Great pot and stand...the texture is why I ordered this particular pot and it is even more beautiful in person, you can actually "feel" the texture, it's not painted on...my only issue is that the plant stand did not come with a screw to secure the pieces together, they basically just fit together like a jigsaw.  For a pot as heavy as this one, that is not secure enough as the pot wobbles a bit on the stand.  Of course you could always drill your own screw through the wood to secure it but you would think the stand would have come pre-drilled with the screws included.