Flowers for the Top

Nathan and I had talked about plants for the top and we decided a dark pink flower would look nice.  My mom mentioned Wave Petunias to me a couple of times so I thought I would try to find them and see what they look like.  She also suggested checking out Farmer Clem's on the Bedford highway.  I've never been in there before and had completely forgotten it even existed.  I was on my way to my parents place for the weekend for my dad's birthday and decided to check it out on the way.  That place is amazing!  I didn't even have time to go through the whole thing.  I found what I thought was Wave Pink Petunias, but when I got home I realized that I grabbed Tidal Purple, I am assuming they are still in the Wave Petunia family because they were in the same section for the same price.  I love the vibrant colour.  I made a detour back to my apartment to plant my new finds.

After I got them on the balcony I wasn't so sure about the colour though, maybe I should have grabbed the lighter Petunias.  Oh well!  I only bought two plants because they are supposed to be aggressive and should spread to the rest of the planter.  One was notibly larger than the other so I put that one on the slightly shadier side hoping the smaller plant will catch up.  Time will tell.

I also bought a stronger rope for tying the planter to the railing and door hinge.  It is a marine-type rope that is supposed to be water and rot resistant.  Let's hope it stands up to the wind.