A Vintage Flower Wagon

I've been seeing photos of some adorable vintage children's wagons being filled with flowers this Spring; some planted, others just holding the pots. I had this little guy, here, that I found a few years ago to fill with pumpkins and mums, but it was just sitting in the garage all forlorn, so I brought it out to the deck and decided to liven it up a little.

It's just not Summer without Red Geraniums, so I had to include a few of those, then Million Bells, Petunias, Lobelia and Marigolds. I wanted it to be bright and colorful, since the wagon itself is black.

It's not but just a few inches deep, so I had to use peat pots for the Geraniums and some of the others that were larger plants with more root base. Then I just filled the whole wagon with potting mix to help hold it all together. My husband drilled a few holes for drainage before starting, and that will help this Fall too, since water always collected in the bottom around the pumpkins.

My picket fence gate from the sunporch came out as a photo background.

Here it is last Fall on the front porch, and then a few others 

from my Pinterest Board, Wheelbarrows, Carts and Wagons.

LOVE the idea of using one for Herbs.

 I just have a few other things to get potted, 

most of it is done.

Now, I just get to wait and see them fill out.

I'll show you how it's growing in a few weeks.

Hopefully it will be spilling over the sides to cover up the pots.

It's been nice having more room on the deck now that the Monster Gas Grill has been adopted by the kids. We went to Academy Sports and Outdoors and found a little charcoal grill on sale yesterday. My husband said that he'd never thought of me as a "cheap date" until that purchase. Hey, doesn't take a lot to make me happy...sometimes.We grilled filets, and they were heavenly. But we've decided not to tell the kids that we went "cheapo" on the cooker. Bigger is better in their minds. Not me, I just want a steak that tastes like "steak".

joining in with these party gals:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Inspiration Exchange at Ella Claire

Share Your Cup Thursday at Mrs. Olson
Tips and Tutorials at Stone Gable
French Country Cottage
The Charm of Home
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Ranch
Simple and Sweet at Rooted inThyme
Garden Party at Fishtail Cottage
Funky Junk
Blitzed on Pinterest

Hope you're start of Summer was a good one!

xoxo,

The Marketplace: Etsy and Online Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone,

and Welcome to The Marketplace!

Hope you're having a great Memorial Day Weekend. Our weather has been beautiful and we've been able to get a lot of our outside clean up done. Pool opened, flowerpots planted, outdoor furniture cleaned and ready. Now we're worn out, but glad to get things done. 

Here are a few great links from last week. Since this is the start of summer, we know the 4th of July will be here before we know it, and patriotic items start to show up for decorating our spaces in the summer months. This first one is really great...

Huge Beadboard Flag

Red Hen Home

Vintage Wicker Stenciled Bassinet

Vintage Goodness 1

Paris Souvenir Bracelet

from Nostalgic Artifacts

Antique Tea Set

The Nest at Finch Rest

Galvanized Steel Drawer Magnet Board

Homeroad

And in today's Sponsor Spotlight

Scrap Eco Chic

Kits and Eco Friendly Supplies for

reusing, recycling, and reinventing

Paper Posies

French Flea Market Poppies

Bundle of Vintage Green Fabrics

Thanks so much Jessica!

Time to link up to three of your items that are For Sale. Please have a direct link to the individual item if possible. You don't have to have a blog to join in, but if you do I'd love for you to be a follower of Common Ground and grab the image below for somewhere on your blog, just to let your readers know about The Marketplace. If you have a blog post about your products that's great too, just needs to be about "shopping" and goods.

Thanks so much for joining in,

have a great rest of the weekend!

xoxo,