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I’m pleased with the way my pots with the coleus, petunias and lobelia are taking off. No signs of critter munching yet. We have noticed a lot of caterpillars around the yard (they fall on us too!) I got that little wrought iron birdbath at a discount store last Friday. It was missing some bolts and Bri had to find some that would work with it.

This is the garden where I have mostly Sweet William-Dianthus. It is suppose to be a biannual, so I add a pack of them each year. I have little Asian lanterns in there too. That tall, stalky thing looks like Freesia, but it only got like this last year, so I hope the orange flowers make an appearance this year!

I like geraniums in pots and plastic ones at that. I think the tighter they are, the more they bloom. The back of my houses needs some TLC and I’d like to start off painting that railing. I think I painted it red about 21 yrs ago!

I decided to put all ‘3’ hibiscus plants in one big pot. They were really pot bound. It should make an interesting display! They are full of buds!

These are delicate Japanese Irises near my little pond-in the background. The Canna lily I bought does not like it there (see tilted), so I think I will pot it up.

Another shot of that gorgeous Nemesia. And that is a telephone pole in the background.

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  1. I have that same railing only mine is painted black. I think our steps are the same, too! I really don’t like mine, but I’ve been stuck with it for the past 19 years. It will probably outlast me.

    Beautiful containers! I really love the planters with coleus in them. I am really “into” coleus combinations this year, too.

    I know what you mean about plastic containers. Many people turn their noses down at them, but I prefer them because I can move them more easily and they last a long time.

    I think your hibiscus container will be much more interesting with the different colors in it.

    Pretty pink dianthus, too. You have just done a spectacular job all around!

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