I am back in Florida after a month long vacation at home in Wisconsin! Sadly, when my boyfriend picked me up at the airport he hesitantly told me about the tragedy that had occurred in my absence... all my plants had died :( lol. Yes, worse things have happened, and yes I kind of expected this (even with my regular reminders to water them!), but nonetheless I couldn't help feel a small sense of loss! But with any loss comes opportunity to rebuild, so thats what I did!! This time instead of using many small containers for my garden I have decided to consolidate (so much easier to water!!).
My plan this time was to have three main containers, 1) a herb garden, 2) a succulent garden and 3) a flower box.
For the flower box I will be using a vintage planter that needs a little work, so stay tuned for the before and after on that one!
For my herb garden I decided to use a gorgeous vintage 7up divided crate that I found at an estate sale for $10 back in Wisconsin! Check it out:
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| Love the graphic! Even though its a little faded, just adds to the vintage charm :) |
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| Four herbs so far: boxwood basil, rosemary, parsley, and peppermint! This container can hold up to 10 (the two middle ones on the sides have handles cut into them so would not be able to hold enough dirt, but 10 is plenty for me!) |
And for my succulent garden I used an old wooden box (I believe an old tool box?) that I have had for awhile:
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| I used mostly succulents I already had that were still in their original plastic containers, and bought a few more to round out the garden :) |
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| Close-up! |
I also had to replace the plant in my hanging planter that I made from an old egg basket:
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| This beautiful bunch of yellow flowers looks much sturdier than the original white flowers I had planted (crossing my fingers I can keep them alive!!) |
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| Close-up of hanging crystals! |
A little more inspiration for your container gardens at home :)
-Liz :)
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