my urns

as soon as we moved into house #1,

i bought a pair of urns for my front porch.

i love the symmetry it creates,

and enjoy the yearly ritual of selecting

the color scheme for the flowers.

i am currently on my third pair of urns.

the first pair broke, and we left the second

pair in tennessee when we moved to utah.

last year, i filled my new urns with 

mini cypress trees, and a mixture of

red and purple flowers mixed with creeping rosemary.

i was hoping to keep the cypress trees alive, 

but they died. i am really diligent

about watering the precious content of

my planters for the first few months,

but once september hits,

i lose all interest and every thing dies.

so, i am currently trying to decide what to do this year...

i usually try to have some type of tree in the

center of the urn. i really love the height it

creates, and it is a great backdrop to the 

colorful flowers.

i love the pink + white in these urns.

this look is bold and bright.

two shades of pink are nice here.

wow.

this one is amazing! 

i love the colors.

i like the wild look in this urn...

and the blues and purples are really soothing.

this one is gor------geous!

love the orange.

i could just fill my urns with herbs...

or succulents. 

i love the way this looks!

do you have any "tried and true"

plants that you have used in the past?

if so, let me know---

i need all the help i can get!

images found via: country living,

 southern living, flickr, deborah silver