My Garden Stepladder Featured in HGTV Magazine
May 28, 2021
Today I'm sharing my very first feature in HGTV magazine!
See my feature and the story behind it.
This old ladder is has been a fixture in my front yard flower border for over 20 years.
This photo is my front yard border's first season.
All annuals, and no vertical height at all.
People ask me all the time, do the pots ever blow or fall off the ladder? No.
The top of the ladder and two of the rungs have large machine screws or bolts through the bottoms of the rungs that a corresponding hole in the pot slips over. The pots NEVER slip or blow off.
We also dig the four legs a bit into the dirt. The weight of the pots also help ground the ladder in place.
Plants that look great on the ladder include White Knight Alyssum (on top) and Calibrachoa.
This season I used a spiky Angelonia plant on the bottom rung.
Terracotta pots also work on the ladder, but dry out much more quickly than my pots and pans.
Here is a Mercadona Golden Dust on the ladder shelf in an old lunch bucket.
Another great ladder annual choice is a Diamond Frost Euphorbia.
As the other garden plants fill in around it, the ladder fits in nicely.
The border in full summer bloom.
Freestanding signs and funnels on broom sticks, also add vertical interest to the flower garden.
I love my weathered stepladder. To preserve it's life, I treat it with Thompson's Water Seal.
Thanks for visiting!
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ohmygosh, Carlene, your garden is totally amazing! Congrats on the feature, it's definitely "worthy"!!! I'm loving all the variety and color in the flowers. I really want to have a dedicated flower garden, but it may need to wait till next year. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
DeleteHow wonderful for you to be featured, and what a lovely garden!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Carlene. Congratulations on s national spotlight!
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