PSW M20TP Garden Bowl, Planter Bowl, Centerpiece Bowl, Fairy Garden Planter 8 Inch, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Great Design and Materials
This 12″ bowl is a hit at our house!The material is a strong solid composit of stone powder, wood powder, and plastic (100% recycled). It’s not quite as heavy as pottery, yet very substantual… not like a foam or plastic pot.The bowl design is perfect. Artistically shaped and with nice finish, the deep charcoal color is uniform as is the surface sheen.Looking forward to many years of bonsai-Lotus on our slate colored tile porch.Product arrived overnight as advertised. Can’t wait for the two matching smaller bowles tomorrow!

Planter? Yes. Birdbath? No.
I purchased this with the intent of using it for a birdbath/drinking bowl. . .but realized shortly after receiving it, it wasn’t good for this kind of usage. . .Upon arrival, I was pleased with the seemingly durability of the bowl. Unlike many thin plastic planters that can easily crack, this bowl seems a bit more sturdy. For a planter, yes, this should work well and endure the elements for quite some time if used outdoors. But, of course, for plant use, you need to drill holes in the bottom, unless you plan on having plant stew. I drilled six 1/3 inch holes in the bottom, which was very easy to do.Just like how many others have stated, I had a terrible time with those darn stickers. And being that I originally planned to use this as a birdbath/drinking bowl for little critters, it was imperative for me to get all that glue residue off. What a chore!I don’t know if it is glue they used. . .or if it is the material the bowl is composed of that made the glue stick more stubbornly than what it should, for it took quite some time before I was finally able to remove all the sticker and glue residue. At first, I tried gently pulling the stickers off, but. . .ha-ha, no such luck there. Next, I tried soaking the bowl in hot water and letting it sit for an hour or so, then scrub with a brush. With this technique, I was able to remove all the residual paper, but not the glue residue. Gosh darn it. I scrubbed and scrubbed, even with soap, but I could not get that darn gunk off. I finally used some goo-gone, and that took care of the glue; but, even then, it took awhile. Stickers shouldn’t be this hard to remove. Absolutely ridiculous.As for what I intended to use this bowl for, a birdbath. . .after further inspection, and from all that scrubbing, I came to the realization that this bowl would not serve that purpose well. For one, the composite material this bowl is made out of (has a texture of dusty plastic) rubs off. When using paper towels to scrub off the glue and residual goo-gone, gray dust like matter (I purchased the charcoal gray bowl) was all over the paper towels. No matter where wiped with a paper towel, gray particulate matter would come off. I imagine this would leach into the water if used for a little critter drinking bowl or birdbath. Didn’t like that idea. Nor. . .did I like the depth and steep sides of the bowl (it is 4.5 inches as listed, but it appears deeper than what I imagined). A good birdbath should be shallow, not deep or with steep sides such as this is. Song birds are not ducks (or similar water fowl). They don’t swim around the surface of the water and dive in. They need shallow water for bathing. And, most concerning. . .being that the bowl is as deep as it is with such steep sides, if a little critter tried to take a drink and fell in, it might have a hard time getting out and could drown. With this realization, along with how the color sheds off, I decided not to use this for a birdbath/drinking station for little critters.Overall, this is a simple, usable and sturdy planter bowl, but not a very good idea for a birdbath or for a little critter drinking bowl, thus I give this 3.5 stars (rounded up to four).

Great Bowl For String of Things!
I like the fact that I can customize this planter. It is true that it won’t crack when drilling. It was large enough to fit my new plants with still room to grow. Love the terracotta look as well. Would purchase again.

It has held up for me just fine.
I bought this months ago and I am just leaving a review.It works great. 😊I did drill holes in the bottom for drainage.It hasn’t cracked, broke, or had any issues with fading, or anything else that could potentially go wrong with it.It sits under my T5 lights and has had no issues.This is my bowl at the moment. I’ll eventually move my baby sun rose out of it.I am battling fungus knats and thrips. 😔I can’t say much else about it besides buy it if you’re contemplating it! 💗It is worth it.

Very nice, hollow, can put thing inside