Organized Clutter

Today I'm sharing another section of my deck's current year plantings and also junk garden deck vignettes from years gone by. I try to change up my planters, plants and junk every year so my garden tour doesn't look the same.

It's once again time for my annual junk garden virtual tour and video!  My laundry tub atop a restaurant table pedestal is bursting with calibrachoa, sweet potato vine, and supertunias, while African marigolds are planted in the ground beneath. As always, there have been challenges.  This year northern Minnesota is in a pretty major drought with very warm temperatures, requiring daily watering.  You will notice from the photos that we have NOT been watering our lawn. Water prices are pretty high in our area and very few people are watering their lawns.  AND, as always deer continue to be a nuisance.  I have had some pretty minor damage to plants with frequent spraying of both Liquid Fence  and Deer Stopper   used on alternate nights .

My last post with junk garden before and after photos was very well received, so I put together more photos of planting time and early July. Here is a bucket of three dragon wing begonias at planting time.

My neighbor gave me this old rusty birdfeeder that once belonged to his grandmother.  It's just my style! It was made by the Tunlaw Corporation.  It is now a part of MY NEW RUSTIC BIRDHOUSE display for this year.

 Last year I purchased this wooden birdhouse for $5 at a garage sale later in the season. It was well built, and unfinished.

It's here.  My 2018 junk garden tour!  As usual, there were successes, there were some fails, but all in all I'm happy with this year's flower gardens.  I did not regret all the reds in this year's tour! This small garden by the driveway was planted HERE on May 27th .   

I purchased this fishing sign at a church rummage sale a couple of years ago. I first tried to resell it at my booth, but it didn't sell before I closed my booth. See how I worked this sign into my garden decor.

If you follow along on my blog, you know I love rustic, old birdhouses. Not the cute ones, not the new ones, not the gimmicky ones, just plain old birdhouses that were built for nesting birds (and have weathered the elements). Read on!