Watering Can Planter Update

Do you remember the Watering Can Planters that I made last year?  My friend Monica gave me these cool vintage watering cans that I turned into planters.

Well, let me show you this year’s updated version.

As you can see, there is more shade this year.  Last summer we had a new deck and pergola added to our kitchen entrance and the result was a ton of shade, which is welcome.

Since we had more shade this year, I decided to add colorful caladiums to the planters.

The caladiums are perfect for the planters.  They do well in shade.

I always have caladiums out front in my planters because of the shade our front yard receives, so I knew they would work well this year in our new shady patch by the kitchen door.

 

 

And, do you remember the Silverplate Urn Planter that I made last year?

Well, here is this year’s updated version.  I found a bunch of succulents this spring and thought this one would do well in here.

This part of our new deck gets more sun.  The pergola has not filled in yet, which makes it a good spot for this succulent filled planter.

Another plant we added to the shady part of our new space under the pergola was this Hosta that Keith saved from the deer.  They love to munch on the Hosta leaves.  Maybe by keeping this one beside the kitchen door they will leave it alone.  And it will do well in this old cracked crock.  Keith used some wire coat hangers to keep it together and it makes a great planter.

And this little Hosta came to us via the birds.  We never planted it here but it too now benefits from the shady spot the new pergola has created.  Who says shade has to be dull?