True gardeners and pseudo-gardeners alike collect pots.
We get them at the store, filled with something new and different; friends give them to us; friends move away, and we inherit them. These pots tend to be on the smaller side, and since we do not want to throw anything out, they collect.
I started calling these collections “Stupid Little Pots.” The reasons are that they are too small to add to your décor when placed on the ground or patio floor next to a full-size piece of furniture, and they are too small to support a plant in the desert heat.
We need to put many of these pots away. Donate any plastic pots, and only keep those that are truly special to us.
Then take a baker’s rack or other nice shelving; find a lonely, shaded wall to place it in front of; and create a wall of living art that we can enjoy on a daily basis. The rack to the right looks nice and complete; it no longer says to us, “We have more work to do.”
Marylee is the Desert’s Potted Garden Expert. Email her with comments and questions at potteddesert@gmail.com.