12-29-2012 Update

Did some more planting and now have 30 flower pots going.  My home faces the south and my backyard is fully shaded.  So this is what the front entrance of my home looks like.


In the top pot is a cherry tomato plant and 6 onions from a set.  The bottom pot is a patio hybrid bought from a Home Depot.  This one came in a biodegradable pot.  You are supposed to be able to plant the pot and everything but I have better luck taking them out of the pot.  The two terracotta pots have sweet onions also bought from Home Depot.  There is also a few pots to fill.


This is the other side of the entryway.  The 17 gallon tub has a bunch of sweet onions in it.


This is a close up of the main cluster of pots.  On the top in the big blue pot is a green bell pepper.  In the small lime green is an onion from the set.  Next to it in the olive green pot is garlic and onions from the set.  On the bottom row right hand side is picklebush cucumbers.  Small blue is an onion, lime green has a cherry tomato.  In the blue is another onion and behind it is dill.  The lime green has orange mint.  The small one below it has another onion then a sweet basil and parsley.


What I have done here will probably be considered sacrilege among the Weber grill enthusiast.  I used two old Weber Smokey Joe grills as planters.  In the top grill/planter is hot oregano, cilantro, and chives.  Strawberries are in the other one.