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Time for Some Spring Curb Appeal

· Reichel

We have this lonely little corner on our front porch, where all of pots are sitting empty. Everything we planted last year never really grew. It’s pretty sad and has pretty much no curb appeal whatsoever. With spring around the corner, it was about time for a little attention, I had some free time this weekend to hit the nursery and find a few plants to bring home.

I decided to partner with Monrovia to help me figure out what would actually grow there. It’s an awkward spot, because it’s shaded by an overhang most of the day. It gets good morning sun, but then is in shade most of the afternoon. After roaming around my local nursery, I stumbled upon some gardenias in the shady shrub section. They are my favorite flowers. I just love their fragrant, creamy blooms. I’ve never actually grown gardenias and for some reason I thought they didn’t grow in this area? So when I saw them, I had to have them 🙂 And I was told they do really well with morning sun and afternoon!

Monrovia has a huge selection of plants that grow in any zone, even 17 different types of Gardenias (whoa) So you’re bound to find one that works where you live. Who knew? 😉

before

This Gardenia bush is slow growing and is supposed to grow to be 2′ to 3′ feet, so I put it in a short, wide pot for now until it gets bigger. Right next to the Gardenias were these Helleborus flowers, and while not on the shopping list I couldn’t resist 😉
gardenias (left) and helleborus (right)

Someone’s a lot happier with the new front porch 😉 Have you guys ever grown Gardenias? Are they hard to get to bloom? I have to confess, I’m really looking forward to having some in the house with that amazing scent. Wish me luck! 🙂

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3 responses to “Time for Some Spring Curb Appeal”

    • The black and white striped pillows are from Lowe's 🙂 The blue ones are from Target…a looong time ago.