Faux Topiaries for the Front Porch

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First of all, I absolutely love to garden. Getting my hands in the dirt and watching those little guys grow is so gratifying. 

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BUT I sometimes fall short when it comes to keeping up with watering. I did install a simple drip irrigation system that I purchased on Amazon last year. It was so simple and really helped to keep the front porch area pots watered. I did not run it to the pots on either side of the door. I didn't want the tubing showing near the door. This is the main issue on keeping things alive in this spot. I've always had huge ferns here, but ready to move to something more constant. 

See the drip irrigation really has clean lines and can be hidden well. I'll do a complete post on that soon since this is really about my new beauties! 

Don't get me wrong, I adore the look of the big lush ferns on the front porch. To give you a little perspective……it's still May and we are expecting temps of 97 on Friday through the weekend. 

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These are the same urns that I have had for YEARS!!! They've gone through many spray paint touch ups. I love how grand and real these new topiaries look. Here is a great looking black urn. This is a great look for instant curb appeal!

They took about 10 calendar days to get here, but so worth the wait! They came very securely packaged and double boxed.

Each section was secured with plastic. They definitely have a weight to them. The base is a smaller plastic pot meant to place in something decorative.

As you can see through the plastic, they required very minimal fluffing once I removed the plastic. I really only had to adjust the areas that were laid flat in the box.

I had one brick in the bottom to raise up the ferns so I left it here. They work perfectly! I asked my husband to cut some wood shims to place around the pot in the urn to secure it. He suggested just buying a bag of sand instead. So we went with that. It worked!

I poured a 50 pound bag of all-purpose sand was used for both pots (not play sand). I really packed it around the pots to secure them from flopping around. I added a couple more pieces of broken bricks around the top really just to fill the space.

Then we topped off the remaining space with bark. I think for the holidays, I'll remove a little bark and add pumpkins, ornaments and possibly Easter eggs for the occasions. 

We absolutely adore the new look. They have created such a striking entrance and look fabulous on the walk up from the brick walk. 

They are not real, so I didn't expect them to look totally real. They are not silk, but plastic. Honestly, you really just don't notice it. 

They truly give off a realistic look. 

The trunks are fabulous. They look very realistic and love the way they branch out in areas like a real tree would be.

That striped rug is on its 3rd year here and truly the best outdoor rug! It cleans so well…..I've even pressure washed it!

I adore how neat and fresh the space feels.

The porch is still a long way from being ready for summer. We are actually going to be doing a DIY demo of the porch floor ourselves in June and replacing the flooring. It has been a bad experience that I'll share more on later. I'll probably do a Facebook live on it soon. 

Jack certainly approves of the new entrance look! 

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