This is the little flower bed Ive been redoing. It was a massive tangle of purple hearts and four o clocks until I ripped them all out in a fit. Everything's in the corner because I've put different seeds and bulbs down on different occasion and am trying not to disturb them while they grow lol. I'm afraid I have no idea what's what now though. Hollyhock? Seedlings, sweet pea and alyssum. Have no idea which is which. It's a hodgepodge I know. Plants I've found on discount and fixed up. I love the clearance rack. Got these cannas for a steal The cosmos do better than anything in my yard I notice Finally started making new beds, the rocks are new. The butterfly bush is also, another clearance find. Can't wait til it comes back with more blooms. Potato vine, my newest plant. Portulaca, I love when the odd pink one pops up. Most are a peachy color. Some of my spider lilies. Just put them in a few months ago so I think it'll take a yr for them to really look great. They look a little sad to me.
I hope. Landscaping on a tight budget takes time. There's a great local business that sells natural landscaping stone, my plan is to eventually do the whole yard with lots of walkways and seating areas with it. For now though I'd be happy to see something besides a Cosmo bloom.
I don't think I'll ever pay big money for plants again unless the plant is rare or an absolute necessity. Even the bulbs I have in the ground were .25 a packet. I thought I'd wasted money but at least I do have enough growing for it to have been well worth the change. My biggest problem is where to plant them all! Just got a load of beautiful purple vincas yesterday for almost nothing. I've got plant fever if you can't tell.
Yep,..you have plant fever,..you will become addicted to a clearance rack,.. even if you are not near one you will be wondering about one,..but i admire your display of flowers,..and half the fun will be to see what comes up and what colour it will be,..you have great plans for the garden,..good for you.
And some more. Checkout lady keyed me in to some sweet deals. Finally got the kalanchoe "flapjacks" I've been wanting. String of bananas, looks perfect in the planter urn I found forgotten in my neighbors backyard. (I asked if I could have it of course) New little succulent for my succulent pot. Anacampseros rufescens New cactus for my sons collection. Consolidated most of my succulents to cut down on pots. I need to add gravel now, succelents I'm still learning how to grow. So far only lost two though. My morning view while drinking coffee. It's rearranged and added to almost daily. Oh and a shlefferra arbicola. It was my first plant yrs ago so I couldn't resist this little thing.
Wow you sure have a great collection of plants and Cacti indoors,..very impressive,..i like that Kalanchoe,..and what a great find in that Urn,..forgotten in your neighbors backyard,..lucky you.
Your garden looks very tidy. Isn't it nice to find clearance racks with plants you want? I love your house plant display! I kill most houseplants, even cacti, and admire you and others who manage to make them thrive.
I love your yard, it makes me smile. I love surprises like yu have coming up! You have such an interesting collection of houseplants, wish I could but one of the rescue cats will not let them be. She makes me so mad...but I put up with it because we love her and we promised her a home.
Thanks everyone. Philip I actually scored three pots from the neighbor. They have a bunch of "stuff" lying all over the backyard where we can see it. It's a nuisance, the three pots were a small consolation. I'm working on growing 4 o clocks against that fence in an attempt to block the view. Plants do great on that back porch. My yard is more difficult. The soil out there is all sand. I'm hoping to get my yard looking nice next, I feel I'm not there yet.
