Not Your “Mum’s” Planter!
Each year I usually plant Mums outside the front door, but I was bored of them. They never last the whole season and I always think they look half dead.
I was very inspired by a Better Homes and Gardens article about container gardens called “Movable Feasts”. They used all different plants in the September issue: Ornamental kale, sea grasses, swiss chard, brussel sprouts and various flowers. When I saw the magazine, I knew I wanted to do something similar this year.
Here are some images from Better Homes and Gardens:
While picking up a few bits and pieces at the grocery store, Conor and I saw some very cute baby Flowering Kale and Montauk Daisies which would be perfect for the planters. We then went to the Village Greenery in Cohasset to see what they had there.
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| Conor in the pumpkin patch at the garden center! |
Conor was such a big helper at the garden center! He found the ornamental “medusa” peppers and then we found the seagrass (red head fountain grass). Both the seagrass and the daisies are perennials that I can replant before the hard frost and enjoy in our yard next year. Conor charmed them at the nursery and they gave him the white and orange pumpkins in the top photo. He was so happy and hugged them all they way to the car – I think he thought they were baby pumpkins.
When John got home, we got started on our planting project. Both my boys love digging, as you know from a previous post. They had so much fun looking at worms and helping me plant the peppers and baby kale.
I had to share the photos with you all now because I don’t have the greenest of thumbs and I’m worried about all the plants dying. What do you think? What are your plans for fall planting? Leave a comment and let me know.
