Falling in love… I have been on the hunt for a while for a couple of beautiful urns to brighten up our front yard. I like the idea of planting them for each season and this is the perfect time of year for showing off autumn’s beautiful offerings…
I was thrilled to find two identical cement urns near me at a beautiful nursery Schmitz Garden Center in Flower Mound, Texas, over the October 12th-Columbus Day long weekend. I got these for a good price, I think.
Rarely do I ask at nursery centers, but this day I did: I asked if they could do a little better on the price if I took both, and I was given an extra 15% off.
The nurseryman loaded them up for me and on home we went!
On Monday, I wheeled our heavy garden cart around front and went to work trying to wrestle an urn out of the middle of our SUV. You see, the back hatch latch is broken (again…) so we can’t open the tailgate. It’s a cheap plastic part and Mr. Ethereal has to have a day to pull off the inside parts and replace the thing. It broke the weekend before…
So what do you think of the urns?? They are about 14″ tall by 24″ across and about 6″ deep. At first I was thinking maybe they were too shallow, but after planting them and realizing you can just pile up more dirt in the center, now I am really excited about them!
I really like how they look after planting them with just a few pansies, one big deep pink mum, and a little hanging vine in each urn. They add a nice formality to our small front porch area.
This photograph is really overexposed but it shows our fall porch well… Happy and balanced!
Totally in love… Now to convince Mr. Ethereal we need to expand out the left-hand garden bed to make both sides match better. 😉
A nice way to say hello to our second fall in our still
new-to-us home… 🍂🍁
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beautiful, friends,
Barb, those are BEAUTIFUL!! I love the shape of the urns and how you've planted them. Good job on asking for a better price, very courteous, and proposing a bigger sale as your bargaining chip. It's always appreciated when a customer asks with courtesy. I love the kale addition, too, among your plants.
Love them Barb. I have two vintage urns about the same size and they seemed shallow to me too, but they handle plantings easily without wasting potting mix. Your porch is lovely!
Those urns are stunning and they look beautiful by your door. I really love them, Barb. And smart shopping, too!