FIRST SPRING PROJECT

 Yesterday nice and sunny!

Today, cold and rainy.

 

I'm glad I got some pictures of my garden

and spring trees because after today

who knows what it will look like.

I think they are predicting

in the 30s tonight.

Yuck!

 

 

Anyway, I started my Spring

 project list yesterday.

Last year I had found these little pots at

 Salvation Army.

I had seen a succulent wreath on Pinterest

and thought I'd give it a try.

 

 

Now keep in mind this is just an experimental project.

It may not pan out at all.

Sometimes I think the things you see on pinterest

are great but when you get right down to

brass tacks...they don't work at all.

 

First I wired the pots to a grapevine wreath.

 

Then I searched in my lingerie drawer

 for a pair of old pantyhose.

 

 

Filled the legs with succulent soil.

 

 

Also made some little balls for

the upside down pots.

 

I had some sad little pots of succulents

that barely made it through

the winter.

 

I wrapped the pantyhose legs around the pots

and planted the succulents I had

in some of the pots.

Now keep in mind I know

I need to buy a few more succulents.

 

 

You are supposed to break a little hole through

the pantyhose and plant you succulents,

they should spread...

we'll see.

 

 

This was my inspiration picture,

sorry not very clear.

For all I know these succulents

were artificial.

Again I say...

we'll see.

 

I'll give you an update

in about a month.

By the way, newsflash

Its now snowing outside,

I can't believe it.

Double Yuck!

 

Happy Gardening.

 

 

 

 

 



WINDOW BOXES FOR ME

I've been collecting window box pictures on Pinterest

all Winter for ideas and inspiration.

I know I should have a

killer,

spiller,

and filler.

 

 

 

 

This is how my boxes started this Spring.

Early last Fall I had added a few Mums

to my existing boxes and they made it

through the winter.

 

 

 

 

Here are my boxes today.

 

 

 

 

 

In the end, after so much looking and planning,

I just got some plants from the

 "drastically reduced"

section of Lowes.

$17 for the lot.

 

 

 

 

I'm learning that I can waste a lot of time

dreaming and searching.

 

 

 

 

When you are a girl on a budget,

sometimes you need to compromise

and go with what's available.

 

 

 



 

They still have some filling out to do,

but I think they'll work.

 

No regrets.

 

 

 

 

 

And the Mums should be pretty

this Fall.

 

Happy Gardening.

 

 

THREE THINGS I LOVE THIS WEEK

I haven't done much posting this week.
It has been cold and gray outside and I
haven't been inspired to take many photos.
I have, however, been surfing the web and found
three images that are very inspiring.

"Pinterest" is a site I recently found that is a great
source of images. Check it out.

Tomorrow it will be in the 70s here and I will be
happily playing in the garden.
Perhaps if all goes well I will have a real post
to share.