Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4HSd4ZNY_mQuZEpsKSGsdd-2jyDTAXQdgozlV6_YPWvkw6yJ0GZH3isFEGoLi8yS8U-OSGq2HR0f-87W4G-AkxQ83tqPsYHD-s7kP0TB3gqKMLi-O0n3eJyt01N2pN6mj04U-U0-Bn-l/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%2525216%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOfOiZWqUp9uM-BctYpL7N5NVyNfFviz5slcRPLNBesgEF5dDIsztsLnZgSKiZKBcLr1xvRyPo5VRC1kZHgwyroAUexT4HXulPnQwfbCEcos5798FuR2PzuiU_wHri-cND7MjPkw4g0ip/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="609" /></a>Is it still April?…because I am having some strange occurrences in the plant world at my house that are making me think it’s December! Instead of tulips and daffodils in pretty springy pastels, my house is filled with lots of holly, jolly…RED!<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc364RvpRU7gSIzOtpGhehogEcGDJ4Cm-uiS2VADbL9HDWjZhlHvbbiv70iMl_JnaF9oy3xxdYgaiHjyX5jUndnBXYC3nWz6UmXzx7bsAn2XakFGBbd5Zc2ahCaezQ6hRfunLdkQbqFTe-/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises2%252521%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7OuqHrCzPfKW0b1rzx-rn6kEY6GiCDCqFfOxNRlgJmXdGOQ12Dq-cvpj7aVA_9E5lXUIEOyy6FYwCf9DXxq20e5TOh4NGMNdpKc03Iezn3Ft4ROROsGKCqUgGrgDyM7X4ZDmsxo3x7OC/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a> For starters, my Christmas amaryllis from <i>five years ago</i> is in full bloom…and HUGE! The little grands are calling it the <i>biggest flower ever…</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApKq5IM47tXK8vZ43pjg1IoiJVq6_Sx_tQ2kDC57xrCj7txc6qj4h-ofqXUZhGQ2vt5xqz4CdbWk7yHR1IHZuNBDFtb2IWPq77KZaE5opwlGswAajFTr0qnoTIDZjcoImak-wnHMoFYWK/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%2525213%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg6VU0OKmj0a75tHYlHUtkF5WNqdrAUlh6I4YC_iMI_BlqQfva0AQ3saZSGQ5s66VTwgnZv3bqNV2U_vEZTh24b_UNSbsdASlX1uy1mAOlFJRq1Bwz67C_eWVArzh_vJS3TOTvDk-QaB0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a> …but if you have ever seen <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i>, you know what I am thinking<i>…Feed me, Seymour! lol </i>I do have to admit that it is gorgeous in the morning sun, though!<br /><br /><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7YS3-ACDqsuJIcqxjjx302M5ae5wUrJUjvMYI7oXE0rJc1I3yX1JTCuV2-eFNryv9LTJekGsmuAjrAWND-4TkO7iC_nUn4rSCINjjuXqsMrw6rqZNizt2dVdNbGSgloXSXkUWHPM8GIk/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" />It also bloomed in April two years ago. You can get a better look at it <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/04/tiny-french-treasuresand-surprise.html" target="_blank"><i>here.</i></a> I do remember that, when I was a child, our next-door neighbor in south Georgia had a border of them that bloomed every spring…a fabulous display of <i>huge</i> red flowers, so spring is really their normal time to bloom. We just associate them with Christmas as forced blooms.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVewXL_NmSovHRGjlThHQZRK63wxRcexIg_5Z6FUyOlhH1CJfwfXKMgDzEEWfNc56FDTH1AUQ0mZIXJeySj08NZas3EVhsQPoOnPgSGz1JQ9YhGH-6RFA-wZJrbS77Il32RFrrlZ49Yyo/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%2525217%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXq2daYigZEoc872BJLbK5hB7XD8-G115CwYc4YFMFRa1XO4LZNOZdPzUQZjkl7KcIfD9mToYt0_me_oow2VzF4wT1_N-CONcJVEnBkiAeTWrEdq2fEPinf96k91M8HkS4u7YjVxa-DEbw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="644" /></a>This time it’s going to have <b>six</b> flowers…<i>amazing!</i> I think I have discovered the secret to making it bloom for me. I leave it outside in the pot all summer in morning sun on the patio. Once cold weather comes, I bring it into the garage and do NOTHING!! That’s right…I ignore it. I don’t even water it. Then in March, it begins to show signs of life again!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB4rivItk3P-LdeQo_7gWIdXa5vKkGo6zK9iL6suNG6RHOA4JE9oVegIrFgVzpjXo4giAqinEwIh_pD8YYUGpuVsQt_JaxPwP80P6g6ClXHI2dUgSMxe1DPThYkUXDvoJEd9BFsfMOi7U/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises2%252521%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE2-NEAYNR5VuJMN2DS7jmcLPT-w5M1ZefIXFzLpWttvUrlZtqvv3FdPi-ifBy9NCC0lVcGb4TNv9rr1TK-3WVfPUbsR_kDm0kjMXg7Fe6RdZHy2iXuqA6ByWTTPsGt8oTiLncaiPH7gz/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a> That's when I bring it inside and start watering it. <i>That's it!