Plant a shamrock! An easy and budget-friendly way to bring a colorful natural element into your decor and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
I’m not Irish…not even one little bit. However, I married a guy who takes his Irish heritage very seriously. His mother’s family came over from County Down. My kids have some of that Irish blood in them as well, so naturally a tiny bit of the blarney has rubbed off on me. We also rank among the most obsessed fans ever of The University of Notre Dame. My husband and son are alumni so we arrange our lives around football season and bowl games. (Don’t laugh. I’m serious.) The first song my daughter learned to sing was the Notre Dame Fight Song. So…for years I have seen shamrock plants around St. Patrick’s Day in the stores. One thing I have never done is plant a shamrock. I’ve been trying to decorate with natural elements for a while now. At this time of year, something live and green in the house seemed like a good idea. So plant a shamrock I did.
It took all of five minutes. I found a lovely shamrock plant at my grocery store. The root ball was a tiny bit big for the urn I wanted to use so I just brushed some of the dirt off until it fit. I put a few packing peanuts in the bottom of the urn so the water would drain. I no time at all, I had a little bit o’ Ireland right in my own home.
Even if you aren’t Irish, I highly recommend that you plant a shamrock. It’s green, natural and alive. A totally budget-friendly way to bring some color into your decor for St. Patrick’s Day. I promise it will make you smile.
Thank you for stopping by…and Go Irish!
Simply lovely idea! I’ll be headed out today to find my very own shamrock.
Thanks Ann!
I’m not Irish either…but I am a plant lover. Never had a shamrock before…I’ll have to plant one! ;)
I have 2 shamrocks and have had them for probably 15 years. One little tip–do not over water and keep the dead steams plucked out. Pull them out from the base. Be careful though, you can accidentally pull the little roots up. I have. They are really pretty plants and lovely when they bloom. Mine have been blooming lately.
Enjoy them!!
Thank you for the tip on pulling the dead stems. I was not pulling from the base. My plant was soaked through when I got it so I have not watered it yet. I’ll watch that too. I sure hope mine lives!
For some reason, the tale of the shamrock tickled me enough to write and suggest that you remember to water it – LOL!
Oh yes football……….I have to say a big ole ugh~~ as the world stops in my home when USC plays. Both my husband and son are football crazy, particularly with SC and the only alumni in my family is my son in law John. So I come to my girl cave full of sewing machines and this magical thing called a computer …how did I spend all my time without it?
My husband asked me out on our first date on St. Patrick’s Day 25+years ago! I will definitely plant a shamrock! Thanks for the inspiration…very much needing some green in the Midwest! Soo tired of the snow! :)
These plants that look like large healthy clover have bulbs in the soil.
If you give it a half glass of water, once a week, it will grow forever.
If you forget to water, water and watch. Grows in all kinds of light.
Isn’t every body irish on March 17?
I too am a BIG Notre Dame fan. I grew up in the area. We live for ND football and try to attend a couple of games/ year. I love the idea of planting a shamrock. Will put it on my too do list for next week. Thanks for the great idea.
GO IRISH
Not a Notre Dame fan (big Alabama fan here) but I do love shamrocks and haven’t had one in years. I think I’ll go out and look for one to plant this weekend. Hopefully it will enjoy my sunroom as much as I do. Beautiful planter you have there.
Hi Ann, this is a silly question but is clover in the yard the same plant? I could go foraging ;)
Hi Deni! This is from another comment on this post. “These plants that look like large healthy clover have bulbs in the soil.
If you give it a half glass of water, once a week, it will grow forever.
If you forget to water, water and watch. Grows in all kinds of light.” Hope this helps because I had no idea!