Curb Appeal

So I have this urge to landscape, but no budget and no skills/knowledge. I decided I would start with a couple pots on either side of the front door with mums in them for the fall. Should be easy enough, right? I went to Job Lot and they didn't have any pots left over, BUT they had these big beautiful mums from, where else, NJ. So I bought 2. They had the hook for hanging, but I figured I could just cut that part off because I had nowhere to hang them.

I then went on to Benny's, which I had never even entered before, but it's basically a hardware/home supplies type store, with lots and lots of tires. They had a nice, tall, plastic planter on clearance for $7.99! But they only had one. So on to Home Depot. They had several choices of pots but nothing was really grabbing me. The ones I liked were either too small or too expensive. Plus, on my way in, I passed this little self-contained display with mums and a Welcome sign in it! That would have been perfect! Although a little small.

Finally on my way out, I spotted these iron-looking stands for hanging plants. Not at all what I had in mind, but I thought, "Huh. That just might work." So I bought two and brought them home and they work quite nicely I think. I just have to figure out how to make a little landing space for them on either side of the steps because there's not really enough room where they are now, but I like them and I think it makes the house look more lived in. Baby steps.

PS - Also at Job Lot I bought some daffodil bulbs to plant around the mailbox so they will come up next spring. They are called Hollywood Daffodils. They had several types, but how could I resist those, really.