</i> So far, I have only managed to get it to bloom every other year, so three times in five years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJy3hyphenhyphenFo00H-jFM4U2dnPbiiQa_lfk7qdCnUMkGfmnEsLczvZbdOo4GkNIi9zpqxeBWvdG4pNqOFR3fD4V6H878NOxHN7HelYYt-pC5yz_NkSgi9N5jpXhVd1oonbvGJehI8WBXR0reWCJ/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%252521%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevKfrPm5c8Knzzarb-_fU3iuUVQb-xd-qZ7Z-DuwnlcJ7lZeAdqhU6UXmlvmmqRi7w0M-KOojJ22h6CKd2gczlQaEPO840DGzEhjNkTApqzeQH2GxekUj5kT0CBazPJQnNlfSH01Q6zdQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a>But this year it has an added bonus…an additional stalk for even more flowers is starting to grow! <i>Woo hoo! </i>We’ll see if my new plan works for next year since it’s going to go outside this weekend to begin its summer vacation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ57lEYh5fY5x1LRhYCfFXM3jNKgg_GFNqIVmaKtF_L4G9grBPqWbKOP1w9SvYVcImgG18dANcIPTpjV44kSmkJrL8WVCiKUuqKKOFLB_d-gNc3gKgfWwEi7ScDjKt_4ugJbHIEWpBgfBu/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%2525214%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooLpyLF2yx1gWFUMXWBar3Vzd0ssHQFD9JarV3Q8ZDnXFw8hRbQOT6IbX6r0DiKSGSOiDHMJqo5rskeaY0WjkzM6kFReSoDu42y2-_PD3kPfrp0Puz3aBzlk4hmMLXtrI7XPNVm9isyIC/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a>My other little red beauty is my poinsettia from this past Christmas. Yep…five months ago…and it still looks like it did the day I brought it home from the grocery store! It has hardly lost a leaf! My secret for keeping it so pretty? I water it once a week. That’s it. And for some reason it is very happy! It’s going out on the patio this weekend, too, but up high where the staff can’t get at it since I understand it’s not good for them to chew it. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBdELY3rcC54T09g0RSBJFdckl_dt72uvNXxzGXnr3O31xN6_MR5O7Xqv6UXgffDD6St_u7iIgF0MFAzuOpaVWFFD4CT5NqT2_CesbL-EY4kle2Hd0zTfpYXiRcdt7qvX55Sy8bAs6pHD/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520Some%252520Christmas-y%252520Spring%252520Surprises%2525215%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE44ScK1HKBDQsggIN3026h2UnjgJFHqC__Ywk9t3dduRW9-WjzyhrShZ8aszAwdpa3B_My-rxj97KVfXkJsccvpHOp209yDf84Pug6K7m7CIaHXzY00mXSDrvymnplVwCc0NfsBgDnMv5/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!" width="579" /></a>And here’s another peek at my confused but pretty Christmas flowers! I can’t wait to see how they do during our hot Georgia summer. I’ll keep them in the shady part of the patio and see what happens. I’ll keep you posted with my results!<br /><br /><img alt="Baby Kitty" border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohcn33G_hCzj5IEjucnrcOQXoJ8toN2443yKBixKbFDAyQB7CtJUe26hKJ-bEH2FltWISi0BYri8VczYFvGXFpUWT6SZgSdmUcXtyi7aUBCqgg9a8bIW21oKOUFTJ-38oB3pu0jwlCUMd/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Baby Kitty" width="631" />Baby Kitty says he’s just waiting for all of the flowers to arrive…not because he’s a fan of things that bloom, but because he loves to chase the little lizards and frogs that live in them!<br /><br /><i>How about you? Have you had any luck getting your Christmas flowers to stay pretty? What’s your secret?</i><br /><br /><i>Thanks for stopping by! 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Some Christmas-y Spring Surprises!

