Fall Planting
(Pretty plants all in a row.)
I write about my plants a lot, but it’s only because I love them so much. There’s something so satisfying about planting something small in dirt and watching it grow as you tend it. I look forward to watering my plants each morning and I love to see how they change as time passes.
I inherited my green thumb from my mom, who has a gorgeous garden, and I always think of her when I work outside in my little potted garden. She used to drag us to the local nursery all the time when my sisters and I were growing up, and I was always so bored. Then, she would get to work on her plants once we got home, as we played in the yard alongside her.
(Blooming for fall.)
Now that I’m a mother and I’ve assembled my own little collection of plants, I totally understand her excitement. James is old enough to help out with some of my outside activities now, and this past weekend, we all made a trip to Home Depot to stock up on plants for fall. I made Ryan come along because I needed two baskets worth of supplies, and James and Rhys were thrilled to help me choose plants. We had a little trouble fitting everything into the back of our car, but thanks to Ryan’s mad skills, it all worked out.
(The boys picked out these cyclamen, which are now inside.)
Once we got home, we got down to business, and I put the boys to work digging and mixing old soil. I potted a few of my new plants and arranged everything in my small area of the patio, away from the boys’ bikes and toys.
(Geraniums, pansies, and mums.)
I added a few hanging baskets of mums and snapdragons to my patio, and mums always do well in the Texas weather. I love their muted colors this time of year, and they are fairly hardy.
(My favorite view.)
As I selected plants, I knew in the back of my mind that our first freeze is always in November, but the weather has been so wet and mild lately that I didn’t really worry. Later that night, my mom broke the news of the Canadian front that is now here, which only goes to show that she still knows best.
My plants are covered under the patio now, and some are inside staying warm. I care for them like my children, and I’m hoping they will survive this winter. You know I’ll update you in the spring!
That’s awesome! Mums are so nice and I love how you’ve arranged them. I have a brown thumb, and even if I didn’t those guys wouldn’t last long here. They were calling for snow in our area yesterday!
They are all covered under towels this morning, but it should warm up again tomorrow. Our weather is so fickle. 😛
Super jealous of your fall flowers! We had some asters hanging on but everything is done now, under a layer of snow. We do have a few indoor plants and I know Matt is itching to fill up the plant shelf with even more!
It’s so mild here, probably more like your spring or even summer. Plants do really well and the freezes are few and far between.
Matt knew about the freeze before I did and brought my only potted plants inside. I was like, eh, they’re resilient, they’ll probably be fine! But he knew I would do that, and called his mom and found out they would die if they froze. Oops!
I drove by a house in my neighborhood that has all of their beautiful plants still outside, and they look totally fine. I told Ryan that, if I did that, mine would all be dead. I think it’s just preparation and luck.