Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Terracotta Planter

I just love this time of year! And I LOVE flowers. Love love LOVE them! I just wish I knew more about them. I did a little research when deciding which flowering shrubs to plant in our yard this year and so far things are growing well together.
I was inspired by Amy's tiered planter on Positively Splendid a few weeks ago. It was just gorgeous and I knew that one of those would look beautiful on my porch. Her directions were great. I followed them exactly except for spraying a water sealer inside of the pots.
I planted petunias, impatiens, asparagus fern, and ivy. I hope those were good choices for a planter like this. I guess we'll see!


30 comments:

Amy @ Positively Splendid said...

Brandy, this turned out absolutely amazing! I love your color scheme, and how the street number really pops against the black! I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorial, and thanks so much for sharing the link, too. :)

Jennie said...

This is so cute! I wonder if my LONG address would fit? Love it!

Jennie @ Cinnaberry Suite

Debbie said...

Too cute, and I love the color scheme!

Amy Kinser said...

These turned out great. I also love this time of year and love having flowers blooming.

Good job!

Partying with you tonight. Stop by for a visit.

Laurie said...

I love your tiered planter, esp. how you used contrasting colors! I love flowers, too, and I've done a couple posts on them lately. I'd love for you to come see my hydrangeas at:
http://sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com/2010/05/hydrangea-love.html
and my roses at:
http://sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-photography-amateur-hints-for.html
I'd love for you to visit me at sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com!
♥Laurie

Andrea said...

Your planter looks great!!! I really want to make one of these!! I've never heard of Asparagus fern? Gonna have to look that one up. I think your other plants will be just fine! Impatiens don't like much sun though, they will bloom the best in shade!
You should post a pic when your planter fills out a bit :)

Atticmag said...

I've never thought of tiered planters but yours looks great and should really flourish as the summer goes on. Lovely. Jane F

Kimberly said...

I think those are great choices, and it looks wonderful!

CraftyBrit said...

Hi there, your blog is wonderful! Thanks for stopping by mine, I seriously have to see your wall decal you're working on when it's finished! I might be more excited than you :) I love these ideas, in fact this pot is perfect for my house without numbers on it! I have to do this! Such a small world of LDS memebers and Coasties too!

Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking said...

What a cool idea!

Sachiko said...

This is such a cute idea, I love it! I am start thinking about other color combinations as well. Thank you for linking to my party!

ificould said...

Oh, we love how yours turned out! We made one too - we'll have to update our blog with the photos.

Just letting you know we gave you an award over on our blog: http://ificould-ificould.blogspot.com/2010/05/wow-award.html

Becca said...

So pretty! I would love to make something like this!
-Becca @ The Bee Zoo

Life in Rehab said...

This is the third time I've seen this project, but you used my favorite color combination, which REALLY sets it apart. I guess I'm going to have to give in and make one now!

Laura said...

What a cute idea! I love the pop of blue.

Laura @ along for the ride
p.s. I have a blog party on Saturdays and I'd love it if you linked up!

LaKeta said...

Oh....this is next on my to do list! I saw this on Positively Splendid as well and am dying to make one for my home:) You did a terrific job...love the black and turquoise together....I adore asparagus fern...nice choice!

StepThruCrazy said...

I love the colors you chose! So pretty!

Hoosier Homemade said...

Your planter turned out great! I look forward to seeing a picture later on in the summer after the plants have grown.
My DH is a landscaper, so if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them ;-)
Thanks for sharing!
~Liz

Katie said...

I really love this, especially with the house number!

Life in Rehab said...

I made this and I'm blogging it tomorrow, giving you credit of course! Pop by and see how I did.

Ott, A. said...

Just stopping by from Tip Junkie. those pots look great. I blogged about my flower pots a week or two ago. Happy Gardening!

Sharon said...

Hi, I'm stopping by from It's so Very Cheri. I love your planter! I made one similar, but "tipsy style". Yours is very dignified! I'm gonna have to make one for the front porch with my house number!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Sharon@Keenisnpirations
When you have a minute, you can see my planter here:
http://keeninspirations.blogspot.com/2010/05/tipsy-pot-planter.html

Stephanie Lynn said...

This is my favorite time of year too! Your planter is fabulous. I just love the tierd look - great colors too! Thanks so much for joining The Sunday Showcase Party. I greatly appreciate it! Hope you are enjoying your week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

creativejewishmom.com said...

Hi Brandy, I linked your project up on my linking party as the comments weren't working for me to ask you to drop by....hope that's okay, I'm going to feature this in Sunday, and hope you'll drop by to share something too! all the best1

Stacey @ Fun to Craft said...

What a cute idea Brandy!! I love this. I am featuring it as part of the Look at me Party. Come by and snag a featured button...thanks for linking up!!

Southern Fried Gal said...

Cute! I like how you mixed up the colors. The flowers really pop off the black!

This would be a great addition to my Garden Party - stop over to join the linky fun!

Have a blessed weekend!

Andy Porter said...

I'm really diggin the teared look! Nice!!

Fonville Farm said...

I'm going to have to make me some of these! They are soooo cute!
Robin

Its A Blog Party said...

It turned out so great!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz

Cassie @ Primitive & Proper said...

beautiful- love the variation on the color of the middle pot.