Flower Project

With spring weather finally here I am in the mood for pretty flowers. The back yard is pretty blah. It is really green with the lawn and trees but some color would be nice.

I think that you can add a touch of color with flowers almost anywhere. An edge of the lawn, in pots on the patio or window sill. If you have not put in some color yet I urge you to run out and do it. It will make our grey days feel much more spring like. 

Next to the back patio we have this short cinder block wall with planters at the walkway. They are full of chicks n hens and weeds right now. I think with some great container plants they will look really nice. 

Here they are after I cleaned them out and added some fresh dirt and compost. 

I chose a lavender and a purple verbena - two of my favorites. The other plants I chose because I liked the way they looked and the tag said they would be good in hanging baskets and containers. I chose purple, white, pink and a pop of yellow. I put the lavender in the center knowing it would be taller than the others. 

I placed them all in their spots before taking them out of their pots and planting them.

Here they are finished. They don't look like much yet but I bet when they get a bit bigger they will add a nice pop of color. Easy project only taking me about an hour from start to finish. 

A couple of months later we have this result - so pretty and happy!