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Ten Fun Planters for Your Spring Flowers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisArIBc0IgSJ7_CTYFoCHCO_Gmhz5OHUTj619X2CB0dVRklo9Anqwfj3WNCDsyOi9yw_KPqOsLF4f7A8QBa4Oq_o3Wi0qPaGwelBfZA02akIVOlw1pWVUP8NY_Ww6Z7bMpSJvKWZ54BQ5T/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTFunPlanters%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ten Fun Planters for Your Spring Flowers" border="0" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolCzmVlZJ6LlKjhJXR-1NKmtj8K6tJZz_sXEK7y3INlClqm34LW6pfytA1LsKVouEt1SD2KiHlMSWXcA7YjNwVmTgLNsNGy3GxDotZB6oB7vbIfxfcRKZ5xLGg_ujoj9wZfN42uF51QXT/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ten Fun Planters for Your Spring Flowers" width="605" /></a>I am beginning to believe that spring may really be here and we may not get that last cold snap that we usually get! <i>Sooo</i>…I am starting to think of ways to display my spring flowers…both inside and out! I love to use interesting and unusual items as planters and vases and, since I thought that you might be ready for flowers, too, I decided that I would share them with you today! <b>Here are ten different ways that<i> </i>you can spotlight spring flowers in your home! </b><br /><b></b><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvyE5Lcaop30YnzQvAJG648sUFGrhRSMzqiffwVbA93I2mjxubkPbw1Y1tQ0kPmG4N8j9TASBkwtYUwOuyJIN_wSvwMXa7wOBrRL4Eg19IP_I9MkGlbFz2FezeoLqY71CV2V9FH-ru6kw/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTPotteryBaar%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Pottery Barn Inspired Burlap-Wrapped Vases" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KFwPLpC-oXTRCnqP8jP7Royr46EmwGzPy8wOyTeKMEDOlSZcW2R_biJqvUEp_eppnMMv4csQqk60OXiyFzflPz6KRBKqjwfn0kPQE31BprODC1f7VMAAzDaIT29q32zVwYCMDlwfSkrD/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Pottery Barn Inspired Burlap-Wrapped Vases" width="579" /></a><b>#1. Dollar Store Vases </b><br />My <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2014/02/pottery-barn-inspired-burlap-wrapped.html" target="_blank">Pottery Barn inspired burlap-wrapped vases</a></i> are a fun and inexpensive way to show off some spring blooms! Cluster them on a platter or tray to create a centerpiece for more impact! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmplpT9dy0BPAGvdbBStFyWyBCt8YMSf_PmKFcXw_xnAtTdW40gqWzC9tfNussje2OanBEsTJyfxv0Jm7-YIB2Uh5ft1YZRK9VDg3n5s7Z8dgDzpNR3qqyDLS5-zydSjx_DFBCbvmUgol/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTFrenchSprin.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Spring Vignette" border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPX-GwQmWR7DOQEgH5OIzsgmKFt6-FpH4TRPennrb2Fok4XEstcgfrXKE6oiKBYgoF4oEpyyWleP89fp0OZvxRDMPeJ8eIDIC7CDeOUNsF_4mLTxlVDsernixQlzbnDo7wLMoYiOm8Uu8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Spring Vignette" width="660" /></a><b>#2. Egg Cups</b><br />Plant small flowers such as violas in plain white egg cups and gather them on a vintage silver tray. A little Spanish moss adds to the texture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd5p_aSXJcNf2-MUG92kMi3pLhxB7Bkplp-VZ-2LPCj6UBf32-uupBCMzxB9DdV7zmk4FLR2MCy1yANdFQtiUx6dP4DnlQbmgvvc6e-U31LvRRr1msKOfGH7xLqGqw6c7bhHHE019aBer/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520French%252520Spring%252520Vignette7_thumb%25255B2%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Spring Vignette" border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA1SNuvUaQ6wGZpw26K-FVSK101TtLaM04zoxAHOEzzRQDKbEeMkWRzT-p60dltmrMlF2Gd7292g09xe4eHwaPO6-F9Ka6VCBcVGyzWNe8HjGUo3-8_ktsHJz87l3PEQkw_CbAKk8J1JQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Spring Vignette" width="625" /></a> I added mine to my <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2014/04/vintage-french-spring-vignette.html" target="_blank">vintage French spring vignette</a></i> since violas have an old-fashioned feel that reminds me of my grandmother.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvIG1QdyMi2YfsKe07PSHQR02Qe_oqLFhwEpPiRABoQOThyr88zfkft6U5imSbKx79VcwTLhSQ0Oheotujat2Yy9WB9HXg7RtIxN37RZwoD0irNWb8DXlyneyhOj_TUZfCSlCYAXVbhg8/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTChalkboardF.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Chalkboard Flower Pots" border="0" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAc1Tunn4GgXV5JR1Jmtf6VDE6ZegDtZZD7Prl58Duyf6PBnAN6KM6Ym5e7jOi37VU1ll9Nmr3RLo00RsTQOdH-90ksHwkyLwHPRUtxa7KTW9T1uLckASveDJOExh6bdqXIdTYv2t9X7D/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Chalkboard Flower Pots" width="625" /></a><b>#3. Chalkboard Flower Pots</b><br />You can create fun little personalized gifts or add a seasonal greeting to these <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2014/04/vintage-french-spring-vignette.html" target="_blank">chalkboard flower pots!