Fixer Upper: A Special Home Makeover for a US Army Veteran
Chip and Joanna Gaines team up with Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Baylor University Heisman winner, Robert Griffin III, to help out a military vet and his wife with much needed improvements on a home that's too small and not easily accessible. Joanna's design employs creative ways to make the whole home more functional, spacious, warm and beautiful.
Westbury aluminum railing (black) attached to cedar posts
Porch Railing Flower Boxes
I thought the front porch needed a little color. So I planted some flower boxes. I found the railing mount planters at Home Depot. They are designed to hold a plastic flower box, so I had to modify them to hold the moss. Using thin copper wire, I created a grid small enough to contain the moss and dirt. Then followed the same steps as when I plant my hanging baskets. (tutorial here) I used purple New Guinea Impatiens, blue Lobelia (upright), Coleus, and Sweet potato vine. I think it gives a…