picnic on the porch

spring has arrived, but it is still chilly in the northwest, and I'm itching to fill my planters, but have to wait a while longer...

you see I am a fairweather gardener - I don't like late frost and I don't like to stand shivering outside watering my planters...

but I can still have fun on the porch, right!

so I picked up this picnic basket at a thrift store for $3.99...

propped it on my chippy bench outside the front door...

lined it with a piece of burlap (love burlap, it is inexpensive and you can do so much with it)...

added my white pansies in their wooden crate...

tucked in a vintage apron and vintage gardening fork...

and of course my favorite old shovel...

hmmm, still missing something though, and have to hide that ugly plug socket...

I know, of course, a pile of vintage white linens!!

see the white enamelware pot, it's waiting to get planted up - I'm thinking lots of trailing bacopa...

picnic on the porch, why not??

and the whole project only cost me $3.99 as I already had everything else:-)

I'm linking up to

Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest

and

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

and

Tuesday Talent Show at My House of Giggles

Happy days,

Tracey