</a></i> You can’t get much easier or less expensive than this! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiPDA1Ejs3bogTfC8ta2TeuSHDSp470Ci8ibkOc0NSOZnZp-XdgsywQ4gnHdqZMKIEDp8H6fE_0BRmNnDVAFsgeNFAhORmyQyawIjZhazDAbnXM1rCUnuSbW4u7Bd8WkVg2c-IvVbrPzf/s1600-h/054_thumb75.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Vintage French Planter Box" border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TO1f8IhSmTDOLnq-4uiWhzdzU2xwlSkTF6Oz4NB5yUhePIpFedC2ARKh0Md26FlQgPLLqIawQpTI2uyXt-5Cf-Pl-fcYFEWyu7EiMiv85HAlqsHnqR7VJdyPIQIStlUg9qAZvDeyAA9h/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Vintage French Planter Box" width="627" /></a><b>#4. Painted and Découpaged Box</b><br />You can create this<i> <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2012/04/easy-vintage-french-planter-box.html" target="_blank">vintage-look planter box</a></i> with a few supplies and an old Clementine box! And…I have even provided the label! I filled mine with lavender…a very frenchy favorite of mine!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPInlwonCCeclz8O7Mkk9CSdP0HZMfc3WeBuICK5eA8SD2hacqa17jG7pKhBQgPOrnpQI2tYYp_LMe3-nFveNJNsF1JOQutG2dHmtDK5c7xus7R5lv6rfNa6rWiGSdKXFjbHqYn97jUPZV/s1600-h/044_thumb205.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Flower Pot Man" border="0" height="607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2FvmFaJj4jSi-_nsvCqhA13n1j-7VDqvMM0Klq5RKfBLVKfZg8mESYrhr35iUrGwjqy2UxuL5rlEB8GiDEVhJjXG6KmkV-hFrZelAYUAgYqLZgIkCZxyu3UwgtS00KuXK3jEdJzad7Cj/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Flower Pot Man" width="606" /></a><b>#5. Flower Pot Man</b><br />My little grands love this one…a little <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2012/05/flower-pot-man-for-your-garden.html" target="_blank">flower pot man</a></i> for your garden! Just choose a small plant to serve as his hair. My little man gets different hair each year just for fun. I have included detailed instructions for assembling him <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2012/05/flower-pot-man-for-your-garden.html" target="_blank">here.</a></i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl2qcohrvNUM6eCg1Go3REsBQVTv5VUyTNwblcMAY8zHmt3O4QUhRZbWzDEASUAn18O4M793nPhTYWpCSPhHay8YWPnORKJESDmTxvdSbVzsuOm88_IeeabBFJvf-ez5kyf9N7rV2uD3G/s1600-h/IMG_246474.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Shabby Picnic Basket Planter" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxF-ECa88oayz9KdeptGGKtcD2lM2-5ts_RP9zbGAoqXEPWvqs2R2rt38jwuKuvE6vfcKpsLGfeQ3MnQWr1xMOTU3C8o-NkW6QrfE0M5zcSgGdCEupVSHiqgNTInqqHJdJAQYDTrl3OrD/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Shabby Picnic Basket Planter" width="644" /></a><b>#6. Picnic Basket Planter</b><br />A $4.00 thrift store find was transformed into this <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-shabby-picnic-basket-planter.html" target="_blank">shabby picnic basket planter</a></i> with just a few steps. Mine is waiting to be filled with begonias and added to my patio for the fifth summer…still a favorite!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sLqZtyW-ZG5emeM4_C2UmW3uk5zwWBvTjoP7upTGgurfHCze8Bvi9r-cLB5hyphenhyphenvQd51WlaJ3mZ-Y0AvOAqwTAJP1QuQ2c-4MHdeqtKSq5kmYLsVRAwan8QX53vZVkdZcZoWHSrFQra30h/s1600-h/bface8ff2a121c007cf3ad252516882d5.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT A Touch of Spring" border="0" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHpyaUNy1Owzp1DULybAGUZSdq2y1IqChU2vYMSM3Ox18HY26EWvU8PYcmqUgPKqg96PhdwX6OPG1K6vN2YZTW9RgbvEsAxMiVf_dnYxWfLUeK_uqoNfWGMFPRTJGwX2WdGg-PMNg0nZ9/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT A Touch of Spring" width="609" /></a><b>#7. Pretty Pitcher</b><br />I love adding daffodils to one of my blue and white <i>chinoiserie</i> pitchers for a <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-touch-of-springand-bargain.html" target="_blank">touch of spring</a></i>! You can get a closer look and see the rest of the vignette <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-touch-of-springand-bargain.html" target="_blank">here.