It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: pots

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Showing posts with label pots. Show all posts

Wednesday Vignette: Mess!

>> Wednesday, April 27, 2016 – pots, Spring, succulents

After losing power for about 20 hours after yesterday's intense storms (crazy winds, torrential rain, hail) things are almost back to normal here, although I'm not sure what normal is now. You've probably noticed that my posts are not as reliable as usual, and I apologize for that.

Today's vignette is brought to you by Anna at Flutter and Hum, and is a mess. Literally, I just took photos of the mess that is my driveway. Springtime plant drag outs (from the basement and garage) are almost complete but nothing has been put into place yet... so it's a battlefield out there!

Wednesday Vignette: reminders in terracotta

>> Wednesday, October 28, 2015 – pots

This summer I traded some muscle power for clay pots -- terracotta of many different sizes.

There are two or three dozen of them, in different shapes and sizes. Nothing fancy, but to me there is no plant pot more perfect than a small one made of terracotta so I'll almost never pass up the chance to own more.

A little discovery

>> Friday, July 31, 2015 – pots

I've had these little bistro tables for years. You may know that I've recently been taking a closer look at them -- I've had to while adding the wooden top.

I noticed something else about them recently too: the ring connecting the legs. They could do more than just add rigidity to the table.

Guess what I found?

>> Friday, July 17, 2015 – pots

A package arrived yesterday containing something great. Here's what it looks like after I took it out of the box:

Can you guess what it is?

Bird planter(s) project

>> Monday, July 13, 2015 – planting, pots, project

Remember my terra cotta bird planter?

It's lived on my deck for the past five years or longer, holding cold-hardy succulents while braving the heat of direct sunlight on the deck and below-zero temperatures each winter. When I first put it out here I thought it was weird and it didn't really fit my gardening style, so didn't care how long it lasted.

Another little project

>> Thursday, June 25, 2015 – pots, project

A little over a week ago I did my patio chair makeover test, where I covered a bleh metal chair with cedar to give it new life. At that same time I started another project that although was smaller in scope, it took a bit longer.

Our small tiled table on the deck (which I built several years ago and updated in 2011) did not make it through the winter (I really should have covered it), and sort of disintegrated. No worries, I have a quick fix in mind!

Deck pots: paying attention

>> Friday, May 29, 2015 – pots, project

I'm paying more attention to the containers I place on my deck this year. I've also been keeping an eye out for pots that are decent size but won't take up too much real estate -- something that can be tucked against the wall or railing for instance.

I found a few nice ones at Costco recently, and having planted them up a couple of weeks ago they're looking good enough to show you.

A new approach to watering strawberry pots

>> Wednesday, May 20, 2015 – herbs, planting, pots, project

I'm finally getting to some projects that don't involve cleaning or digging! I've had a couple of strawberry pots for several years, and always have trouble keeping them hydrated during the heat of the summer. Because of this they've sat unused for a couple of seasons now...

...but I've had an idea of how to solve this problem and am finally putting it to the test! I thought of this last year or the year before but other (bigger) projects were always higher priority. I still have a few big projects that I'll start on any day now, but with just an hour or so available last night this smaller one seemed the perfect size to tackle.

More nursery visits: SummerWinds Ellisville

>> Wednesday, May 13, 2015 – foliage, pots

The local nursery visits continue... Remember when I showed you Zick's Great Outdoors? That was a one-of-a-kind place, and on that same trip I stopped at what is probably the polar opposite: SummerWinds Nursery in Ellisville.

A few years ago this nursery joined the SummerWinds family of nurseries (who have a nationwide presence) and they became much less attractive to me -- so I don't visit too often anymore. Let's take a look though, as they do have something to offer...

Question #1: what?

>> Wednesday, January 21, 2015 – pots

I have a few questions that I thought I'd ask you about. The first is "what?" -- or more precisely, "what to do?"

I have a 55-gallon drum that spent the summer, and now the winter, on the driveway. I have a few ideas of what I could do with it this next growing season, but none of them is overly compelling.

This is me today

>> Tuesday, July 15, 2014 – pots, travel

There are pros and cons to flying into an airport that is surrounded by thunderstorms. On the positive side you get to see some really great, angry clouds. You also get to see heavy rain from a unique perspective -- the "wall" of water was really quite impressive, especially as the plane flew around it, giving be a view from different sides. I also saw that the rain was not falling from the cloud that was overhead, as it was coming from the bottom of the storm at about a 45 degree angle. Really cool stuff!

