I have a dirty little secret, so I thought I’d broadcast it all over the internet. Why keep anything to myself, all the big bloggers talk about their sex lives, marital woes and mental illness flair ups. OK, so maybe it’s nothing that big. My dirty little secret is that I totally cheated on planting one of my flower pots this year.
When checking out the local Walmart to see if they had any killer deals on hanging baskets (not really a huge super deal, BTW), I ran across these pop in pots of flowers.
It’s a 3 quart container with three different flowers pre-arranged in them. You can just basically drop the plant, pot and all, into another container if you want just a quick shot of color for the porch. Or you can take it out of the plastic pot and plant them in a larger pot filled with dirt to give them space to grow a bit (which is what I did). I guess you could also plant them in the ground if you wanted to get all fancy about it.
I love to pick out plants and play around with different combinations, so I wouldn’t normally go for something like this (I’m sort of a flower snob). But for the price of $5.77 and the fact that they had three plants that I probably would have put in a pot together anyhow (Why yes, Walmart and I do have similar styles), I decided to go for it.
The three plants are Minifamous Dark Blue Calibrachoa, Namid Compact Yellow Bidens and Big Pearl Falls Bacopa. Walmart sells all three of these plants individually for $3.49 each (a total of $10.47 for the 3). So, almost half price by just buying the pre-made pot. How can you not cheat for that price?
They had another pot combination in a white, light pink and light purple, but I was feeling a little more daring when I bought this one. I imagine they change the flower combos up with the region of the country you are in.
Under $6.00 and under two minutes to plant. And no one will be the wiser. Except that now I just told the whole internet about it, so basically everyone with a computer knows. And everyone has a computer now, so let’s just say everyone in the whole world knows my secret now. I’m so glad I didn’t talk about my third nipple or anything personal like that!
Disclaimer – Walmart has no idea who I am except for the fact that I made a huge stink at the local store last week when their freezers were on the fritz and you could not buy any frozen foods and I thought they should have let the customers know that when they walked in the door instead of being surprised with that little tidbit after they had already filled their cart with things they didn’t really need and had no intention of buying in the first place, but just happened to see on the way to the grocery area (just a little run on sentence for you). I was in a rare mood that day. So yeah, I am not being compensated in any way to tell you about the Walmart flowers, just thought you might want to cheat along with me a cheap gardening fix.
Debby
Oh thanks……I don’t do Walmart (hubby does) but I wil head over to get a few of these. Love that idea.
Make sure and check my post and see what I bought at the farm.
Are you going to either barn sale this week-end.
How about Springfield……I really want to go there.
ℳartina @ Northern Nesting
That looks great Pam!
Kim K.
Ace hardware had a fabulous vintage-like wooden box filled with a variety of flowers that I wouldn’t have thought up on my own. I made Chris snatch it up so quick. I can totally relate to your dirty little secret.
Tricia
Well, that does make life easier, doesn’t it? I’m going to go flower shopping today. I usually buy big hanging baskets and then take the whole thing out and put it in the pots by my front door.
Lisa
Oh, what a nice easy idea to quickly add a little color! Yup, I am going to have to purchase some of these!
Sally
You are crackin’ me up today Pam. Thanks for the tip. Love these pop in pots! WalMart and I have similar styles too! 😉
Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures
Looks like there’s a trip to WalMart in the near future. What a deal, three for the price of one. My yard could sure use of sprucing up about now and I have some junk to plant too. Thanks for sharing your dirty little secret Pam.
Sweet Posy Dreams
You are so funny. To paraphrase an old Wendy’s commercial (not being compensated to mention them!), plants is plants. It doesn’t matter where or how you buy them. These look great.
Linda @ A La Carte
I don’t think its a bad thing to buy 3 plants for that price and if you ‘choose’ to put them in the same pot sorta like they came..well good for you! I need to do the same thing I think…so thanks for sharing your dirty little secret! Hugs, Linda
Heather
Oh, I love this idea, since I am a horrible gardener!
Snooks
Those flowers a very pretty. The price is great too. Quick and easy another big positive. I’ll have to check ours and see if they have any. I need some flowers in the yard.
@ 3 Beeze Homestead
gail
sometimes you just need to take a break and do things the easy way….they look beautiful, and no one will ever know. Oh, wait a minute, yes they will, okay the whole world knows.
gail
Curtains in My Tree
LOVE IT I am going to do the same thing LOL
Olive Cooper
The flowers were a bargain and why not go the easy way? We are kindred souls as I lost it in Sephora when the 22 year old check out lady asked me if anyone helped me. I promptly told her no one ever helped me and I made more money than all the sixteen year olds in the store. Just because I am grey haired does not mean I do not buy makeup. I have not been back there however.
Mark
You Lazy Cheatin’ Good for Nothin’!
Love ya!
m.
Sam I Am......
OH!!!! Thank you! I am going to Wally World tomorrow or Friday and that’s perfect for me too! Walmart is my only big store around here so to see you saying I can get it at Walmart is BIG!!! Usually blogs say so to your Bed, Bath and Beyond or your Pier One or some store that is days away from me! LOL! Wow! I’m so excited now! I’m also excited hoping they have one of those new Resolve carpet cleaning brooms/brush whatever you call it too. Big day when I go to Wally’s! LOL! Thank you!
Helen's Decor
Pam, terrific deal and ideal. I’ve spent hours creating my deck boxes and pots for the deck and porch. Still not finished; although, some are shared. How fast do you think all your readers can dash to WM? I had no clue about those inserts! Thank you very much, Helen
Tete
I have not seen those, but will send Craig to check them out. I like the one you picked, but I am into purples.
I was hoping you would show us the tattoo you got while on spring break in college on a dare…maybe another post.
If I can find these here, I am going to cheat, too.
NanaDiana
I love a person that shares her dirty little secrets with all of us…and that it is NOT sexual in nature is a REAL plus! Your planters look great. Now I have to go check Walmart out. xo Diana
TARYTERRE
You’re in good company. Been doing it for years. Yours look lovely. ENJOY.
Shabby chic Sandy
I saw those earlier in the season but I don’t think our Walmart has them anymore. I love Walmart prices–that’s about it. The employees are on a constant break. They drive me nuts.
Ida
Wow that is a good bargain.
The flowers are quite pretty. May they grow and bloom all summer long!
The Summer Porch
LOL… You can’t beat Walmart prices! Great choices Pam, I love the colors, they will bloom all summer. As for lavender, you will get hooked.
I love your secret.
Hugs Rosemary…x
Marsha
You’re so funny! One of our local nurseries had a big run on some pre-planted pots a couple of years ago. They sold the ceramic pot for the planted plastic pot to go in, too. They called them, Forever in Bloom, I think. They still offer the seasonal “refills” with new plants in the plastic pots. I cheated, too. I just saved my first (and only) plastic pot and replant it with the plants I like best.
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
I cheat all the time…I find wonderful baskets and just plop them in my pots…they do a much better job than me, and it usually ends up being cheaper in the long run anyway!
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions
Thanks for this, Pam! This will actually work with the budget I had in mind for buying my daughter a few flowers for her front bed for Mother’s Day. I was going to buy a pot of mixed and just break them up to save some money, but this seems like a great deal.
Lemon Lane Cottage
What a couple of cute pots of color and I would have put those plants together, too. I just found your blog and love your sense of humor.
reFresh reStyle
Great price! they look awesome! I love cheating like this 🙂
awal.ny
Pam, you are funny. I did exactly the same, I bought four hanging baskets with mixed flowers to plant in some of my planters. I have friends who buy hanging baskets and plant them in the ground instead of buying individual annuals. Happy Mother’s Day.