Personalised Surmi 60cm Slate Trough

Hand-crafted from natural slate, this 60cm Surmi trough is perfect for housing your herbs, flowers and small trees. Each individual slate trough displays its own natural tones, including hues of grey, copper and silver, and is pre-drilled for external use so your plants are never over-watered.

Made your way

Every element is yours to choose. Set your house name, family name or a personal message, engraved directly into the face of the trough. Pick the colour of your engraving to complement the natural tones of your slate.

Nine hand-painted colours

Choose from nine carefully selected colours, each applied by hand. Every shade is brushed into the engraved recesses for a crisp, even finish against the slate. Three of those are metallics — gold, silver and rose gold. These have a small additional charge and create a beautiful light-catching finish, shifting and glowing as the light moves across the face of the trough.

Sandblasted in our Norfolk studio

Each trough is engraved in-house at our Norfolk studio by skilled engravers with years of experience working with stone. We hand-mask every design before sandblasting it into the surface. This creates deep, clean V-shaped lettering, rather than simply scratching the surface.

The result is beautifully defined lettering with genuine depth and natural shadow, designed to remain clear and legible outdoors, and to stand the test of time.

All of the products in our slate planter collection are easy to clean and maintain, and are frost and weather resistant.

Read our engraving blogs:

The Journey of your Engraving
What Sets Our Engraving Apart

Every piece is hand-engraved and made to order right here in our workshop. Please allow 3-4 weeks from point of order for delivery.

If you need delivery sooner for a special occasion or celebration, do let us know as all of our engraving is done in house, so we will work with you to do our best to achieve delivery in time for you.

Your order will be delivered by a 3rd party network, you should receive text message updates regarding the progress of your delivery from the courier directly.

For some lighter products (subject to weight and size), we may be able to offer a couple of delivery options. You may have the choice between a courier parcel or a pallet service, though we always suggest using a pallet service to keep your order as safe as possible during delivery.

Delivery Criteria

Please see our terms & conditions for more delivery information.

Material: Solid natural slate
Size: L 60 x W 20.5 x H 30cm
Weight: 25kg
Planter volume: 31 litre
Engraving method: Hand-masked, sandblast engraved
Colour finish: 9 hand-painted colour options (6 standard, 3 premium metallic — gold, silver, rose gold)
Personalisation: Custom text and engraving colour selection
Drainage: Pre-drilled for external use
Suitability: Outdoor use, frost and weather resistant
Origin: Designed and engraved in-house, Norfolk UK

Please note: Every piece is unique — no two are the same. Our slate planter collection is made from 100% natural stone. Variations in colour, tone, veining and texture are part of their beauty, and are not faults.