On the negative side, airplanes don't take off when those storms are around, so connecting flights get a little bit delayed. And by "a little bit" I mean five hours. So I got home at 2:15 AM, and very little sleep was enjoyed. I'm feeling and looking like the photo above right now.

Tour!

>> Wednesday, June 25, 2014 – bamboo, foliage, pond, pots, water

As you may know, this past Sunday my garden was one of 46 on the St. Louis Sustainable Backyard Tour. The 75-100 visitors who saw my yard had lots of questions and hopefully liked what they saw.

Today I'll try to recreate their experience for you, taking you on the path around my yard that most people took. There are many photos in today's post, so let's jump in! People usually started with the walkway garden, as it is the first thing they saw.

While winter lingers, more pots

>> Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – pots

Even though spring-like weather is taking its time arriving this year, I still get the itch to go to garden centers to see what's available. I may buy a few plants now, but I really don't want to end up with dozens of plants that I need to keep bringing into the garage every few days because of diving temps.

So instead I focus a lot of my garden center time looking for deals on pots. Although I've got lots of them, decorative pots are one essential that I feel I can never have enough of.

maybe wrong, and very wrong

>> Friday, March 15, 2013 – bamboo, pots

On my nursery visit last weekend I saw some great stuff: dozens of heucheras, lots of perennials just starting to emerge, color. I also saw some questionable stuff. Things that make me stop and say "that's just wrong".

The first example is not a clear case. My first thought upon seeing this foot was "wow, funky", but then I decided it was "too funky"... or did I?

potato dig

>> Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – pots, potting mix, vegetables

This is the first year I've ever tried growing potatoes. From what I read it's a dead-simple crop to grow, and many people grow them in pots or bags -- perfect for me since I didn't have space in my small veggie beds for them.

They seemed like they were doing quite well this summer, with decent foliage and flowers, but not having any previous experience I didn't know for sure. As most of the foliage had faded by now, it was potato harvest time this weekend. Let's see how it went...

My favorite thing

>> Saturday, September 29, 2012 – pots

There's so much to like about my new front walkway: the stones, the dozens of new plants, the fact that I can walk to the street without trampling wet lawn, the improved view out of my upstairs office window. The one aspect that I think is my favorite of all though is the addition of the pots. You may have noticed them in the photos of the completed project. I know I can't stop looking at them.

These were a completely serendipitous find on the trip to purchase the metal path edging, and I think they're such a key element of the walkway now -- I couldn't imagine not having them!

Helping me stay busy

>> Monday, August 6, 2012 – cleanup, damage, pots, sempervivum

As summer marches on and my wishlist of projects grows -- with items being added more quickly than I can take them off -- the last thing I need is something else to do. This is when I really appreciate the parts of the garden that don't need much attention to stay looking good, like this trio of potted sempervivum...

What's that you say? You only see two pots, not three? Yeah, it seems that my idea of "not needing much attention"...

Miscellany

>> Sunday, August 5, 2012 – bamboo, foliage, fruit, pots, seeds, woodchuck

Another day with some random garden observations, thoughts, and photos. I haven't done this for a while, but it's time. Starting with a little harvest of Maypop and Mexican sour gherkins:

Harvests have been minimal in the garden the last month, so I'm eager to show even a small bowl of fruits. It's been a discouraging and tiring summer, but we had an amazing occurrence yesterday: it rained twice! Heavy storms in the morning, then heavy storms in the evening. It's amazing how some rain will not only perk up all of the plants, but the gardener who tends them too.

Then this, beautiful, puzzling

>> Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – pots

I didn't intend to do three posts in a row about pots, but today I leave you with this:

I found this at a local Lowe's (where I got the bargain pots), and I spent several minutes looking it over in the cold and deserted garden department.

This pot, sadly gone

>> Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – pots, winter damage

Oh, I feel so stupid today. Sad too. You probably know that I have many pots in my yard, made from many different materials: glazed ceramic, plastic, resin, and simple terra cotta (clay). I really like the look of clay pots but they are the most fragile, especially during the winter as many are only slightly freeze resistant.

Like this beauty. It was one of my favorite big pots, and now... well, at least I have photos.

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