My pot addiction

Not that kind, silly!

One of my Garden Pot addictions: finding colors that provide a dramatic background for the flowers

As in all compositions, I sit back and ask myself: What’s wrong? What bugs me?

In my garden, the answer turned out to be too few focal points. There was so much going on that my eye flitted from one flower to next without landing on something. Too chaotic, not peaceful enough.

Yes, our fountains, koi pond, green house, and patches of solid green provide lovely backdrops and focal points:

But I needed more, specifically in my Bohemian Cottage Garden. Designed as somewhere between a cutting garden and perennial border, it ended up a bit too wild, without areas for the eye to rest.

Enter garden art - starting with this lovely Egyptian- style cat (her name is Jasmine):

And fabulous glass flowers by Kliss Glass that draw the eye to a splash of color, even after the surrounding blossoms fade:

And then there are the pots!

Huge ones (and for a smashing deal, because I wandered into the ‘not quite perfect’ area):

As my son helped my hubby unload them from my van, he said ‘Mom, you have a serious pot addiction!’

He’s right! Come take a look:

This tall one (over 4’) was cracked on the bottom, so they gave it to us for a song… and we simply buried the base!

I especially love how foliage and blossoms look against it:

The pots set off the flowers so beautifully - like this scrumptious periwinkle-colored one that exactly matches the nepeta, lavender and veronica blossoms. And doesn’t that chartreuse anise hyssop look vibrant against it?

Couldn’t resist tucking this beauty into our woodland garden for a splash of light in amongst the deep shadows:

And of course, I had to find some cool-colored shade-loving plants to set it off!

Of course, bird baths are always a win-win for both beauty and wild life!

What do you use as focal points in your garden?