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Lichen and moss takes years and years to grow and develop giving them such a beautiful look which is why Antique and old troughs are so popular for use today as a garden ornament and plant container. They look like they have been in the garden for many years and they blend in perfectly to the surroundings. Plants also seem to thrive in stone containers. I think this is because stone is a natural product and all plants and flowers seem to do very well planted in a stone trough.
The troughs normally have lovely thick bases and sides making them sturdy and solid. Most stone troughs would have been carved on site using a single piece of stone this would have been on site somewhere on the farm and carved by hand into a useful and necessary item. Stone troughs come in all sorts of sizes and shapes a lot being dictated by the shape of the stone it was originally being carved out off. D troughs, round troughs, oblong and square examples can be found.
A large stone trough would have been the focal point of any farm yard which would have been placed underneath a cast iron water pump. This would be the main watering hole in the farm yard.
Here at UKAA we have had some wonderful examples of troughs over the years and we try to source out the very best examples. Click Here To View Our Original Antique Stone Troughs That We Have For Sale