Bloomin'

This weekend, Sissy and I did some flower planting. It was a fun way for us to have some girl time since she'd been gone for a whole week (gasp!) at church camp. 

But first, the Old Man and the boys were kind enough to put my new three-tiered planter from Avant Garden together for me. It actually looked simple enough that I think Sissy & I could have done it ourselves, but we're all about making the men feel useful around here. :)

It could have been my building crew or the screw holes might have been a touch off  - but it wan't quite straight when we first put it together - but with a little tugging and prodding, it straightened right up  very easily. The planter was very nice and actually bigger than I anticipated. It was nice and sturdy - and I confess, I thought about using it instead to corral all of the summer outdoor toys the kids are intent on scattering across all creation.

Sissy was in charge of filling the bottom of the planters with potting soil and deciding how our clearance petunias should be divided between the three tiers. We decided to put our two shades of purple on the bottom, the pink and red ones in the middle, and the remaining purple ones mixed in with the white ones on top.

Ta da! Don't they look cute? (the flowers AND Sissy, of course!) Now if we can just remember to keep them watered good...

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Avant Garden Decor did provide me with this product to review (thank you!), however the thoughts, opinions and photos shared about this product on this blog are my own.