Happy Earth Day from me to you! Since it’s earth day, take a peek at my new front porch plants…
I know the rule – don’t plant flowers until after Mother’s Day – but I couldn’t help myself. My porch was looking so bare and lonely, which prompted me to take a little trip with my mom earlier this week to pick out some flowers. Don’t worry, they are all cold weather flowers and they have been doing fantastic with the chilly nights.
I think my favorite part is that I went ahead and planted a few herbs and some lettuce to get my garden going – can’t wait to get out in the backyard and go crazy with vegetables! I found this metal milk crate in South Dakota last Fall and since I moved into the new house, it has been sitting in my living room. Everyday I would wonder what would look best in it…books, toys for the nieces and nephews, records? It came to me all at once when I was talking to my mom about planting some things on the porch. Wouldn’t it look absolutely gorgeous with two potted plants in it?! And I think it most definitely does.
Yummmmm, that cilantro is just begging to be thrown into some rice or a fresh summer salad – I’m drooling just thinking about it.
Stock is now one of my new favorite flowers. They are so hearty and smell absolutely divine, plus they like the cold weather – major plus.
I’ve been keeping the plants up near the house for now because it’s still been really windy and I don’t want them to fall over or get whipped around by the nasty wind since they’re just getting established. When I get some furniture and other things out there, I will figure out better places for them – which I will show you of course.
{Can you tell I have an obsession with photographing my herbs?}
Enjoy Earth Day and this Good Friday!!
Stormie Dae
Chyrl Kelley
Apr 22, 2011 -
Great looking porch! Happy you are so excited to garden. Can’t wait to see it.
Kaylee
Apr 22, 2011 -
No rhubarb?! :)
Stormie
Apr 23, 2011 -
Oh there will most definitely be rhubarb…just in the backyard garden:)
Elise
Apr 23, 2011 -
Ah! I LOVE it! First of all, I LOVE PORCHES! And I’m excited to get flowers on mine for this summer too… if it will ever quit raining! :P It looks lovely, for a lovely La Prima! Happy porch decorating!
Pearl
Apr 23, 2011 -
I love the rubber boots! Too cute! Wish I had a front porch decorate.
J
Apr 23, 2011 -
Pearl: Bryan and Dave should get right on that! You have the space for a front porch, for sure!!
Dae-kins: LOVE the flowers. Great pictures of them!
Stephanie
Apr 26, 2011 -
Cute flowers and boots! I can’t wait till you get some chairs and a swing out there so that we can have our MayDae meetings out there:)