Despite the cool, wet spring, the pansies in the pots on the front porch were at least two months past their prime. This was the first weekend we were at home in about six weeks, so I finally had time to replace them with something more seasonable.
But, if you’ve ever checked out garden stores this time of year (at least in Kansas), the selection is limited to a handful of leggy petunias and burnt geraniums.
I did find a couple of beautiful salvia, but I couldn’t really locate anything to plant with them. Fortunately, though, I stumbled across two really gorgeous lantana shrubs.
A benefit of buying plants late in the season is that they look like they’ve been flourishing in place for weeks on end. The size of these single plants was perfect for our large pots.
And, I found a sunny spot (and a sunny pot) for the salvia.
Now, if these transplants can just handle our first few 100 degree days, I’ll be in business.
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