My Porch Garden

Posted on May 17, 2019 by johnvic8

It has now been over a year since we sold our home and garden. That’s hard to believe, but time does, indeed, go fast. We have decorated our new apartment with greenery and have given special attention to our screened porch.

With the coming of spring and the delightful warm weather, we selected a new crop of annuals for the porch.

The porch is small but I am feeling comfortable surrounded by colorful plants. Why it’s almost time to turn on the music and pour the wine.

About johnvic8

John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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10 Responses to My Porch Garden

  1. arlene says:
    May 17, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    You have Hibiscus and Vinca, what do you call the pinks ones – the first and the last photo?

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  2. John S Viccellio says:
    May 18, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    First photo is geraniums and second is pentas, both annuals. Thanks. I should have id’d them.

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  3. Joan Rasmussen says:
    May 18, 2019 at 7:18 pm

    As always, your plant selections make me smile.

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  4. dawnkinster says:
    May 22, 2019 at 6:56 am

    I’m glad you were able to put together a garden on your porch! I love screened porches, don’t have one here but would love to have one again someday!

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  5. johnvic8 says:
    May 22, 2019 at 11:34 am

    Thanks, Dawn. Why not put it on your bucket list?

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  6. gardeninacity says:
    May 27, 2019 at 12:31 am

    Excellent and very colorful selection of plants for containers.

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