ivy

The pots on my front porch have been empty ever since my petunias died from the heat. It's rather dismal just seeing bare dirt there flanking the front door. Then I discovered some stubborn ivy growing through my back fence. I've been wanting something to plant in those pots for the winter, that would last the cold weather. So I dug up those bits of ivy plants

and put them in the pots with fresh soil.

I don't like ivy in my lawn, or climbing trees, but I do think the leaves are pretty and maybe it will survive here on the porch. Doesn't look like much yet, though.