My patio needed some Spring TLC. I had been so busy in the garden that I had neglected the patio pots.
My patio pots are a motley crew of scrounging finds and garbage sale bargains. Some are cracked or chipped, but those sides are turned to the back and they usually last a couple years longer until they completely fall apart. Such is the lifespan of a clay pot.
I used to move them into the garage. I once employed the help of younger son. To economize on his time, he stacked the biggest to carry them all in at once. He dropped the stack and broke them all. Amazingly, I haven't asked for his help since. Maybe it was a plot on his part. I figure they are safer outdoors.
Many of my pots are planted with herbs that I overwinter indoors: rosemary, thyme, sage, lemongrass, and bay all come indoors for protection from the cold. I also use those fresh herbs all winter long in my cooking.
I can keep the chives and oregano outdoors all winter here in Zone 4. I know that the basils won't overwinter indoors or outside, but I plant them anyway. They are beautiful and tasty.
My largest pots are planted with a combination of tender annuals and plants that will be brought indoors. The rosemary, sage, and lemongrass are all planted in smaller plastic pots within the larger pots. My bay laurel is in a medium sized pot. I plant thyme with the bay laurel to get two indoor herbs for the space of one pot.
Whenever I need fresh herbs I can find them a couple steps from the kitchen and I can enjoy most of them all year round when they come indoors until Spring.
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