Remember the Bart man?

I hate all SPAers, all management and any dumb bastard that made my job harder.

Red Non-Stop Begonia

Shallot Onion

Japanese Maple next to a hosta

Purple Shamrock “Francis”

Spotted Dead Nettle

Unidentified Rose

Sundance Rose

White = Dusty Miller, Pink = Dianthus, Purple = May Night Sage

Calendula

Earthquake Mini Rose

A white spider chillin on my dianthus

*More rose photos coming soon! Also check for my color combination experiments.

Although I despise the color red, for some reason I’m drawn to it as an accent color for my garden.  I was shopping around at the plant nursery and found “Sum and Substance” hosta, which is one of the largest hostas and only paid $6 for a quart sized plant.

I came up with the idea that I wanted a huge terra cotta pot painted red to really contrast the color of the hosta and show it off.  First I had to shop around for the best deal on pots and ended up at Garden Ridge.  Everything there was 25% off so I got a 24″ pot for $20.  Next, I went to Ace Hardware and got a gallon of exterior high gloss paint.  I bought a gallon because I expect to do tons of pots in this color, but a quart should be enough to complete 1 pot.

With 2 coats of paint, I ended up with this….

Pots like this usually retail for over $100.

$99 @ Amazon