Because our winters can get really cold we can't leave terracotta pots outside or they will crack when the water in the soil expands when freezing. I do keep some pots with perennials outdoors but in a covered sheltered area. These pots contained summer annuals though and got emptied last weekend.
To store them I stack one inside the other from the largest to the smallest and in between each one I add some newspaper to prevent them from sticking to each other.
Shards that have been covering the drainage holes are stored in a zink container.
This little odd storage area at the back of the house used to be where the trash bag was mounted on a frame. When we got a new wheelie trash container at the front of the house a few years ago I realised that this was a great space to store my large pots during the winter by simply dismounting the trash bag frame.
The pots, shards and some other gardening items fit in there nicely and out of the way.
The sledge and showel go in front and we're all set for snow!
Oh, the dirt marks that you see to the left on the door are Mini's paw prints. This is her stretching spot :)
