Planting Pansies

It’s no secret that I adore pansies. You all know I love their smiling faces so much. Each spring I look forward to planting pansies.

I’ve planted pansies in all our window boxes and in lots of containers outside but I feel like they take a little while to grow and mature so I thought I’d share some peeks inside.

Planting Pansies

I got the pansies from R & C Farms in Scituate. Many people were worried I planted these too early because we were still getting some cold nights but R & C farms pre-hardens their pansies. They grow them in the greenhouse and while its still freezing they open the doors so they essentially freeze. I’m happy to report our outdoor pansies are thriving.

I enjoy using non-traditional planters for my pansies – think vintage urns and molds, tea cups, pitchers etc. I just think they look so sweet in them. So scour your basement or Savers for some thrifted finds.

You may remember last month I had daffodils and bulbs in here. Click here to see more about spring flowers in the dining room. The daffs and bulbs have been replaced with pansies.

I love the lush colors against the vintage molds. Don’t they look pretty?

In addition to the molds I also used a ceramic pudding basin:

And a sweet little starfish plant pot:

I’ve been watering them daily and find it best to bring them to the sink for this.

More of Our Dining Room

It makes my heart so happy – how the light streams in this space – it shimmers on the brass and crystal chandelier.

I love this sweet little peek of our Welsh Dresser with pansies:

Morning coffee with Luke and dinner as a family feels more special with living plants and flowers:

More Planting Ideas

I also love using terracotta planters for flowers. I went back to R&C to get more spring flowers to create the sweetest planter for my mom for Easter.

I didn’t want to share it until I gave it to her ( I didn’t want to ruin the surprise). It’s a heart terracotta planter filled with violas, grape hyacinth (in the prettiest color), and daffodils.

Here’s a peek of two planters together:

For planting, I add a bit of soil to the vessel. Then I add the plants and fill more soil around. I try to loosen the roots just a little bit in case they are pot-bound.

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