Sweet Violas

I always look forward to the sweet little Violas making their appearance in the spring. These cool loving flowers make colorful additions to both gardens and containers.

When planting my flowers I use a variety of containers. I have a lot of concrete & cast iron urns that I use. I have a weakness for urns ~ can't seem to pass them up at auctions! I use a lot of terra cotta pots because I love the natural earthy look of them. I also like to include a few vintage pieces every year that I've repurposed as planters. Here are a few that I've used this Spring as planters for my Violas...

 

 

 

A blue and white enamelware pan planted with Violas sits in the potting shed window.  This old pan is a favorite of mine and I use it in a lot of displays in my potting shed

 

 

 

 

Violas in my old wooden berry bucket

 

  

 

 

I love the old hardware on the berry bucket! 

 

 

 

 

I found this old oil can a couple years ago at a flea....loved the color of it! 

 

 

 

 

 

An old cheese box holds 3 small pots of Violas 

 

 

 

 

 I placed several coffee filters in the bottom of this old oil strainer to keep soil from coming out and planted Violas in it. 

 

 

A Viola tucked into an old enamelware cup.

 

 

 

 

An old metal dust pan propped against a tree holds a few Violas. 

 

 

 

 

Later....when the Violas finally start getting a little leggy I remove them from the containers, cut them back and then add them to other mixed plantings. This extends their life and I get to enjoy a second bloom out of them!