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Grandma's Gardens #20: Small Cement Basket

Blog entry by GrandmaT posted 76 days ago 317 reads 0 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites
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I bought two sizes of cement baskets many years ago now, for our old home, and have had fun over the years filling them with different flowers. The smaller of the two baskets has always been somewhat of a challenge to grow flowers in because the basket truly will only accomodate one plant. Well this year I made a wonderful choice when I planted ONE “neon raspberry” Petunia within it.

So while my other containers and baskets are dying back, this little Petunia is blooming like crazy; coming into it’s own, so to speak. So figured I would share a photo or two of this small cement basket that I have been watching burst with color all summer long.

(I removed the “first” photo.)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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MsDebbieP

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posted 76 days ago

oh isn’t that pretty!!!
A late bloomer :)
Very very pretty

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

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Bon

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posted 76 days ago

Wow that petunina is looking good GramT.I like your cement basket too.My petunias in the containers are history soon they look terrible. (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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Dahlitsa

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posted 76 days ago

lovely, lovely, lovely What more can I say!

-- Dahlitsa

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GMman

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posted 76 days ago

Very lovely flowers but I don’t like your 1st photo it looks like something else maybe you should show a different angle ….sorry

-- NB Canada

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Bon

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posted 76 days ago

GramT….I’m ROTFLMAO at that one.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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XploreOrganics

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posted 76 days ago

Nice basket, the designer could have left off the flower cluster at the handle base but otherwise I like it a lot and the flowers are vibrant.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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GrandmaT

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posted 76 days ago

Thanks so much for “most” of your comments (flowerlover, really … are you kidding!!!???) ... I do love this little basket and it was a “have to have” when I saw it.

XO, I laughed at your comment about the rose cluster of flowers; personally that is what I like best about the basket. Ah, but you and I have different tastes and we both know that is okay and what makes us each special!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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XploreOrganics

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posted 76 days ago

LOL GranT!!!

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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Iris43

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posted 75 days ago

What a pretty eye-catcher. GranT. It looks so natural. Looks like you found the prefect arrangement for the small container. :)

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

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GrandmaT

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posted 75 days ago

Thanks so much Iris!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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Eklectic

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posted 75 days ago

Isn’t it interesting how depending of the angle of the camera and a very fertile imagination what we can see in a picture!
Just love the basket! You sure know how to pick your containers GranT!:-)

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

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GrandmaT

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posted 75 days ago

Yah, I guess so – LOL!!!! Thanks “E” ... actually the basket made me think of you and your beautiful cement work. Especially your gorgeous bird baths!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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Damocles

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posted 74 days ago

LOL! I get what Flowerlover was getting toward…I’m pretty darn confident that wasn’t G’ma’s intent!! LMAO!

G’ma…nice basket, great color this late into the season!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

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GrandmaT

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posted 74 days ago

HEY “D” ... it is WONDERFUL to see you!!! You were missed!!!!! ... and you are quite right … not my intent; and had nothing been said, I am sure most people would not see that. But hey, it’s a good laugh. Of course I may never look at my basket the same … hahahaha!!!! You just never know about us folk here on GT … just when life gets a little boring … ;-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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GrandmaT

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posted 72 days ago

After some thought, I decided to remove the first photo as I don’t really want to offend anyone. It provided some good laughs … but all in all, I just feel better with it removed.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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roman

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posted 71 days ago

soooo pretty

-- Central northish Ontario

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GrandmaT

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posted 71 days ago

Thanks Greenthumb … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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