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Now that the last frost is over everywhere, it is time to get planting (if you haven't already started. I happen to be a season-rusher and have been planting flowers since March).
The beautiful zinc-lined garden containers (in photo on right) are from LexingtonGardensNYC.com. They are available in 3 sizes: 8x8 for $45; 9-in. square for $75; and 11-in. square for $130. I wish they came a little larger.
I recently ordered 5 of these from Smith and Hawken (4 medium and 1 large):
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I still have a large one up north that I can't decide what to plant because it's in the shade (hydrangea? fern?).
Happy planting (or whatever) this weekend.
5 comments:
I may need a pair of the iron w/ zinc liners from Lexington Gardens.
Also love the S&H ones you got. Pictures when they're installed and planted please!
That's exactly what I'm doing this weekend! Planting my garden! Have a good one!
x
Maria
I love your planters. Hope for 'rain'...I found it..Farah Fawcett's excerpt about rain is on my blog this morning.
Hydrangeas! Mainly because we can't plant them -- they hate our alkaline soil.
Oh, and we've been planting since February -- it's already 90 degrees here!
Hydrangeas need a big pot and won't tolerate a winter without being in the ground. A fern would do better, or just some lovely annuals...like persian shield, perilla, coleus, plecanthrus (there's a lovely lavendar bloomer), the new Big begonia, crossandra....so many choices.
Look forward to seeing it.
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