The Deck Boxes

The deck.....

The flying saucer looking thing is a patio heater.

As previously stated, my 'in' planters were old planters spray-painted.  Also...the brown cushions are recovered.  F.y.i., if you cushion fabric has gone to hell but the stuffing is still good, recover with a shower curtain from and save yourself some money.  And this comes from....the woman who hates to admit that she has ever sewn anything...shh don't tell Mom!  Oh wait...she reads my blog.  In that case, be proud Mom!

Basil, cilantro, marigolds, and parsley.  I am thinking that this one may need a little more room. What do you think?    The wine bottle in back of the trellis is my fancy irrigation system.  It looks wine-country sheik and it makes sure that my plants get what they need.  I find it is easiest to fill these bottles with a regular watering can (that does not have the rain head) and it fits perfectly!

Marigolds....love those! Marigolds, pansies, basil, and morning glory.

More basil with a Corona bottle for the smaller planter.

You guessed it! Marigolds, pansies, and morning glory!

Marigolds, mums, and morning glory.

Sunflowers (dwarf) from seed.

Marigolds, pansies, mums, and morning glory.

Pansies...from the fall....what a lovely surprise!

I use the cell packs that my other plants came in and play with my seeds until I get bored of it...or run out of room....or both.

Deck Garden

This is the current state of the deck.  I love these deck-hugging boxes and I have bought two a year for the past two years....but I think I have enough now.  They are awesome because I don't have to worry about the wind carrying them away.  The trellises that you see have been created from garden fencing that was not keeping the puppies out of the garden and so I decided to re-purpose them as trellises and I love it!  It seems to give a mission feel to my deck garden.  The lime green planters are old planters that my Nana gave me and I spray painted to freshen them up.  I seem to be having a lot of fun with the spray paint this year.  

Sugar snap peas on a home-made trellis.  I planted them late this year, well every year, but what do I really have to loose? A few seeds? A dollar for a seed packet?  Oh...but what could I gain is the better question :).  I figured that as long as it is growing well in this location, I shall leave it and when it starts to wilt, I will put it in a shadier location to prolong the life of the plant.  Let's see how it goes!

By the way, late for peas is anything past March and well...I never seem to get my garden on until the end of May.