I made a run to the nearest big box garden center, which happens to be Lowe's, to see what they had in the way of plants for winter color. Well, the answer was not much. Their shelves were essentially bare. They were clearing out in anticipation of a big shipment of spring plants this week. They did still have a few violas and pansies, though not much color choice.
Violas are, hands down, my favorite plant for winter color, so I grabbed what they had and then three flats of pansies for good measure and hurried home with my treasure.
I didn't actually get around to planting my new plants until yesterday. I started with the violas and filled several pots that sit in my backyard seating area and voila'! I had pretty colors to look at once again.
Just like that, there were sweet little viola faces everywhere I looked.
It didn't take long for a passing Painted Lady butterfly to find them.
Now, both the Painted Lady and I are happy.
Violas and pansies are such happy flowers with their adorable *faces*. I brought home geraniums. The balcony looks lovely and I added a couple of small pots in Musashi's garden for a spot of color. I'm on the look out for gerberas .... I have orange and they LOVE Musashi's garden. I'd like some other color.
ReplyDeleteMy gerberas were all bitten by the frost, but I'm hoping they'll come back. They did last year. At least now I have pansies and violas!
DeleteI have pansies every winter in my front garden window boxes, they make a splash of colour and survive even hard frost. Yours sure look colourful :-)
ReplyDeleteThey are colorful and they make me smile whenever I look at them.
DeleteI love pansies and violas too. How wonderful that the Painted Lady found yours so quickly!
ReplyDeleteIt was almost as if she had been waiting for them.
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