Junkin' it: Garden Style

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS!

Sorry, April, we couldn’t wait for your showers. It’s the end of March and we have already been in the 80′s more times than I can count! {The 80′s was a totally tubular decade, hoser! I do not have big hair anymore though!}

Our Easter lilies have long gone and I’ve had the top off the jeep for a week-JOY! I’m just wondering how hot it will be by June. I’m a Missouri girl, who is used to four definite seasons. Now that I’m in Texas, it’s like

 

Honey is so good to me! He took me out and let me junk and also buy flowers to go in my junk! What a sweetie! I like flowers you can plant, I always feel sorry for the ones that have been cut and put in vases. They’re like on death row! I feel the same about live Christmas trees- who can be merry when you’ve got a tree on life support, fixing to be thrown out, without a care. I know, TOO EMPATHETIC! At least I’m not pathetic! Maybe a dork though

Anywho, here’s the pics, no crafts, just craftiness with the planters!

Is that chicken feeder not the most perfect planter you’ve ever seen?! I’m sot real sure what that cart thingy was, but it is super rusted-LOVE IT!!! It may disintegrate before summer’s end.

The Gerbera Daisies are in an antique water cooler that has the cutest spigot, drip catcher, and handles!

Another rusty water cooler, bucket, and well-used ammo box made my front entry divine! Here’s how they started:

After a long day of planting:

I added one of my many old benches (I have a thing for old benches and shelving-weeeeird) along with a $1 lamp I topped with a minnow bucket.

It has a twin that is part of my Spring tablescape which you will see very soon! Here’s a sneak peak:

On the other side of the door is an old, camp stool with a rectangle, galvanized planter. In the bucket is an orchid, I’ve never seen one so big and it’s able to live outside.

Here’s an old painter’s bench. It has a hole to put a bucket in and is held together with rusted wire. If it’s not pushed against something, it leans WAY to the right. If you come for a visit, don’t sit here! Or well, maybe you should, we could use a good laugh   I’ll help you up after I get up from ROFL!!

Yet another old painter’s bench with a hole to carry it with and a shelf underneath for brushes and such. Honey is thankful all the old benches are making their way out of the house. He’s not a fan. Can you believe I came home one day just in time to rescue one from the burn pile!  “Oh sorry babe, I didn’t know that one was any good,”was his reply to my fit. Ya, right!

These double wash tubs and antique wheelbarrow made the long haul when we moved from MO.

These director’s chairs were on sale for $20 each and the old milk jug for $10! Lucky day! These chairs are too cool with hinges to make them foldable. They don’t match my green patio furniture, but that’s ok- I’m working on that no matchy matchy thing!

Unfortunately, everything isn’t rusty and old. I still love these other planters.

I can’t wait for all of the plants to mature and be full of blooms!

I’m on the search for some unique things to replant these hanging baskets in. I’m in heaven with all these flowers everywhere you look!

Please keep in mind these flowers are freshly planted. They will be taken care of with my loyal feeding, watering, and love!  Just like my other babies, who tried to help me garden all day.

Tia just wants Mommy to stop and hold her.

Boston saying "Get off the phone, let's go back outside!"

Kate follows me everywhere just like one of the dogs.

My teenage boys were helping Dad plant shrubs and none of them wanted a sweaty picture taken.

I hope everyone is having as much fun as I am decorating outside! Just like inside, garden choices, be it plants, flowers, containers, and placement, reflect our personality too. Happy Spring shopping!!! FUN!!

See y’all soon!

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