Wrought Iron Flower Planter

It was spring time and the flowers were just coming out in the natural outdoor gardens, but the weather was warm enough for these plants which spent the winter indoors to go outside for the season.  They were put in a beautiful wrought iron planter.

Wrought Iron Planter

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A ferronnier is an ironworker or a blacksmith.  The art of wrought iron is still alive in Provence.  One suspects that this old hand cart, used to move heavy packages was converted into a planter stand.  Lovely.

A Perfect Example

A perfect example about what I like about Provence. Here we have a terrace melding into a street with parked cars. Below is the lower tier of the village built on a mountainside. But in spite of the fact there is a stone retaining wall, it is lined with planters and pots of flowers. Flowers are EVERYWHERE in Provence.

A Pair of Windows

One thing that I love about Provence, is how even something as simple as a window is much more than a window.

Here we have a pair of them. The smaller one has a plant in the sill, and a planter attached to the building below it. The big window has lovely lace curtains, and the utilitarian clothes line under it, holding a pair of socks and a dish towel.

Bedpan Planter

An old bedpan serves as a planter for Hen & Chicks on a balcony.