Very pretty!

Love that picture! Glad you had a good trip. :)

Right now, most of mine are in the blinding sun … pics look washed out. I’ll share some when it’s not so bright out. All of mine are done. I did a lot of bushy mandevillas with other things this year. They’re so hardy and happy in our brutal heat. :)

I only have this photo of one from last year. I haven't decided what to do this year . . . I'm way behind!

Edited to add that I love that sweet little herb planter! My herbs always look so dang gangly.

We set a record yesterday for a new low maximum temperature for the day (we're under the same crappy weather system as Seattle and they also set the same temperature record as we did). All that to say that no one is gardening yet and the garden stores should be busy and they are not.

Love that antique sink herb garden Jinx. And your herbs look amazing.

Thanks, teeda! We had fun making it! :)

Love this! How do you water your planters? By hand?

Right now I only have two planters to hold my mint plants since I don't trust mint not to spread to the entire yard. They're covering the ugly sprinkler boxes that some idiot put in front of our master bedroom windows (why??). They get water from the sprinklers nearby. But I would love to put some on my patio and am sure if I hand water that things will die of neglect.

I went a little crazy at the plant nursery this week in preparation for planting this weekend. We had some snow this week so I'm glad I didn't plant yet. Vegetables, herbs, and perennial flowers for my water feature / patio area are going into the ground.

We had an unusually cool spring so just got the first two planters done yesterday. Everything is rather puny now but it shouldn't take long before they fill out. These big pots spark joy any time I walk out or up to my front door.

All these herb pots are giving me ideas - may have to try that. I do love my chives, though.

Jinx, that is the coolest planter I've ever seen. And I've seen many sink planters but I like how yours is low and with legs.

I doubt I do planters this year but I do have two pots of Zinnias that are babies. The Clematis are the only thing in bloom. The purple Clems were planted 35 years ago.

Today is the first blooms of the white Clems.

@DLM2000-GW beautiful! I use glazed ceramic planters on the patio just a bit lighter than yours. Im not home but will try to remember to take pics later. However, patio has not been power washed yet and rug put back diwn 😳. I will definitely share front planters.

arcy I envy your shady areas with hosta - so lush!

Bubblegum petunias.

Also having unseasonably cold weather here but I went to my favourite garden center yesterday to get my desired Proven Winners bedding plants before they are snatched up. They also have great Heirloom tomato starts so bought a dozen of those as well. Will baby everything until the greenhouse is ready for the tomatoes. Hope to plant my deck planters and baskets this weekend.

We can't plant annuals safely until Memorial Day, I've learned my lesson several times. It's just not worth the risk.

@pricklypearcactus the planters on my back terrace are watered by small soaker tubes that run up from the irrigation system in the flower bed below. I wind the soaker tubes amongst the plants in the pots and they get watered every time the sprinkler system runs. Same in front of the house. I had pots on either side of the front door. A small black hose runs from the flower bed on each side of the door to the pot. I generally bring the tube up through the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot.

In my previous home, the landscaper put small spray heads in some of the pots and soaker tubes in others. I like the soakers better.

I love, love, love all your creations. I have been working on the potted arrangements and vegetable garden in between the raindrops. Progress has been slow, but sure. The vegetable garden at the riverhouse is done and I am hoping for the best. At the woodhouse, I planted two tomato plants in a container. Something? thought the container needed something more. I investigated the disturbed soil and unearthed this lovely loaf. Can you imagine?

Here are a few of mine.

I may have to order this from Amazon.

Happy, what the …?! That’s hilarious! 😂

Summers, admit it right now. You took that photo from a Southern Living magazine, didn’t you. (Seriously, omg … dream porch! Wow! Gorgeous. I’m inviting myself over for tea.) :)

Seriously, is that what I think it is, a baguette?

Yes, it is a foot long loaf of bread. It had to have been dragged a really long way and up the stairs to the deck. Something thinking ahead to tomato sandwiches?

I do have these two planters on the porch, but they're on the other side of it and no plants in them. We now have chairs in this area which I like better.

This is from a few years ago. And they're now white.

This is one I share every year. old copper boiler (verdigris over the years) used as planter.

Planter with baby dwarf butterfly bush. Will need to transplant soon.

Here's a Propeller plant in one of my planters in the back yard. I grow mostly succulents in my plants, but I use some of them for herbs.

@bbstx that is genius to bring the hose up through one of the drainage holes!! Thank you! I really want to try to add some planters to my patio. It's pretty big and really blah looking without any plants. I have sprinklers on either side, so I should be able to add a small irrigation hose to run to at least one planter on either side. Thanks everyone for the inspiration!

I can’t get good lighting, oh well. A few of my containers:

Cordyline in Talavera planter:

Beaded plant stakes I made (with succulents) … coleus, gomphrena, geranium I overwintered, croton:

Big pot: elephant ears, mandevilla, oxalis:

Hanging moss rose basket:

Broken bird bath:

Last year:

Mandevilla with dracaena spikes:

Mandevilla with cordyline:

Daisy!

Crossandra and gomphrena:

Mandevilla:

Just replaced these yellow violas with portulaca (temps are too high for violas now):

Mother’s Day flowers. :)

You know who … I kept having to step over him to snap pics!

These aren’t all (pots or cats). Who’s the big dummy who has this many containers in one of the hottest states in the US? Me!

I ll show last years like seagrass said its not safe to plant until after Memorial Day

These are all of my front porch last year except the toparies which arent doing too good hope they last the summer

Thanks, everyone! I love all the gorgeous and creative planters!! And what on earth is up with that baguette?? So strange! I did get some container planting done this weekend but it has been dismally gray here so I haven't taken any pics yet. Will do that today - looks like we have a bit more sun on the way. I am re-doing some of the garden beds so spent time this weekend removing old shrubs and preparing beds for the new plants.

I'm working on mine now. The stores are full up with plants but they are all in big pots, hardly any flats. And most are expensive and so many look awful, like they've been abused in some way some where along the line . . . that's the double whammy, expensive and sub par . . . This is mostly with the shade plants like begonias. The sun ones seem to bounce back from abuse easier . . . those were the ones I was having trouble finding in small flats . . . that's how I like to do my planters . . .