Welcoming Spring With a Garden Container Outdoor Entry

When we moved into our townhome in Florida, I learned about container gardening. It was a great solution to add color to our house front or patio, without having to dig into the not so soft ground (mostly coral rock). Over the years in Florida, I had grown and nurtured several plants, but because of state laws, I was unable to take any of the plants with me when we moved here to Arizona. Although I gave away most of my plants to friends and family, I did keep several of the containers. Refreshing the containers with a quick cleaning and a fresh coat of paint helped spare the expense of having to start totally all over again... All I needed to do was invest in a few flowering plants to give our now stacked stone stoop a shot of color for Spring.

Even though I don't have the same front landscape, I am still keeping true to my style reusing lanterns as planters, and using rich pinks and purples... which also transition well into summer. Here's a peek back at some container gardening I did back at our FL townhome from Springs past...

Reusing my Winter / Fall branches (now 2 years old) by simply wrapping with faux blossoms from Michael's helped give height to the stoop entrance and frame the door. Last Spring, I also wrapped the branches w/blossoms, but I had them inside our living room (for Fall, I've hot glued fall leaves to the branches). I only bought 4 blossom sprays, at $4.99 each - BUT they were 50% off! (woo-hoo!) Again, this was a great way to save money, but still create a welcoming spring entrance on a budget. I had seen two beautiful and tall jasmine topieries also at Home Depot, but they were $20 each.

Reusing what I had:

2 large lanterns (@ $20 ea.) refreshed black

2 small lanterns (@ @12 ea) refreshed black

2 large containers (@ $18 ea) refreshed ORB + black

2 terracotta pots (@ $7 ea) refreshed gold

2 bamboo detailed post (@ $8 ea) refreshed semi-gloss black

2 small basket weave posts (@ $6 ea) used as riser

2 small containers inside lanterns (@ $.99 ea) just cleaned

Golden Egg Wreath (thrift + diy LY) repaired + refreshed antique gold

2 large urns (free & previously used in LR or DR) just cleaned

2 outdoor pink metal garden bunnies (@ $7 ea) refreshed in white (but need to do gold)

branches - found on side of the road 2 years ago in FL

green moss for filler - reused from Easter tablescapes LY

simple season less doormat - just cleaned

wiped down front door, railing & light fixture w/Old English furniture polish

wiped off scuffs from front step w/Magic Erase

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approx. $160 savings

Plants invested in:

2 Bougainvillea @ 8.88 ea

2 Pinks @ 3.98 ea

2 purple daisies @ 3.98 ea

2 batches of mini white flowers split into 4 pots  @ 4.98 ea batch

4 faux blossom sprays at Michael's on sale @ 2.50 ea

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approx $55 seasonal garden investment

If you're renting, like we are, floral filled outdoor containers are a great little Spring Spruce-up for outside, to welcome family home with color, as well as say "Happy Spring!" to your neighborhood. This weekend is the perfect weekend for your outdoor Spring Spruce-ups because you can save even more money shopping at Home Depot's annual SPRING BLACK FRIDAY event!

Happy Spring and thanks for visiting!

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