Flowers in Bowls

I am growing tons of annuals in containers this year but these two might be my favorites.

I bought these terracotta bowl shaped planters at Home Deopt last year.  I like them because the flowers eventually fall over the sides of the container in the summer making the flowers the focal point instead of the container.  At the begining of May, I packed them with orange pansies, white petunias, and purple petunias.  This picture was taken at the end of June.

Growing Dahlias from Seeds

At the end of May I realized that I bought Dahlia seeds and never planted them.  I decided to plant them in some small containers.  After a week, the seedlings began to emerge.

This is what they looked like after 2 weeks.  I started to fertilize them every couple of days with a very diluted amount of liquid fertilizer. 

I've been watering my dahlias once or twice a day.  This is what they look like after 3 weeks.  I'll keep posting pictures each week.

Above:  Week 4

We've had a ton of rain this week and I've noticed a lot of growth leading up to week 5.

Container Garden