Lily of the Valley looks even more beautiful in a Soup tureen The fancy container

I wanted to move them from the clay pots into a nice container. (I forgot to take pictures because I had a party that day and was under a time crunch. It wasn’t easy as I had thought. The pips were jammed really tight. I had to poke a hole in the drainage hole of each pot with a knife and run it along the inside edge. Several times Before they relaxed. I was afraid that my grip would slip, and the flowers would fall onto the table. This didn’t happen.

The soil at the top was still moist, but the soil at the bottom was dry. The tureen that I chose was not as deep as the claypots, so I had remove the potting mixture from the roots and smoosh them into the tureen with care. I then had to repackage the mix around the root system while keeping the plants upright.

The turen was too small to fit all the cookies, so I put the rest of them into this mug.

The flowers are a good match for the tea party theme of the shower.

I was extremely pleased with the outcome. My daughter-in law was probably pleased too since she included her thank-you letter in this envelope. Because the tureen does not have a drainage hole, I will need to be extra careful not to overwater or underwater. I’ll repot the plants if they start to look bad. This will give them more room to grow their roots and allow for better drainage. As long as the plants seem to be happy, I will keep them in their current pots and plant them outside this spring.