We recently purchased a new planter for our back porch after last year's planter met a terrible demise in the February ice storm.....R.I.P. little planter. I was pretty stoked about this planter and started looking for some flower inspiration on Pinterest. I fell in love with some Mexican Feather Grass, but to my displeasure, I found that neither Lowes, Home Depot or Pike carries this beauty. Booo!
This setback didn't deter me from my mission. I knew there would be plenty of other gorgeous flowers. So, I set out on my flower shopping adventure and came home with some loot:
While selecting flowers for my planter I kept 3 words in mind: Filler, Spiller and Thriller. This is a common concept that people use to design planters. In short, you need flowers to Fill, some to "Spill" over and some to "Thrill" (aka: tall, flashy, etc). Why did I just start singing Michael Jackson? ok ok, moving on..
I partially filled my planter with potting soil and then started arranging the flowers. After deciding the layout, I added more potting soil to complete the process.
A few tips:
- When pulling flowers out of their plastic containers, squeeze the pot to loosen the soil and the plant will come out easier.
- Make sure to break up the soil/roots before planting your new flowers. Basically, don't just pull that sucker out of its old house and stick it in a new one. It needs a little massaging to make its new home feel cozy.
- If your planter does not have a hole in the bottom, make sure to drill one to ensure proper water drainage.
After completing the planter for the back porch, I realized that there's enough space between our 2 garage doors for another planter. So.. ya, I went back to the store for more. GUILTY!
Same process, different planter. I'm not sure which one I love more, but I do love all the colors. I can't wait to see them grow, because in this case, BIGGER is BETTER!
<3 Brandy
The Bambi reference is on point ;) <3 <3 <3
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