Name: Michele Roth N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b) I'm always on my way out the door..
woofie said: Be more esthetically pleasing, too. But where are you going to find a ceramic planter with a lid?
I'd probably just leave it open. We rarely close ours anyway.
If one were needed however, a matching or contrasting ceramic plate with a ceramic or glass ball handle attached to it might make a nice lid.
Hmmm... ideas - now to find the time...!