My Oregano desperately needed a new pot. It kept wilting down in the ever increasing heat so I trimmed it way back

Now I could really see that it also needed a bigger pot so I decided to grab one when we went to visit the Yuma Nursery, something I’d been looking forward to for over a week. Jonathan went there without me one day and told me all about it so I wanted to go too. We were just waiting for a day that worked for both of us.

I like it when Jonathan goes to the store with me because I have a really hard time making the decision to purchase something. I may know I like it/want it/need it, but I have a hard time swallowing those price tags! When he’s there to say it’s okay, I feel better about my purchases.

Anyway, the day came and we went to the nursery supply store. It was so fun! Plants, trees, shrubs, tropicals…everything you could dream of. They had every plant I’ve seen in neighbors yards that I took note I’d like to have in my yard. If I bought them all, it would cost a fortune. 😂 It’s okay, we can build up to it slowly, one plant at a time.

On this trip, I was on a mission to buy pots. I’ve found lots of wonderful terra cotta pots at the 99 Cent Only store, but I wanted simple nursery style pots for transplanting all my starts. Here is some of the cuteness I brought home from the 99 cent store.

While the nursery had all the plants one could dream of, they were only selling decorative pots. Glazed or plain terra cotta. I knew I could use these too, but like I said, I have a really hard time with those price tags. Jonathan reminded me of the cost of materials it took for him to build me these planters (pictured below) and then I felt better about it.

And so we went back and forth between the teal glaze, the dark green, the white….the round, the square, the bowl…and three different sizes. One BIG pot or two smaller pots. 🤔🤷‍♀️🤔. Again, I was glad he was there to give his input. 💕

We came home with this gorgeous teal marble glazed terra cotta pot for my Oregano and he still thinks he needs a bigger home. I think I’ll just plant him in the ground once we finish building the raised bed.

And we came home with this cool orange glazed terra cotta pot which is going to match a trellis Jonathan is building for the patio so this will look super fun! I hmm and haa over what to plant in this guy and Jonathan insisted he bought the pot for my beautiful and thriving Basil plant. What can I say, it LOVES the heat! Who knew!? Not this Pacific Northwest garden girl, that’s for sure!!

I didn’t think my basil needed transplanting so I hesitated. I went to investigate, checked the bottom of my white pot which currently house my Basil to check for roots sticking out the bottom and there they were! So Jonathan won. Basil into the orange pot it was. And he looks great in there!!

And then lastly, how cute are these succulent containers? 🤩 I moved my succulent babies that my neighbor friend gave me in February over to these little containers. And that completes my garden fun report!