The heat and humidity is miserable!! I hate to think what this Summer will be like.
There were rumbles of thunder about three o’clock and I prayed for rain. None!! So we are still suffering.
One hundred
One hundred forty-three planters (but that number changes from day-to-day).
Silly old senior!!
From Lowe’s: Two more caster dollies for planters. (I recognize that I must limit heavy lifting!! Too little strength; too much pain.) I was glad to find “terracotta” spray paint for the clay planters. I spent about an hour in the parking lot looking over many roller carts loaded with discounted plants. The plants revive quickly with tender loving care. (So many plants will end up in the trash!! Inside the garden department, I experienced “sticker shock” because everything is [imho] terribly expensive.)
Postscript, Thursday, May 12, 2016, 11:30 AM: The gardener / blogger was driven indoors by the heat. Working in the yard was like working in a sauna!!
The two new “mark down” Calibrachoa (Million Bells) will be added to the large planter. Adding red, and pink, to the display.
Yours truly isn’t a landscape designer. I improve my yard from day-to-day. The lattice trellis has been (neglected) in my yard for over a year. Just today I decided where to put it. Recently, a neighbor lady gave me several seedlings of a climbing plant*. I hope it will grow in the shade because no space on the south side (sunny side) of my trailer home. Trellis, planters, etc.: Eventually (hopefully) valuable additions to my garden.
Two more planters were spray painted (one not photographed). Table was repositioned. ~~ Extremely hot and humid today!!
* With 20/20 hindsight, I believe I was told the seedlings are Hummingbird Vine. Everyone knows I have plants to attract Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees.
Postscript, May 14, 2016: Flashback to the original purchase (September 2014) and location of four (of six) planters.
First thing this morning, I drove to the nearby laundry room in the adjacent RV Park. Three loads later (home again), I was ready to tackle projects in my garden. Yesterday I suddenly decided to spray paint two hanging baskets and a planter. I went shopping… and now have a variety of colors. Honestly, I only had two spray cans in my shopping cart but discovered the “clearance” aisle. The “textured” paint was discounted fifty per cent so I went from practical to preferred!! The bamboo planters are “just the right size” for the hanging baskets but are faded. There are five more begging my attention. ~~ Oh woe is me: So much garden and so little space!! Quite unexpectedly, the table and chairs were delivered. I’m running out of places to put things!! Decisions, decisions!! (But I’ll leave that for another day.) It is 3:33 PM as I type this and need to put laundry away. ~~ Square dancing tonight.
Remember, I was “aiming” to reach several goals prior to Mother’s Day?? I’m satisfied with my accomplishments!! What a relief to get the two BIG jobs done. I changed my mind about making round stepping-stones (eighty-eight cent square ones are equally serviceable).
Considering the number of plants–and planters–in my yard, I changed my mind about purchasing more plants “prior to Mother’s Day.” I’m confident the plants will find me (in due time).
The weight of the Christmas Cactus planter caused the shelf to press downward onto the plastic container with small planters of “Money Moss.” I didn’t have a piece of wood the right size so I used some of my “pebbles for planters” plastic medicine/supplement containers. Yes, I glued my fingers together; how awkward!!
Not one of my finer days!!
The paint color my neighbor chose for her porch and ramp really sent me into a tailspin!! I paid for the porch/ramp remodel; spent over $200.00 for planters, soil, plants, trellis, Shepherd’s Hooks, bird feeders, etc., so she has an attractive view. (She admired my garden and wanted one “just like [mine]”.) ~~ Five decades ago, a girl-friend in San Francisco said “If you want to know how important you are, stick your fist into a pail of water. Remove your fist/hand and see the impression left behind.”
The plants are already blooming. By mid-summer, lavish shades of purple, red, orange and yellow.
The reader needs to be tolerant of yours truly and her picture-taking. This morning, I thought “flash” pictures would add diversity. ~~ Click this link for beautiful pictures and uplifting messages.
Back again (three hours later): 
Yesterday we needed air-conditioning, this morning we need the furnace or a sweater!!
Count your blessings!! You don’t have to see half-a-dozen pictures of flood water in my yard. It’s as deplorable as the scene(s) in earlier pictures!! Fortunately, no wind so fewer fallen tree limbs. (The old lady didn’t fall off the ladder and suffer “limb” damage.)
Three Quarters & Counting 