</a></i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLc8OkKLpWWb3Ok9TmwptAECGGAvWLD7ze4NRJOFsExNMGzBLJL4e7lWIhckGUQrtYt_ve12J743BelyiODFYyAp4D5HTgJKUqpA3UlUyqMADYto8j2N13Qa-mgb2wHJqdzHz4WzV9T0G/s1600-h/CONFESSIONS%252520OF%252520A%252520PLATE%252520ADDICT%252520A%252520Simple%252520Spring%252520Centerpiece_thumb%25255B11%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT A Simple Spring Centerpiece" border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0_DbKMFJR80gHrUnZxTYRciYI4fYKn0v7EYFSb6rsEUTP9m4ROrkWRvG0EbNvn578QV7QoMyGdJKG0nVOfTbbIxzbovUdkqRfQYvNic7RXRkdHGzr78hvrV_M-i2vj3BHlquO0o7iM2w/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT A Simple Spring Centerpiece" width="609" /></a><b>#8. Tureen</b> <br />I have several white tureens that I love to fill with flowers to add a <i>spring-y</i> feel to my home. For this <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2015/02/simple-spring-centerpieces.html" target="_blank">simple spring centerpiece</a></i>, I just popped in several small pots of hyacinths wrapped in burlap and…<i>voilà!</i> Easy peasy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykP6dhXwlmC6xNJ9GhRVOOmcOeInGVvlv7DAuWjKRIiML_ziNN5FX62CJCueQla-wHSq7Ngtg2balzOE4H3r0VWVRsYVrMB-ryJn7jq6XgXrMWX-QqFf2obiUMNvrE47ov101HoIaHxTy/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTIronstonean%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ironstone and Tulips" border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7lh7whI_nRsR4Yhfd2bez3HsHtlzfHMjdEuW_imld3KiOfROhy0nynadkS_sRp7oeECu7yTvahCEUPo9sUCGRBIOJcrSWnv0Vy-BA4fUWO0T8dpJda5NAJg0-Mx__YOQOSkMvzWBFT7e/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ironstone and Tulips" width="609" /></a><b>#9. Vintage Ironstone Teapot</b><br />I have a small collection of Red Cliff ironstone pieces and this teapot is one of my favorites! Just add tulips for an <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-early-spring-almost-too-late-for.html" target="_blank">early spring centerpiece!</a></i><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr2F8foqWG_tDAfec6kKLVvXRrpe_RRcdp5q-F8hHM-y39D1U3kefZP4OADgprSVPIXQJgxOAWF6DIS0MeMswaq4KutExy-SshJsQCAM9cPeQkp3PLUPcRX-rPkLvjNYUrWJVU1I2tyRR/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTRusticEaste.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Rustic Easter Centerpiece" border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCCSCFiFBA-1PM26p9blUc3xwMn7tTEPg00UhLOoNQE6PfvgXUngQB1iPmeg8CYyK-lWLYujEmDZLhSs4SWKWNhN_tQT7c_26_Pu6Fk92NyefRppkLWatXywjYt2qdYhljHdpAtvHkb93/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Rustic Easter Centerpiece" width="660" /></a><b>#10. French Wire Egg Basket</b><br />Who says you can’t use a wire basket as a planter? I just wrapped some hyacinths in burlap to add texture and popped them in! They add the perfect touch to this <i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/03/simple-and-rusticmy-easter-centerpiece.html" target="_blank">simple and rustic spring centerpiece!</a></i> Then once they stop blooming, just transfer them to your garden!<br /><br /><img alt="Miss Kitty" border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgMHuEFCQ8YapOILUu3raRGMUebGg8spHhihfg-yZGS3-X3BdSnHXgy5PgTau___dtjjKYG5SfacC7Kq6R5wZjEcZ70CdMy-v2gOtAxbClcTuTzFPOC-WmWWYxKgaThsb5FxhdeqTAKmP/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Miss Kitty" width="606" />Miss Kitty, however, says that spring has not arrived for her until the pot of fresh catnip appears on the patio. I am already on the lookout! <br /><i>What about you? 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Ten Fun Planters for Your Spring Flowers

I am beginning to believe that spring may really be here and we may not get that last cold snap that we usually get! Sooo …I am starting to ...

