Planting My First Junk Garden of 2017

May 19, 2017

I purchased this old table at the thrift shop for $5. I really didn't want the table, I wanted the heavy metal base. I didn't even care that it was rusty.

After removing the table top from the base, I added a square scrap of board and attached a galvanized laundry tub. I also drilled in some drainage holes.

I purchased a couple of HGTV combos for $7.99 from Menards. Although the tag said Pink Flirt, the combo was not as pictured.

My combo had sweet potato vine.

Diamond Frost Euphorbia.

Sweet Alyssum.

And pink zonal geraniums.

I added two of the combos to my laundry tub, along with two Proven Winners Argyranthemum frutescens 'Butterfly' (Marguerite Daisy)

This is the Butterfly Marguerite Daisy.

Other annuals I am using include LANTANA - BANDANA ROSE.

Pink seed geraniums and Snow Crystals Alyssum.

I am arranging my flowers in the tub and in the bed. Six more Marguerite Butterfly daisies will grow and cover up the a good part of the base.

I will add Osmocote Plus Outdoor and Indoor Smart-Release Plant Fertilizer to my planting holes.

I like adding vertical interest to my flower beds. Last year I had a stool in the center of this bed but the Butterfly Marguerite Daisies soon covered the entire stool. I am sure that they will not cover this pedestal, but quite a bit of it.