Gorgeous Garden Center Haul

Leo and I headed to the Meijer Garden Center over the weekend to grab some flowers for our patio.  He was so sweet and helpful picking out the best flowers for me.  He even learned about sun/shade plants.  He would ask me - can these take the sun or do they need shade?  He's going to be a great little gardener.  We remulched our landscaping, too!  Our yard is looking great!

Our yard is FULL SUN so that was our only requirement - grab flowers that like the sun.  I love lavender, lantana, marigolds, asparagus fern and sweet potato vine.  The rest just found us!

We filled one cart with flowers.  I always spend my Mother's Day gift money on flowers!  And the other cart was filled with bags of mulch.

I prepped my pots a week or two earlier so planting was so easy.  I did matching pot arrangements on the corners of our patio.  I placed one side and Leo made the other side match.  When I asked him to help me plant he said - I was hoping you'd ask me to help!  It was so sweet.

This petunia is new to us!  Leo said it looked like the solar system to him.  It is called a Night Sky Petunia.  I think it'll look so pretty in my pots.

I can't wait to watch these containers fill in.  I also make sure to strategically place the planters in spots where the sprinkler system will hit them each morning.

Have you planted your flowers for the season yet?  I'm a little behind this year because LIFE, but I'm thrilled to get them planted in May.  That way they can take root and really have a chance to grow before it gets too hot.