Spring Madness

I went a bit mad a few weeks ago and purchased 3 large pots several bags of potting soil, bulbs, seeds and two new chairs for my front porch. I have been meaning to do this since I first moved into my apartment almost three years ago. The Western view from my second floor balcony/porch is quite beautiful with lots of tall trees behind the other apartment building in the complex and the sky is lovely at night. But I had been putting it off with various excuses and so was only buying the occasional potted mum and standing leaning against one of the posts to look at the night sky. "Enough!" I thought on the first truly springy day here and with thoughts of a pot or two with some pansies in them I rushed to the only nursery in town. Unfortunately they not only had almost no plants, the proprietor was so rude to me upon my arrival that I hopped back into my car and set out for Walmart. After a good hour spent testing chairs to see what was most comfortable and trying to decide if I could grow irises (my favorite!) in pots I left the store with the lovely array of items pictured below. I have yet to get the pots done as the weather has not been cooperating with me (snow on the first day of Spring!) or my schedule has not allowed for it, but I am determined I will get them done this week so my bounty of lettuce and herbs can start growing to be followed by (hopefully) irises and lillies later in the season. I can say that the chairs are wonderfully comfortable and I have been found sitting in them quite often to gaze at the stars or watch the sun set through the trees. Next on the agenda is a little table to set a candle or two on and accomodate dining al fresco.