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DIY Flower Tower {Part 4} #DigIn #HeartOutdoors #Spring #sponsored

Published: Apr 14, 2013 by Ashley Phipps · 904 words. · About 5 minutes to read this article. · 12 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: DIY, Garden, Sponsored Post

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.  All opinions are mine.

Creating my Flower Tower has certainly been a fun project!  I have enjoyed every step along the way from shopping at +The Home Depot for all my supplies (who wouldn't love that!?) to building my Flower Tower frame and base.  I even enjoyed tackling the daunting task of planting 115 flowers in my Flower Tower!  I'm not going to lie though, having cute girly work gloves helped make that process a little more enjoyable! (I am not a fan of dirt under my nails.)

Thank you so much for joining me on my Flower Tower journey!  In case you missed any of it:

See Part 1 of my Flower Tower HERE (tutorial and video)

See Part 2 of my Flower Tower HERE (supply list and shopping tips)
See Part 3 of my Flower Tower HERE (customization and tips)

See My Outdoor and Garden Dreams for 2013 HERE  
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After one week of growth, my Flower Tower is looking healthy, strong and my pansies are growing and thriving!  I know after another week or two, my Flower Tower will be even more stunning and beautiful!  I can't wait to watch it grow through the spring!

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We absolutely LOVE our Flower Tower.  It looks amazing on our front porch and we continue to get compliments on it all the time!

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One of the things I loved about this project was that it pushed me to do something I rarely do; plant.  I am not shy about admitting that my husband takes care of all the yard work around our home.  He enjoys it and he is really good at it.  I haven't planted anything in years.  Seriously.

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But since this was MY project, I was determined to plant all 115 flowers into my Flower Tower and I. DID.  IT!  I got over my worries and as soon as I started, I realized how EASY it truly is!!

I just simply love how my Flower Tower turned out and I can't wait to watch it continue to grow through the season!

Now that I've completed my stunning Flower Tower, let's talk about a few other projects we are considering tackling this year!

We have dreamed for almost three years of having a garden in our backyard.  Well, technically on our side yard.  The side of our yard needs to be landscaped still and we have been putting it off because we wanted to include a couple of small raised garden beds in our landscaping plan over there and we hadn't nailed down the exact layout of it yet.

backyard garden wishes
super awesome sketch of our side yard basic idea 🙂

After having built this Flower Tower we are finally ready and inspired to tackle this project this year!

I'm not even afraid to plant some of the plants myself anymore!

So my husband and I collaborated on a plan for the entire side yard against our home.  We will be adding a mow strip, four small raised garden beds, hopefully a bench, a few more bushes and plants, mulch, stepping stones and a small arbor at the entrance!  My husband sketched out our vision for it.

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And we have already begun the process!  We added a mow strip the other day and had to play with it to get it to be a nice shape and the right dimensions, but we love the curved shape!  Next step is to start building, then planting!  What a fun project for this spring!

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We will not only finish landscaping our side yard but we will also finally be able to have a small garden that we have wanted for several years.

We are SUPER EXCITED!  And so are the kids (they beg for a garden too)!

We have many other dreams for our yard too!  We would love to build a patio with a fire pit in it (see here for more details.)

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And we need to seal and possibly stain our deck this year.  But budget will probably not allow for us to do more then the deck and side yard / garden this year.  Thankfully we plan to spend many more years in our home so our other outdoor projects will have to wait until another year.  But we are THRILLED to be able to begin work on our garden this year!

I'd like to give a big huge THANK YOU to The Home Depot for making this Flower Tower post series possible!  I have always loved shopping at The Home Depot and will continue to do so as their selection and pricing is great!  Plus they always have fabulous customer service!  Thank you The Home Depot!

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Comments

  1. Eva {Tales of the Scotts}

    April 14, 2013 at 7:56 am

    Wow, the flower tower looks gorgeous!!!

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  2. Sue N

    April 14, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    I love the flower tower! I definitely have to try that one! Also, re: your deck, we just did our deck with a product from Home Depot called Deck Restore.. it is AWESOME and has held up to dog claws and snow shovels. It is a bit of a pain to work with but if you read the reviews on Amazon and just follow the directions it will turn out great! And the best thing is you won't have to stain/

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  3. Diana - FreeStyleMama

    April 15, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Love it!

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  4. Ashley Phipps

    April 15, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    Eva,<br />Thank you so very much!! You are so sweet!<br />Ashley

    Reply
  5. Ashley Phipps

    April 15, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Sue,<br /><br />Thank you so much!<br /><br />And thanks for the tips about the stain! And the planting catalog too! <br /><br />Thanks so much for all the tips and for stopping by!<br /><br />Have a lovely day!<br />Ashley

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  6. Ashley Phipps

    April 15, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Thank you so much Diana!<br /><br />Have a lovely week!<br /><br />Ashley

    Reply
  7. [email protected]

    April 19, 2013 at 11:06 am

    I love, love, LOVE it! Thank you for sharing all the &quot;how to&#39;s&quot; so that we all have our very own flower towers. Blessings to you, Patti<br />P.S. Visiting from 504 Main

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  8. Ashley Phipps

    April 19, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Thank you so much Patti!! Thanks so much for stopping by!<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend!<br />Ashley

    Reply
  9. alison

    April 23, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    does it really take 115 plants to make it look that full? I would have thought about 30...maybe I misread what I thought I saw. Either way, looks gorgeous and going to give it a try this weekend.

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  10. Ashley Phipps

    April 24, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    Hi Alison!<br /><br />Hahahaha! I really planted 115 plants! BUT, my tower is 4 feet tall!! So it is pretty huge :)<br /><br />Each flower container I bought came with 6 plants so I used about 20 containers. Does that make sense?<br /><br />Good luck creating your own!<br /><br />Ashley

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  11. Jody

    March 20, 2014 at 11:07 am

    What other plants can you use besides Petunias and Pansy&#39;s that will spreade out? I live in Houston and it is very hot in the summer and Petunias and Pansy&#39;s will not last.<br /><br />Thanks Jody

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    • Ashley Phipps

      March 20, 2014 at 2:51 pm

      Jody,<br />I would talk to your local nursery. I am really not familiar with plants that grow well in Houston 🙂 But I know your local Home Depot would be able to help steer you in the right direction :)<br /><br />Good luck!

      Reply

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