Cheap pots WILL break. No time for cheap. Anymore.
What's not to like about aging? Buying quality terra cotta pots, above, requiring a man & forklift.
Choosing specimen plants
vs. 1 gallon plants.
OK, so I got the 3 gallons not these balled/burlap beauties.
Money for this? Not really. But I've aged out of cheap terra cotta & 1 gallons.
I could supply studies of: landscaping, property value, curb appeal, heating/cooling savings, mental health, longevity, wildlife & eco babble. .
But there is something I know for sure about spending my money (none of the above of course). I've never regretted a dime spent on my garden or my pets.
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Because It Makes Me Happy.
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COLLEGE BOY rarely asks "why" questions about what I do anymore. He knows, when the answer is, "Because It Makes Me Happy.", his cause is toast.
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Last time COLLEGE BOY had an opinion about my garden, that I didn't care for, I quoted him A.S. Byatt, "Your words are harmful to my spirit."
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Another thing I did in my 20's-30's, not listening to my spirit. Life is better when I listen.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Good quality terra cotta pots came from AW Pottery in Chamblee, GA. Made of finely particulated clay from Asia, creating highly frost resistant pots. Plants, alas, are from a wholesale resource only.