I have been putting off putting some of the potted flowers I purchased into pots. I’m not sure why - I think it is just because I have been enjoying being inside more this year and haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Note - I forgot to take pictures all along the way. I realized it part way into the process.

However, I spent a couple of hours yesterday working on a few pots of flowers and made up my display.

It is much more modest than last year’s which was spread all over the place on the back patio.

I decided this year to focus on begonias because they love shade - at least they do well in shade - and the colors are so vibrant. Last year my geraniums didn’t give me the flowers I was hoping for.

After I finished with the potting, I swept the whole back patio area but was wishing for a water pressure washer. :)

Over the years we have been getting more and more shade back there as surrounding trees have grown larger. The shade is wonderful and I don’t actually mind but I was reminded of this last year when I tried to grow tomatoes there. Tomatoes didn’t do very well as they just didn’t have enough sunlight. The plants grew okay but they didn’t produce the fruit I know they are capable of. So I’m not doing tomatoes this year.

In the end, after I swept the area with my broom, I got a nice little, modest flower display.