Container Gardening On The GreatWall.......

Here,in Florida,we've come to the almost end of our growing season

(Oh,shut up!You gardeners up North!).

It is just too hot and humid for anything to grow,except for Caladiums(love 'em!) and Impatiens.
So,I thought I'd show some of the different types of containers,we,here,on the GreatWall, use to grow plants. It seems like those are the only things that flourish in our heat and humidity,during the long,drawn out summer months.

The typical garden-type urn..........growing under our canopy of Norfolk Island Pines.

Yep---we can grow those in our gardens,down South.

(Boo-yah! for us Southerners!)

We,on the GreatWall,also use sea shells(another boo-yah!!) for containers.

These hold bromeliads.

Of course,a true Southern garden wouldn't be Southern without using whatever is at hand.


Here,we're using galvanized buckets to grow Christmas Cactus............

Ain't it cool ?

How about the lid to a bar-b-que grill? ........................in our shade garden.

Re-use.Re-cycle......................that's our motto,here on the GreatWall.



And the bestest was saved for last.................

After two days of rain,fighting mosquities,heat,and other myriad of household chores(summer in Florida can be a pain,after all),did I mention mosquitoes?---the "toilette" planter(thank you FloridaSue for the name!!!) is

done!!!!!!

So,now for your viewing pleasure...................................

The top was filled with Vinca vine,a Dracena,and a red begonia.

The bottom has a Giant Liriope,some Caladiums,Mezoo,English Ivy,and a Horsetail plant.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!

You know you want one.Admit it.




for more of Share A Garden Sunday(thank you soooo much,Artie,for doing this),click here.......................

as an addendum,the GreatWall went on a road trip,today.Stay tuned.........

A Little Bit of Garden Whimsy............

Gardens can be soooo

boring

They need a little touch of fun and whimsy.

So,I thought I'd share our version of whimsy.

Sometimes,also known as

YARD ART!!!!!

This first piece is a collaberative effort between myself,and Erich,the Younger.When he was a wee-one he made the blue bird at summer camp.I felt it needed someplace special so it could shine.So I bought some copper pipe,bent it,wired it together with copper wire.

Voila'

A trellis thingy!You

HAVE

to have animals in a garden..........

And every good Southern garden should have

a toilet planter!!!!!!!

This one sits in our shade garden.The top part of it is still waiting to be attached.Eventually,that part will have ivy trailing down.

And now for the piece de resistance........

Our pink flamingo collection!

Yep-----

We collect pink flamingos,which are incredibly hard to find,I might add.Good ones,at least,are hard to find.Even tho we have a toilet planter,we don't want to be too horribly tacky,after all.So,our pink flamingos must be stylish and tasteful.

Every Florida garden should a pink flamingo,or two.Or three......Or,maybe,even

six......

Gardens should be

fun

places,after all.

To see other gardener's gardens,check out Share Your Garden Sunday.Thanks to Artie for hosting.

And for more of Scenic Sunday,click here......................