I think you know that I love to plant flowers in junk!
But when I don't plant in junk, I plant in terra cotta pots. Here I planted a verbena in a watering can, and New Guinea impatiens in a terra cotta pot with barnacles and hen and chicks along side in the same pot.
I planted small terra cotta pots with annuals for the tables at my youngest daughter's graduation in 2012. The pots were placed on green indoor/outdoor carpet cut in the shapes of the greens at our local golf course. My daughter was a high school golfer, and is a college golfer. In this terra cotta pot are yellow violas with purple angelonia.
I bring my houseplants outside during the summer. This peace lily is in a terra cotta pot and is positioned among my vintage garden hand tools in a wooden raisin crate.
I have had this stepladder in my front border for many years. I always anchor the terra cotta pots on the ladder rungs with large spikes in the pot holes.
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Pots on spikes on rungs here too.
Again on this old tree house ladder, I positioned terra cotta pots with the holes on a large nail or spike.
I also place terra cotta pots in vignettes in bark chips.
I have made a terra cotta pot edging under a spruce tree in my yard. Both upside down... (like this)
And right side up with hen and chicks and impatiens. (Like this)
One year I planted terra cotta pots with red geraniums to match this sign, (here in early spring).
I have used terra cotta pots with rustic frames. Again, I have used a nail in the frame to anchor the terra cotta pot with succulents.
And then there are the terra cotta pots from my sister in law's gardens! Fun with gnomes and a miniature wagon.
AND, fun with hen and chicks in terra cotta pots and horse shoes on chicken wire in a frame!!!!!!!
I love terra cotta.
I love terra cotta so much that I painted my 3rd house paint color in terra cotta! My accent color is terra cotta!
The house steel siding is wedgewood blue, (from 1988), the window and soffit trim is white, and the house shutters, doors and garage doors are terra cotta.
What an absolutely Beautiful garden and great display of unique potting vessels. One of the things I struggle with living in the desert is the lack of plants and greenery.
ReplyDeleteTHat pot edging is still one of my all time faves! I love that you used terra cotta in your house color scheme too!
ReplyDeleteThe ladder idea is so adorable, and I can tell you are a great gardener. I love being outdoors, but have to make time for it. I think I'll be visiting the garden shop this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteYour gardens are so lovely, Carlene...makes me dream of summer! Sounds like another snowstorm tomorrow, though...sigh. I love the look of terra cotta, too...so classic and earthy!
ReplyDeleteI've given up gardening here...I'm hoping to get back north where I can. I'm saving all your ideas for that! Great ones! It's 65 here but terra cotta is out of the question as I would have to water them 5 times a day it's so hot in the Summer. But I was outside today, sanding a bench to paint.
ReplyDeleteYou're garden is gorgeous Carlene - thank you for sharing all these pictures. I love terracotta too and my all time favourite plants are geraniums - I have lots of red ones in the summer, but they're all hibernating in my garage at the moment :) I planted a big terracotta pot with layers of spring time bulbs a couple of years ago and I still have a display each spring - snowdrops, then crocuses, daffodils and tulips later and when they die back I just drag the pot out of sight and leave it for next year - lazy gardener that I am! But I'm going to try some of your junk ideas this year - thanks for all the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteYou a beautiful garden your flowers are gorgeous. Your thumb must really be green.lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. You have me some wonderful ideas. Thanks again