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It Only Took Eight Years...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAp_JAxWngcpD0yf2V5N0_C9flCvhmo_xZx0fCMljrPgrbz-3pl1jzR5b17qFcKLvwvhLi4OJCoOyyPi_oZ2Gq625e5wDyb_vvRkAWP0Xd-TLv1_-Jx4GlxI-kRyEhW3gw9ThvRG3rBDC/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTWalkingIris%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVCB7Mq0fcd39Nh8YjR1nw2IbkYkYzgyEFdSKsFu9a6PjIjYpy8HNnUyTHT9PPfngZcpnbGg2OcQ4zdHcL9LigORfn34VjPDIVg2GQEnsSDHaILDcEktDj3D65diZlUUHwKQDWBUJTtv-/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" width="609" /></a>Eight years ago my neighbor Joyce kindly shared with me some babies from one of her mother’s cherished plants with the instructions to let them get pot bound and they would bloom. She didn’t know the plant’s name at the time, but I found out recently that it is a <a href="http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/walking-iris/walking-iris-plants.htm" target="_blank"><i>Walking Iris.</i></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdOJM-kzWF0m0feHzCFt-ury9ayQRHHqBlfPBQtb76qccmpVU-dquV0y5rQlp7Yv202uE5cVM6MOcqHbCovWxZz4QNZhVIfNTvt8XCEKJ7kK60_hyf3bCi6E0gDufELfGyiQ5FG_G2_OQ/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTWalkingIris%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xCkDugoWIYbhkf9B5z1z70pIFOeruNteLE6g5DaaB0EGjx7NU8YUN97dTx8LluSjZrCpsWO1UZDrP8jxbU_IrtxdiY51Dsf6hzvrSUS85jiNUOz3VuEKwGrN9yINX8eyXPLuh4tGiHyS/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris" width="579" /></a> The plant itself looks something like a spider plant, but the babies grow from an elongated, thickened leaf, not from a stem. And…as you can see, I did indeed let it get pot bound. For eight long years I have faithfully brought it in every winter and put it back out on the patio every spring…and waited…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqdz_03Pk01ZAPV0aRuwcxkjW8fDhl89SL7qpIGquHobWVIDvmJwrzMoSdUgCf1E3cP9LAvZ-ylfEy8C2Z8EYvPAjv1xlQvN789iL7WmrHfLvt9CM-94O5OBQMCB0mvLGIjRE8enAP5g8/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTWalkingIris%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH4ITmAVSEArFpHwsAO91Sjc6vhsgLZvXeiLjVfa6ZcVaobivFWGGuFiYk9WErpkJILSIN0db7PlELx4_IjyET898iCSLWRe0_glQcQwyxKtKEgxo3RMeHw7XYIuFjaVMshgCus3vuozT/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" width="644" /></a> Then finally, just this week, my patience was rewarded at last!<i> It finally bloomed! </i>You can indeed see that it is related to the Iris.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWyMJJ0COkYq4hQSy8SQ5w0-JJF_n1zG22-MnXuJ0oEVqzur42uviKcbR8MOKoK0OEvasGGGZPLS2a7HRHYUSCf1JU0nB1tf5kB40xP7oi_rHFsZXjfPR_x-F1oP1PUy4eqoZALk9gnoi/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTWalkingIris%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ2w9oeOwur4Eif2f77jUoZq69uSsAYCPU3QfYolNoRIRPRRu8kxRS9beG-2v73GpHAGgUYWC5CelFs1KOYfFXxSw5vGptTLhaiSgV2eIdry5f2qk01a9Fxyj5LWhqnVof1TR7jxQh3Qb/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" width="644" /></a> Isn’t it beautiful? I quickly snapped some photos to memorialize the event…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyGlUdZiG3CuZL3ikLF3JLBO6nSdzF4kmOk6UhU0mZGhYrzCnX7eznMuVJj6klQVItYAAh7ZBIjZ-M4qrjA8YKJDUUHQk2kgItlLf5680xBXUrL8q6x3vcrnPRAuHyf4-wYEfA6pgxfrf/s1600-h/CONFESSIONSOFAPLATEADDICTWalkingIris%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" border="0" height="771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31C_f8ZOY_KYW9d6_pI2Cgr1hy5x5_UmoehyL86aOBGCIlPNmD3AyYBV8OcE7FrA6wlx64zgLJGeNKYlgjLQvmwHf2zMN09DcURe9VnYkFmV0BTvr6nfTVXfckYAhNrSqyz13dIG9KosA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Walking Iris in Bloom" width="579" /></a>…because this beautiful flower literally only lasts <i>a few hours!</i> By late afternoon, it was beginning to wither. I had to laugh, thinking of the movie <i>Dennis the Menace</i> and poor Mr. Wilson who had waited 40 years to see his rare orchid bloom. With Dennis around, you can already imagine the result! (It’s still one of my favorite movies, by the way!