tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post3513975220081324564..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Three Small BouquetsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-7404989052058268592015-10-01T20:56:57.771-07:002015-10-01T20:56:57.771-07:00I love that Salvia but I've decided it's p...I love that Salvia but I've decided it's probably better left in the garden than stuck in a vase. It fell apart within a day.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84099066172048291742015-10-01T17:23:05.660-07:002015-10-01T17:23:05.660-07:00I always love all your flower arrangements, but th...I always love all your flower arrangements, but the brilliant blue of those salvia is special. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38764187029068768172015-09-30T14:44:33.808-07:002015-09-30T14:44:33.808-07:00Thanks Diana! I've fallen behind on my blog r...Thanks Diana! I've fallen behind on my blog reading but I'll be sure to check out your latest LA post.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86919307511268489652015-09-30T14:43:24.063-07:002015-09-30T14:43:24.063-07:00The Salvia was slow to establish but I've had ...The Salvia was slow to establish but I've had more luck with it than other Salvias, many of which don't survive the summer season here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22724652809152803312015-09-30T14:37:29.726-07:002015-09-30T14:37:29.726-07:00That Salvia macrophylla is almost startling when i...That Salvia macrophylla is almost startling when it's in full bloom, Amy. It really is an unusually vivid blue.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-40456984019770245142015-09-30T05:21:28.694-07:002015-09-30T05:21:28.694-07:00Those are lovely - and so pretty with the flowers ...Those are lovely - and so pretty with the flowers matching the vases. I bring flowers inside, but not often enough. I do like that you paired the shrub stems with the flowers. You have so many beautiful things blooming in your garden. I posted about another LA garden yesterday, fyi.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-85152807819913879312015-09-30T00:13:10.213-07:002015-09-30T00:13:10.213-07:00I love the blue Salvia, I just love that real inte...I love the blue Salvia, I just love that real intense blue which is so rare. I think I bought that one but it didn't survive - it's obviously worth it to try again. The clematis looks quite similar to Clematis paniculata which is native to NZ and grows wild here as well as being cultivated. The Zinnia look great with the warm colour of the wood and surrounds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384114749038202204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82877284439498295072015-09-29T21:27:29.268-07:002015-09-29T21:27:29.268-07:00Wow, your Salvia macrophylla is every bit as blue ...Wow, your Salvia macrophylla is every bit as blue as my S. reptans and a good deal larger-flowered! It looks wonderful. Sorry to read that the flowers dropped so fast - what a contrast to your Eustoma, which keeps on and on... I love the idea of the three related vases of varying colours... Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-91518704198407229382015-09-29T16:21:40.593-07:002015-09-29T16:21:40.593-07:00I recently pulled most of what I had in the raised...I recently pulled most of what I had in the raised vegetable planters I'm using as a small cutting garden but I hung on to a few of the Zinnias and I'm glad I did, Cathy - with cooler temperatures at night but warm days, they're still producing new blooms.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68540961666674691842015-09-29T16:18:22.996-07:002015-09-29T16:18:22.996-07:00I do love the delicate blooms of the Clematis in t...I do love the delicate blooms of the Clematis in that green vase, Ann.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-296377115199581052015-09-29T16:17:25.939-07:002015-09-29T16:17:25.939-07:00I've fallen hard for Grevilleas myself, Noelle...I've fallen hard for Grevilleas myself, Noelle. I had none in my former garden but, in less than 5 years I'm already up to a dozen in my current garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-65108801303661885732015-09-29T16:14:23.701-07:002015-09-29T16:14:23.701-07:00My former garden didn't have much in the way o...My former garden didn't have much in the way of flower power, Christina, and I started creating tiny vases then as a way to make the most with what I had. But they also have the advantage of allowing us to highlight blooms that would get lost in large arrangements.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34904682127398305792015-09-29T16:08:31.917-07:002015-09-29T16:08:31.917-07:00That blue Salvia is amazing but, as I'd feared...That blue Salvia is amazing but, as I'd feared, it doesn't hold up long in a vase.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-1781736064665405122015-09-29T16:07:37.882-07:002015-09-29T16:07:37.882-07:00Thanks Hoover Boo! I am hung up on color combinat...Thanks Hoover Boo! I am hung up on color combinations - in the garden and in a vase.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56841374794453442422015-09-29T16:06:23.192-07:002015-09-29T16:06:23.192-07:00Once I start clipping things, I do seem to get car...Once I start clipping things, I do seem to get carried away with the exercise, Deb ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24034216045249010022015-09-29T16:04:15.123-07:002015-09-29T16:04:15.123-07:00The new vases gave me license to think beyond the ...The new vases gave me license to think beyond the pink Eustoma this week, Anca.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5472785905595301342015-09-29T16:03:26.073-07:002015-09-29T16:03:26.073-07:00Thanks Jeanette!Thanks Jeanette!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61114293243922276702015-09-29T16:02:51.291-07:002015-09-29T16:02:51.291-07:00I'm always surprised when I see a blogger'...I'm always surprised when I see a blogger's garden I think I know through the lens of another blogger, Hannah. Perhaps we get stuck in a rut when photographing our own gardens.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-28262699192893480102015-09-29T10:55:48.785-07:002015-09-29T10:55:48.785-07:00Yes, the amber coloured vase is my favourite this ...Yes, the amber coloured vase is my favourite this week too - gorgeous! I do love the blue vase, and the white clematis is really pretty. But the colour of those Zinnias is just right for the autumn season. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38320147033812419812015-09-29T10:08:30.649-07:002015-09-29T10:08:30.649-07:00I'm glad you like the succulent vase, Diana. ...I'm glad you like the succulent vase, Diana. It's one of 3 I've attempted so far. They take a little longer to put together than a conventional vase but last much longer.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34027690801836023992015-09-29T10:06:39.454-07:002015-09-29T10:06:39.454-07:00Sadly, the blue Salvia is already fading. I was a...Sadly, the blue Salvia is already fading. I was afraid it wouldn't last long.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74288183272618145792015-09-29T10:06:00.125-07:002015-09-29T10:06:00.125-07:00Thanks Christina! I hope the Clematis is just get...Thanks Christina! I hope the Clematis is just getting started, although I did discover that I've got a problem with aphids there :(Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86855982380325849532015-09-29T10:04:37.759-07:002015-09-29T10:04:37.759-07:00That Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' is odd. Not on...That Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' is odd. Not only are the stems short but the flowers tend to form near the bottom of the shrub. But I still love it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16920051799159662892015-09-29T10:03:25.506-07:002015-09-29T10:03:25.506-07:00Fortunately, small vases help when all you have in...Fortunately, small vases help when all you have in the garden to fill them are bits and pieces (unless you count the pink Eustoma, of course).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25204780784894305242015-09-29T07:16:41.801-07:002015-09-29T07:16:41.801-07:00I adore your little coloured vases and my favourit...I adore your little coloured vases and my favourite of the three (if I had to choose!) would be the second one with its subdued aura (a wonderful and apt description!)Anna @Suffolk Pebbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229313451402371443noreply@blogger.com