Ultimate Repotting Guide

For those who have killed a plant. Or several. Or, frankly, many.

Before you put a plant into your new pot, you have to get it out of the nursery pot — a process that ends badly more often than any gardening influencer will admit. We wrote a full guide: when to repot (early spring, and not when you're feeling impulsive in October), which soil to use, how to tell your plant is root-bound, and how to avoid the three mistakes that kill perfectly healthy plants within a week of a well-intentioned repotting.

Read the guide we wish we had

The Liberte Small: same pot, 3.25 inches

The Liberté comes in two sizes. The Medium at 4.25 inches fits a 4-inch nursery pot. The Small at 3.25 inches fits a 3-inch container, right for propagations, small succulents, and plants that are simply not large yet. Both share the same porcelain body, fourteen colour options, matched saucer, and dishwasher-safe designation.

Liberté Small Plant Pot→

Other pots with drainage in the Chive range

The Liberté is one of more than 50 designs in our pots with drainage collection. The Virago is the taller, more architectural option. The Ryan is self-watering. The Tika is the animal pot series, which has a following we did not entirely anticipate. Every pot ships with a matched saucer, the Liberté is the one you can put in the dishwasher.

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Plant supplements to pair with a new pot

When a plant moves into a new pot, the existing soil is often depleted. Shido Seeds addresses this, formulated for indoor plants in containers, and a practical addition if you are giving the Liberté as a 9th anniversary gift.

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The Chicago Botanic Garden stocks the Liberte

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Plant Tips from Chive Studio

Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Liberte pot used for?

The Liberte is a porcelain pot for indoor plants. It works well for pothos, snake plants, peace lilies, philodendrons, and small ferns and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a 4.25 inch porcelain pot, the Liberte fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colourways to match different rooms.

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