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikixYXJ_lgNzqlT-6EkVwU-e410vBp5QGn50m-FlfdebWT_hQrBcsUDTXHwNbx-jAkQ4VBoqMSjxYSjj0P46YZMdLtRNuiDXQgtARNGtyk-K0yZVIzQjFRcLFZUGmEJA66VRxkzTrk43VO/s1600-h/Froggie3.jpg"><img alt="Froggie" border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GicSYNzULZAlp9rAznayBB1QPvkO_IpdMRCohby52RPLB036XSQzHkwimy7x8iOchjJhQWWjB4jZpjaSVvLe9a-jbuzBH1VokTZ_l5gcm1w1Gsx7nVnCGL_oCfyUZLD_6ORzMN1c991C/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Froggie" width="609" /></a>Another surprise on my patio…one of the three frogs who lived in my little water feature last year is back, which might not be so surprising…<br /><br /><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Water Feature" border="0" height="772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2EcaaQgJUm6qsBT8Xwwn0DaI1W1AQ3MMZwsqByS2tL6ukgycvF72BQ3sHP7y8N8E6fzW_sp3W2-d9P1awKiBnm1f_QmcyIEM3SGN_SAfhr4Ht8GSXSRQuzpxpr_TLTe8mCQdJNk6V0eI/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Water Feature" width="580" />…until you see how small it is! Miss Kitty finds it highly disturbing that <i>critters </i>are living in her personal drinking fountain!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRHKfngJeHXZFRsrACEUAR-Bo2BsKZ3rAn3VWl4F_WHp8IWk310Q8TILyPbXaMDgXUlJb8UCmtwrvXO7Gw_pHzGkiEHSzMYEsBLqSI5MyuUS70rAxpDWBg4O58QjtYgIevNCCI0-sHk2X/s1600-h/IMG_2456_thumb%25255B5%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Water Hyacinths" border="0" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNo8aozjZzHE3zIua7xSySCPWBAiUQygarEVW0v5EyzBQlddfMBe04bugQvlVpHTIoXT24eLyF9-ubduFJcqVHB_4CIbBDqx4YJqFyxU2yZYOjADU6nBngWvw_VeDXMdB7_WljznUbDwZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Water Hyacinths" width="580" /></a> Soon the water hyacinths will be blooming, too…another flower that only lasts a short time!<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggblZ43JaQFh_3kQ50cveU280um8YrMtqaGsGuvegD8hezUhoJ0RO_wHnLkQ9WOzveMWVV9sNsMo5lrqOJO4CGaXM_VkexIhMORpfL33pasx0wSIEK4H3ohOX9AXvZUrj0WKLaR_IxV42Q/s1600/IMG_2464%5B7%5D.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" />However, I can always count on the begonias in my<i> </i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-shabby-picnic-basket-planter.html" target="_blank"><i>shabby picnic basket planter</i></a><i> </i>to last all summer and into the fall! You can find out how to make a planter of your own<i> <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-shabby-picnic-basket-planter.html" target="_blank">here.</a></i><br /><br /><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Flower Pot Man" border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPJ2-9l8l9M_JRGxu42FYkwUmIH0lz14dVZDjDh_cwatkVnskUu0RYp_ItmMocXyrCYlScladsO5_ZkV2P3IDSAn5cxeMMij7teeVyLMHFPAdL3XhReGjjDIAoeSmC-ApmkPldnzdFGL3/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Flower Pot Man" width="619" />Another favorite of mine is also back …my little rustic <i> </i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2012/05/flower-pot-man-for-your-garden.html" target="_blank"><i>flower pot man</i></a>…sporting golden creeping Jenny hair this year!<br /><br /><img alt="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ginger Lilies" border="0" height="772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEJpJbJlNVE7vPVhT7JfFDUYwIj1LfYJf2sqshMw5AJafX8SbX22cZbJKSwKwV-JsxC7cnFw7fB3u6LuKjPOnCfV-g5o_SjA42Z04ty7UplzolyAoSybQmzSBTIUVux5wyNYaj1Nn0CCp/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Ginger Lilies" width="580" />I am heartbroken to say, however, that the single digit temperatures this winter have almost entirely done in my favorite plants…my mom’s<i> </i><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2010/09/theyre-baaackgingerlilies-and.html" target="_blank"><i>ginger lilies</i></a>. My three beds of thriving plants have been reduced to five or six little sprouts. I am hopeful, however, that with lots of fertilizer and TLC I can still have some blooms this fall and see the hummingbird moths return to my garden.