The garden is moving into its most colorful time of the growing season. Daylilies and Echinacea have come into bloom, tall lilies release their fragrance into the air on warm days and, even at twilight, the white Hydrangea flowers make a bright statement in the circle garden.

One of my favorite garden areas is the Grape and Lemonade bed, where all of the flowers are purple and lemon yellow. I’ve been wanting to paint a flower pot in those colors to place in the bed in order to amp up the color and finally had the time to do it. I’ve always been inspired by artist and gardener Keeyla Meadows for the way that she paints large garden pots and then plants them in the same color palette. You can see some of her work here or visit her on Instagram @keeylameadows.

While I’m not nearly as adventurous as she is, this is my first attempt at painting and planting a pot to echo a color theme.

Painted and planted!

Old pot

Partially painted pot

And here it is in the garden – even from far away, the rim of the pot stands out and will add color until the end of the garden season.

I created a short video of the Grape and Lemonade bed and how I painted the pot, which I consider a small gift to a pretty part of the garden. It is the first video in a series I’m starting on my YouTube channel called “Spotlight in the Garden”. Enjoy!

I hope you are enjoying floral fireworks at the height of summer, and if you are lucky, an evening show of fireflies.

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