Potting Bench on the Screened-in Porch

Hello Everyone! 

For the past year, I have had a potting bench for the screened-in porch on my “list of things to do”.  Needless to say,  I have not gotten around to making it so I did the next best thing….I ordered one from Amazon.  

It’s not exactly what I originally envisioned making, but for less than $100 it will do for now.  

I’m not using the potting bench as an actual garden work station but more as a place to display some flowers, herbs and garden accessories on the screened-in porch.  

 

I placed some clay pots, galvanized tins, watering cans and even little natural elements on the potting bench.   

When I was power washing our deck a week or so ago, I found two wasp nests under the deck railing.   I saved them and placed them on the potting bench.  One I placed inside the clay pot and the other is inside the bulb planter.  

And then yesterday while watering my ferns on the front porch, I found two bird nests inside two different ferns.  I removed them and placed one on the potting bench inside a clay pot and the other is sitting on the front porch.    

I hated to remove them but I need to water my ferns so they will just have to make their little nest somewhere else.

How do you like the reindeer moss covered clay pot that I made? 

So far, it’s doing okay and hasn’t dried out yet.  Inside the clay pot, I planted English Thyme and that is also doing well.   It has grown since I planted it two weeks ago.  

On the bottom of the potting bench, I have a wire basket with more clay pots inside.  I placed three of the clay pots upright so I could plant some Lavender inside the pots….so far so good!     

And of course my garden tool carrier is on the potting bench as well. 

At least I know where all my garden tools are…thank goodness! 

  When I first planted this three weeks or ago, I wasn’t sure how well the plants would do inside this galvanized watering can but they have really grown! 

About six or seven years ago, I purchased these wooden clogs at a yard sale.  Over the years, they have moved from the front porch to the back deck to the screen-in porch.  Now they’re back on the screened-in porch and the other day I planted Scotch Moss inside of them.    

 

Not sure how well my moss clogs will do but I will keep you posted.  

I’ll share with you the whole screened-in porch on my next blog post. 

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They always make my day!

Gail

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