Their Instagram feed was my undoing. On Monday one of my favorite local nurseries, Hill Country Water Gardens & Nursery in Cedar Park, posted a picture of new garden decor hitting their shelves, and I was up there the next day, poking through the display before they were fully unpacked or even priced. I fell hard for this rainbow of ceramic succulents and flowers, perfect for a tabletop or faux terrarium, the bigger ones with nail holes on the back so you can hang them on a wall.

I bought several different ones, intending to keep a couple and save the rest for gifts. But they accidentally all found a spot in my home. Now I guess I’ll have to go back and buy some more.

Make love, not war with this ceramic grenade vase.

And of course if one happens to be looking for actual plants, like a native Anacacho orchid tree (Bauhinia lunarioides), or water features, HCWG has those too. Springtime nursery shopping — is anything more fun?

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