Welcome to the Manor:

With Labor day here and almost gone, I'd like to share our front entrance. As fall is quickly approaching I figure this arrangement (my pride and joy all summer) will be gone within a matter of weeks. So I'll introduce you to, the planter I have been referring to as "Pink Lime".

Because we live in a townhouse I've learned some important elements to Container Gardening.
1) PACK IT- I don't know if this is what my green thumbed friends would say, but It's what works best for me.
2) I love the cascading plants, and in my experience petunias don't cascade well, every time. But potato vines, now those cascade every time!
3) Fertilizer-We all like food! Plants are no different :) We use Miracle Gro's Shake 'n Feed, you Shake it in and it Feeds your plants for 3 months.
4) SUN- lots of sun! Although this depends on the type of plants in your container, but I tend to pick sun loving plants, and therefore Sun  is important element number 4.
5) Drainage- either have holes in the bottom of your container or put rocks in before you put the dirt and plants in.
If anyone has anything to add to the list please comment away!!! I don't have a black thumb, but it's certainly not green yet. 

And since we are the Malineks From the Maillardville Manor it's only fitting that we would have a monogrammed door mat with a great big "M" on it.

Hope everyone had a great labor day weekend, and make sure to check back with us, all week we'll be "Getting Ready for Fall".