If you start with one thing this weekend let me share this piece of advice with you. Invest some time and a bit of money into some matching planters to flank your entrance.
Let me tell you why....
1 // Your front garden might be pretty full of flowers or looking pretty spectacular or not, but everyone including you will feel giddy (ok only you will feel giddy) about the 2 gorgeous planters greeting you every time you walk through your front door. Mine also smell amazing thanks to the lavender so my guests are greeted with a lovely smell.
2 // It will make you look and feel like a gardening goddess (even if you aren't). Just mix 3 different flowers/plants and combine together. Figure out the combo at the store or look for inspiration online and have that in hand when you get there. Typically I go there and just figure out what I want. I know, that is daunting, even for me because I love a lot of things! But I decided to go simple and kind of cottagey with the look. I LOVE them!!!! I choose a mix of lavender (smells so amazing!) for a bit of colour and put some white geraniums behind them and flanked either side with white begonias! So I kept the colour palette simple. All white I think would have fallen a bit flat. This has dimension and depth.
3 // You don't need to own a home to do this kind of gardening investment. They go where you go.
4// They have big bang for your buck. I got these galvanized steel containers at Ikea and let me tell you I hesitated at first. They are $26 each so like $60 for both. Not very expensive for planters (they are double at big box hardware stores and even Home Sense!) but still it was bringing that Ikea bill up there (OK I only actually spend $100 there). But then I thought what the hell, just do it. If I don't like how they look in front of my house, I can easily return them. I am SO happy I bought them because they are beautiful. Just perfect! And really, really, not that expensive! They are on sale now until Sunday!!! So $21 instead of $27!
What a steal!!! So jealous I didn't get mine yesterday instead of 2 weeks ago! But you can!!!
Here is so more inspiration to get you going!!!
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| Better Homes & Garden |
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| Southern Living |
This is the perfect article on how to get the right mix of plants for a certain look, i.e. tropical or old fashioned, etc. What plants to use for spillage over the sides (any creeping plant) plus height, etc. I like going with my gut and styling personally but this article is very helpful!
Just have fun with it! It should feel like a fun experiment of sorts! ;)
Have a lovely weekend! And please share your planters through Instagram and hashtag #planterlove
XOXO
B