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-O3i38jQK3dsa4hyAipojI1ccQFaD7TL7xTwwGzbiY27u9xzFC3DRlei7yGtmwawoef5wpIQ987nduKfD8S6kV3EMLdT8nQTpzp11dOaiESZHYSs9XxkZCO_jSSSVoGPC7A3-vRGrj7R/s1600-h/catnip3.jpg"><img alt="catnip" border="0" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZz2vpBDfa9Ef1NqZyPDM618XSAc_aOGVHdQVvvKDAFXMuhDK_RGiUMBUbYrCS7MQ7StjferVLZPs1v3ezNNGM7PDpZKWOD4-9ypdWBrYCLwJ2C6vM5CUVDelfZZKdykPG7xQ9lf8Gc2l6/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="catnip" width="609" /></a>And, of course, back again…the staff’s favorite…a big pot of catnip! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIwFM0s_VFPNJrZ5fa1pJgz1t8kZg2Z3x_RDyADUePE3-WdmoiZ9Ueob6OLjqB-eaiiXK1ToRqYStSFdeDnoP67CybmViSrQLBtI85wbrXigqYAcD1yVUVpRGzxUDVXoxl__WQtoy2mmv/s1600-h/Plate%252520Addict%252527s%252520Staff%252520at%252520the%252520Window_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Plate Addict's Staff at the Window" border="0" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZf9crf5t97U8Zfo6zAk3DaUj8l_tpnQRRwcHJwZgQSYEwOFxuQgxZ3f8PRlThEm9Shh8c065Mvan2n_D_VvIVLwrzy93D5_fgUlN5JDNbMUuBPdwnx75XhfCdaQT_tmXGUUxlTftxGDX/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Plate Addict's Staff at the Window" width="636" /></a>Although Naughty Neighbor (as pictured here last year) has now found a new, loving home, a few other kitties include our patio in their rounds, so the catnip remains caged to keep it safe and sound until the staff wants to play with it. It’s so nice to see signs of not only spring, but oncoming summer as well!<br /><i>I hope you are having beautiful weather, too, and beginning to recover from that long winter we all suffered this year!</i><br /><br /><i>Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing my spring patio progress! Please </i><i>visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants.</i><span style="font-size: small;"><i><i><i> </i></i></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i><i><i><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/">Under the Table and Dreaming</a> <i>for the</i> <i>Sunday Showcase Party , </i><i><i><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/">Thrifty Decor Chick</a></i> for <i>Before and After Monday </i></i></i></i><i><i><i><i>,</i><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/"><b> </b>Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"> </a></i>for <i>Metamorphosis Monday ,</i></i></i></i><i><i><i><i><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/"> The Stories of A2Z</a></i> for <i>Tutorials and Tips Tuesday ,</i><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/"><i> Coastal Charm</i></a><i> </i>for<i> Nifty Thrifty Tuesday ,</i></i></i></i><i><i><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/"> A Stroll thru Life</a> for <span style="font-size: small;">Inspire Me</span> Tuesday<i><i> ,</i></i></i></i><i><i><i><i><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/"> My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> for Inspire Me Tuesday, </i></i></i></i></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><i><i><i><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/"><i> Savvy Southern Style</i></a> for <i>Wow Us Wednesdays </i><i>,</i><i><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"> The Shabby Creek Cottage</a></i> for <i>Transformation Thursdays , </i><i><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a></i> for <i>the Open House Party</i> on Thursdays ,</i></i></i><i><i><i> <i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/"> French Country Cottage</a> </i>for<i> Feathered Nest Friday , </i></i></i></i><i><i><i><i><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a></i> for Be Inspired on Fridays ,<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"><i> The Charm of Home</i></a> for <i>Home Sweet Home Friday ,</i></i></i></i><i><i><i><i><a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/"> Craftberry Bush</a> for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday </i></i></i></i></i></span><br /><i><i><i><i>See you next time! 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