Canning jars for tulips

Home depot is my favorite. Even the smaller, less stocked Manhattan locations suffice my fix. But this is the time of year that I love Home Depot even more.... planting season.
True, I do not have a yard or garden, but I do have a window ledge.
Actually I went all out my first summer in a real nyc apartment and learned a real hard lesson. Unless you can afford to buy nice heavy duty window boxes that attach to your building, all flowers should stay inside.
Six years ago I got a call from my roommate. He was trying to explain that there was an angry neighbor at our door, but because he couldn't understand Spanish, wasn't really sure what was going on. After awhile, I'm guessing some re-enacting went down, he was finally able to piece it together. It involved wind, my flower boxes and a child playing in the courtyard.
I got home as fast as I could (I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it all) and looked 6 flights down from our kitchen window onto our shared cement inner courtyard. There it was... a tiny tricycle lying on its side, wheel still spinning with shards of terracotta and dirt everywhere. Oh and one tiny little wilted flower sticking out from the pile of soil, taunting me... you're life could be over, you probably killed a child.
Well, I didn't, thank god. He only sprang his pinkie toe. I offered to pay for the doctor visit and was over the top apologetic. I think I freaked them out when I brought over a casserole. I mean, I don't think they were legal citizens and their basement apt was definitely not legal. So I think they just wanted to be quiet and move on. But whatevs, cute little boy was fine and I vowed to never have window flowers again.
Until we moved into our new apartment last March.
There they were. Giant, INDOOR, window ledges. 
Whew... flowers are back!

All of that doesn't really have a lot to do with this little project, oops.
Anyway, so I was at Home Depot picking up one new plant. And they had little potted tulips. So cute and only 6 bucks! I couldn't decide between yellow or white, who am I kidding, of course I bought white. But the pot had this ugly shiny pink foil stuff surrounding it and I really didn't want to buy a new pot. I typically put fresh cut flowers from the deli in a large canning jar for the dining room table, so that is what I did with the tulips.
But they all didn't fit in one, so I went with three. Everything looks better in threes.

I also had a little surprise waiting for me when I got home last night. My mom, who lives in Ohio, is the best! She sent Sandeep and I a huge Easter basket, full of our favorite candies and little personal gifts. Shh.. don't reminder her that I'm almost 30 and married. She might stop.

So after cleaning up all the wrappers and basket filings, the little eggs found a home by the tulips. So cute it even makes me roll my eyes.
The gold egg is my fav.