Just in time for Mother's Day we've received our first little truckload of beautiful mixed containers. We have some for sun and some for shade. These are not little, barely started things - They're blooming beautifully and ready to make an impact right now.

This load is mostly big, 14"-16" mixed containers for use either as is or for dropping into larger containers. We also have a few 10" hanging baskets - perfectly sized for dropping into smaller planters.

We're keeping them inside until the worst of this windy, cold weather passes, but they'll all be going out on Saturday morning.

We've got all kinds of new gates and fencing in and we're feverishly working to straighten out the kinks and fix the latches so we can put it all out.

Here's a bit of what's come in: two great little arched gates with over 50' of matching low fence from Philadelphia. 60' or so of another low edging type of fence from on top of a garden wall in Galena, IL...

a whole collection of tremendous, decorative cast iron gate posts from Indianapolis. Finally, I have the perfect posts to put together with those beautiful arched German floral panels we got in last Fall...

a dozen of the most unbelievable German cast and wrought iron panel posts that look like they're straight from Mad King Ludwig's castle. They're almost 6' tall and would be great in pairs for a gateway or singly for rose tutors and strongly vertical garden art.

And, for the first time in ages, we have a set of 8' wide by 5'6" gothic wrought iron panels perfect for a big pair of driveway gates - Andy in Lake Geneva, these could be just right for you!

We also have a couple of new benches, great new planters, two cool vintage metal rolling chaises and a whole lot more.