~ June - White Flower Pots With Lots of Color

The urns have been dark and light, and now they are white antiqued with gray. I'm liking them very much in their latest incarnation. More of my favorite flower and plants combinations, blackie and marguerite sweet potato vines flowing over the edges with the same colors being repeated in the coleus and Persian shield. The dark pink pentas reflect the colors also found in the coleus, and those tiny blue and purple flowers are so wonderful with the larger purple plants.

These sit on wood columns in the front of the house. They are such a nice addition for a little curb appeal. All of the flowers will last through the whole summer and most will winter over as well. As long as I can keep them watered until some rain comes.

They were planted about 3 weeks ago. To speed them up a little bit, I purchased the green sweet potato vine at the nursery and pulled the black/purple from the backyard. The coleus were both small and a couple of gallon size. All of these lovelies grow quickly which makes them favorites of this impatient gardener. And they do well in part sun, if you have the time to keep them watered! And that is everyday for us if there is no rain.

See Y'All Soon~
Donna

~ It's A Beginning

Beyond this little plate with the beautiful antique keys, is a really big mess! I took everything out of two bedrooms and now I'm switching them somewhat. In the meantime, there is a huge mess in the living room. It was the only room that was still empty enough to accommodate such a really insane amount of stuff. One thing about people who love creating is that it takes a lot of eggs to make those omelets, or a lot of junk sometimes to make arty things.

I have a little trick I play on myself and that is asking myself what if I were moving, in a very short time! Then try to remember that with everything I touch. Asking do you need to take that with you? Why???? Does this work, a little bit, I hope.

The old rule if you haven't used it in 6 months, then you don't need it? That does not apply to art supplies. You might have something for 10 years and then it is suddenly exactly what you need to complete a project. Excuses....

So it's a beginning. The beginning of a huge mess that is leading me to organize and downsize to less. Less, less, less. It's a beginning.

Thanks so much for coming by
and sharing your kind comments on
the kitchen courtyard garden.
Happy Weekend!
See Y'All Soon~
Donna