Specialty Gardening: Making an Entrance (containers &tc. in doorways), 1 by Susannah_C

Susannah_C wrote:
Thank you for your encouragement! The green was a very big change. Quite shocking after the grey for all these years, but neighbors and passersby say they like it for its coolness and that the house looks "friendlier".

So ... yay green. :-)

I think eventually, yes, we'll go with bigger planters, though I am Really Picky (probably Really Too Picky) about finding the right ones. And we have an issue of opportunity theft here, so I have to be careful to find Right Ones that won't break the bank if they are stolen. As a point of transition while looking for something wonderful, I painted the (reproduction) ca. 1924 planters the pale yellow of the trim and replanted them, adding a couple of Geoff Wolff flowerpots on one side -- I'm partial to asymmetry for entryways.

Anyway, though this shot barely shows it, the planters contain coleus, hibiscus, mint, impatiens, pursulane, million bells, and varigated sweet potato vine. I look forward to the plants filling out in order to give the planters a more established, lush look. Right now they look pretty young. :-)