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Front planters & doorsteps

A porch the whole street notices.

Somsy Blaisdell designs, plants and refreshes front-porch containers and window boxes, season after season.

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Somsy Blaisdell in a sun hat, smiling beside a white stone urn of impatiens, mandevilla and trailing vines she planted — Somsy BlaisdellOwner & planter

Recent porches

Every container is planted for the house it sits in front of: its stone, siding, light and season.

Stone-arched entry with fall window boxes of yellow mums, red celosia and kale, and a matching urn

Somsy smiling beside a stone urn she planted with mandevilla, impatiens and trailing vines

Covered front porch with barrel planters of red and yellow mums and burgundy fountain grass, white pumpkins on the steps

Barrel of spruce and cedar boughs with birch poles, red twig dogwood and pinecones under a porch lantern

Square urn of magenta, gold and orange mums, ornamental kale, pumpkins, golden sedum and trailing ivy

Barrel planter with a birch-pole tripod, red mandevilla, purple petunias and golden creeping jenny

Tall black planter of evergreens, red berries and branches strung with twinkle lights

Somsy in a sun visor tucking golden sedum into a black porch urn of magenta mums

White stone urn of pink mandevilla, caladium and sweet potato vine against a fieldstone wall

Black pot of magenta and yellow mums, golden sedum and curly willow by a garage lantern

Navy pot spilling lime sweet potato vine, coleus and mandevilla on a porch step

Window box of yellow mums, red celosia, pansies and ornamental kale with trailing vines

Somsy planting a white urn on a stone pillar at the end of a driveway

Window box of purple petunias and red geraniums beside white hydrangeas

Window box of gold pansies, red celosia, kale and mini pumpkins beside an arched entry

Somsy arranging yellow mums and red coleus in a black planter by the driveway

Corner window box and urn of fall color overlooking a pond

Black pot of golden sedum, coleus, polka dot plant and mandevilla on a bamboo trellis

A finished urn of mums and curly willow in front, with Somsy planting the next one down the porch

Close view of a window box with yellow mums, red celosia, pansies and kale

Close-up of speckled polka dot plant between red coleus and lime sweet potato vine

Somsy lifting a plant from its pot while filling a porch urn

Close-up of golden sedum under red coleus leaves

Somsy working on a porch urn under an autumn crabapple tree

Barrel planter with tall blue plumbago, pink calibrachoa and lime sweet potato vine by a porch column

Window box of yellow and burgundy mums, ornamental kale and small pumpkins in afternoon sun

Two porch barrels of yellow daisies, purple petunias and sweet potato vine with small flags

Barrel of purple fountain grass, orange coleus, purple kale and pink mums between garage doors

Tall black planter of burgundy coleus, purple wandering jew and lime coleus beside a white watering can

Stone-arched entry with a pink petunia window box and a matching urn in summer sun

Square urn of orange and yellow mums and kale below a fall window box

Raised wooden planter of yellow daisies, basil and petunias with a flag and pinwheel

Square urn of pink mandevilla, purple verbena, petunias and geraniums by the front steps

Barrel of red fountain grass, orange coleus and purple ornamental kale

Porch barrel of yellow daisies, pink petunias and sweet potato vine with a small flag

Tall black planter with curly willow, spiky dracaena and coleus overlooking a lawn

Stone entry with a fall urn and a window box of mums, pumpkins and trailing vines

Black urn of orange and yellow mums, ornamental kale, a pumpkin and curly willow at dusk

Stone-arched entry with matching fall window boxes and an urn by the steps

Somsy arranging mums and sedum in a tall black planter

Window box packed with yellow, orange and red mums, kale, pumpkins and creeping jenny

Square urn with curly willow, fountain grass, mums, kale, pumpkins and trailing ivy

Fall window box with mums, pansies, ornamental kale and mini pumpkins

Window box of magenta mums, kale, fountain grass and small pumpkins

Fall urn on a covered front porch beside a stone column

Fall window box and entry urn in afternoon light

Barrel planter with purple fountain grass, orange coleus and ornamental kale

Fall urn with pumpkins, kale and purple asters at an arched front door

White window box of yellow mums, red celosia, pansies and kale

Barrel planter with fountain grass, coleus, kale and pink mums

Front of a stone and shingle house with fall window boxes and an entry urn

Window box of mums, kale and pumpkins beside a blooming hydrangea

Entry urn and a window box lined with pumpkins and gourds

Fall window box and tall urn beside a stone front entry

Square urn of mandevilla, petunias, verbena and geraniums by the front steps

Whole front of a house with pink and purple summer window boxes and an entry urn

Whiskey barrel planter with a birch-branch trellis, mandevilla and petunias

Black pot of coleus, mandevilla, sedum and sweet potato vine

Arched entry with a summer urn and a window box of mandevilla and sweet potato vine

Black pot of mandevilla and lime sweet potato vine on a covered porch

Summer window box and tall entry urn in bright morning sun

Window box spilling purple petunias above hydrangeas

Gabled house front with a pink petunia window box and a summer urn

Plant Patience porch flyer: Our next-door neighbor decorated our porch. If you like it, Somsy Blaisdell is your person. Photos of her planters, the seasons she plants, and a QR code to learn more.

Spotted on a neighbor's porch

Saw the flyer? You're in the right place.

Every photo on this page is a real porch Somsy planted. Scroll back up to browse them by season, or get in touch below about your own front step.

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Summer, fall and the holidays

Keep one look for months, or let Somsy change your porch over as the weather turns.

Jun–Aug

Summer

Full, lush planters that last through the heat.

Sep–Nov

Fall

Mums, kale, grasses and warm harvest color.

Holiday season

Winter holiday

Evergreens, branches and festive holiday porches.

How it works

Say hello

Email Somsy with a photo of your porch or the planters you have now.

She plans it

She picks plants and colors that suit your house and the season.

She plants it

Somsy does the planting at your door. You come home to a finished porch.

Like what you see?

Send Somsy a note about your porch. She'll get back to you about planters for the season ahead.

somsy.blaisdell@mac.com

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