Porch Spiffing

Before heading down to New Orleans last week I switched up a couple things on the porch.  It went from this:

To this (on the opposite side):

I like this better because it doesn't feel as bridal to me.  Very relaxing.

The shelves also got de-cluttered a bit going from this:

to this:

I buy ferns every year and usually I hang them (and they inevitably die) so I'm hoping that by being in pots, the transition indoors will help me keep them alive easily. 

Succulents

Succulents are kind of the chevron of the plant world right now.  There are tons of people making their own terrariums and I love the look of them!  They're also pretty easy to maintain: very little water is necessary.

Despite loving the look, I didn't feel like going for the whole terrarium shebang right now.   Jade is one of my fav plants so I grabbed one for $2 at Home Depot a couple of weeks ago.  Add a glass candle holder that I already had laying around the house and voila!

This little guy currently resides on the kitchen window sill, next to the bamboo.  The rocks at the bottom are for drainage (and I think they look kind of cool too!)