My Front Porch

Happy summer everyone! The kids are out of school and we're enjoying a slower pace to our days.  Yes, the kids get to go on errands with me (you can image the excitement when I announce "Today we're going grocery shopping!!").    But we've also had our fair share of lazy days...movies on the couch and playing with friends.

Flowers are starting to bloom and my pots are starting to fill out nicely.  So today I'll show a few pictures of my front porch with you!

 I discovered I had tall grass that survived a long winter of neglect in some pots from last summer.  I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. Plant it in the garden? Or add it to a giant pot with other flowers?  After I took on the sweaty job of digging the grass out of last years pots,  I set it in one of my galvanized buckets for a minute until I could decide where I would put it permanently.

But I happened to love how it looked in the old bucket!

Sometimes it pays off to think outside of the box!  You never know what creative look you may discover!

Years ago, a neighbor had tossed the chair below in the trash.  I immediately brought it home, tightened the screws and gave it a fresh coat of black paint.  Over the years, it's weathered quite a bit, which makes me love it even more.

If you live in the greater Seattle area, you're probably aware of the wonderful gardening store called Ravenna Gardens.  I went to University Village to Ravenna Gardens several weeks ago and had a great time putting together some arrangements for two big pots in front of our house.

There are a few different shades of purple flowers and I paired them with a variety of greens.

I even used moss in the pots.  Have you ever done that?

I think it adds a lot of interest.

That's it for today!  I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at some of my front porch decor!

jen