tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6342781483354284449..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase On Monday: Variations on a ThemeKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-48748855844899773542019-02-17T14:51:05.878-08:002019-02-17T14:51:05.878-08:00Thanks Anna!Thanks Anna!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47350064863643031672019-02-17T13:29:54.366-08:002019-02-17T13:29:54.366-08:00Beautiful vases as always Kris :)Beautiful vases as always Kris :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-9284779856939273182019-02-13T10:58:32.083-08:002019-02-13T10:58:32.083-08:00Simpler is often better when it comes to arrangeme...Simpler is often better when it comes to arrangements, Margaret. My problem is that, once I cut stems, I feel compelled to use all of them, resulting in over-cramming.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-75235048347908859722019-02-13T08:02:06.767-08:002019-02-13T08:02:06.767-08:00Your arrangements are simply awe-inspiring! I woul...Your arrangements are simply awe-inspiring! I would love to put together an arrangement even half as lovely as those but I'm rather challenged in that area & can't seem to mix more than a couple of flowers in a vase without it looking "strange". Hopefully some of your creativity will rub off on me eventually :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-90676028142721500642019-02-12T19:33:36.650-08:002019-02-12T19:33:36.650-08:00You're right, Linda - they need a bit of contr...You're right, Linda - they need a bit of contrast to shine.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-3212187487346839042019-02-12T19:32:58.919-08:002019-02-12T19:32:58.919-08:00I wasn't quite sure about that particular comb...I wasn't quite sure about that particular combination, Cathy, which was why the Narcissus stems featured more prominently in the back view.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-90646850455703039712019-02-12T12:18:50.608-08:002019-02-12T12:18:50.608-08:00If one likes blues in the garden, and I do, I thin...If one likes blues in the garden, and I do, I think they are the most difficult color to visualize and keep track of while plant shopping. A large dose of white does the trick in or out of a vase I'm thinking.Linda Brazillhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-26958381739932918822019-02-12T11:12:13.155-08:002019-02-12T11:12:13.155-08:00Two wonderful creations once again Kris! Seeing Na...Two wonderful creations once again Kris! Seeing Narcissus in a vase with Osteospermum is unusual for me, but what a lovely combination!Cathyhttp://www.wordsandherbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56159592875454715272019-02-12T10:52:17.846-08:002019-02-12T10:52:17.846-08:00We really just have 2 seasons, a long "warm&q...We really just have 2 seasons, a long "warm" season and a shorter cool season, encompassing late fall through early spring. I expect that factors into why so many of the plants that flower in late spring and early summer in your climate appear so much earlier here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55389475546279588492019-02-12T10:49:48.031-08:002019-02-12T10:49:48.031-08:00I wish I could say that the second vase's spli...I wish I could say that the second vase's split personality was intentional, Christina, but it came together that way somewhat by accident.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62657669676202569922019-02-12T10:48:25.856-08:002019-02-12T10:48:25.856-08:00I've been waiting more than a month for that L...I've been waiting more than a month for that Limonium to bloom, Amy. The flower stems appeared with buds but they seemed frozen in time for a longer period than I expected.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-35420160166424437272019-02-12T09:31:37.667-08:002019-02-12T09:31:37.667-08:00 Blue flowers are irresistible and it is amazing h... Blue flowers are irresistible and it is amazing how many shades of blue there are. And of course so many so-called blues are actually purples. I love your blue arrangement, how amazing to have ceonothus in February. Your second arrangement is adorable too and to me it seems to have a real mix of seasons impossible to achieve here.Chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985559591515617972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-54882034911285154402019-02-12T09:27:36.383-08:002019-02-12T09:27:36.383-08:00Kris, your USA West Coast garden is clearly amazin...Kris, your USA West Coast garden is clearly amazing, and so different to my little plot here on the east coast of Scotland. We are worlds apart but our two gardens give us the opportunity to swap images of our beloved flowers and I so enjoy our Monday chats! Hooray! Athe running wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935779419652043366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-492928172217530872019-02-12T05:30:28.268-08:002019-02-12T05:30:28.268-08:00You are so clever in being able to make the back a...You are so clever in being able to make the back and front views of your vases look different but still work harmoniously. I love blue so I really love thisChristinahttps://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69851392403410873162019-02-11T22:55:22.867-08:002019-02-11T22:55:22.867-08:00Lovely! I'm especially admiring the delicacy ...Lovely! I'm especially admiring the delicacy of that first vase. :) And the way the purple-tinted Limonium buds blend with the Hebe foliage in the second.Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttp://smallsunnygarden.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-30885967854618415452019-02-11T20:28:08.761-08:002019-02-11T20:28:08.761-08:00French blue - that's a perfect description of ...French blue - that's a perfect description of the color, Beth.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-26095077897661655412019-02-11T20:06:42.265-08:002019-02-11T20:06:42.265-08:00I love all the blues! I think those shades in your...I love all the blues! I think those shades in your first bouquet are my favorite blues--kind of variations on French blue--although I like them all. All your arrangements are amazing!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16795146641084241042019-02-11T17:49:43.694-08:002019-02-11T17:49:43.694-08:00I hope you get some sun and warmer temperatures so...I hope you get some sun and warmer temperatures soon, Eliza!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-20538750436830180412019-02-11T17:49:01.487-08:002019-02-11T17:49:01.487-08:00The bees DO love that Echium, Amanda. They rode a...The bees DO love that Echium, Amanda. They rode along with me as I walked through the garden looking for other plants to accent my arrangement. I have to be careful when I bring the cut stems in the house to ensure I don't have hitchhikers!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-46479563462109157632019-02-11T17:46:10.264-08:002019-02-11T17:46:10.264-08:00I thought the Narcissus were late blooms of the sa...I thought the Narcissus were late blooms of the same paperwhites I featured earlier until the flowers opened, Susie. These are growing among those paperwhites but the flowers are clearly different, another unknown variety left behind by a prior owner.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5471411878077164952019-02-11T17:41:34.055-08:002019-02-11T17:41:34.055-08:00I've had that frog longer than I can remember....I've had that frog longer than I can remember. He's already at the ready to standby and guard my flowers.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82447009239293902212019-02-11T17:40:17.269-08:002019-02-11T17:40:17.269-08:00I just have a more cooperative climate than many p...I just have a more cooperative climate than many people, Noelle.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41557482746793889512019-02-11T17:39:32.316-08:002019-02-11T17:39:32.316-08:00Thanks Sue!Thanks Sue!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-85755426511809792232019-02-11T17:39:14.916-08:002019-02-11T17:39:14.916-08:00I adore blue flowers and try to grow just about an...I adore blue flowers and try to grow just about any of them that have a chance of surviving in my climate, Cathy.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-71198128542430899722019-02-11T17:37:47.836-08:002019-02-11T17:37:47.836-08:00I prefer to see snow in the mountains and from a s...I prefer to see snow in the mountains and from a suitable distance, Peter. We're all complaining about the cold here as it is and our temperatures are just in the low-to-mid 50s.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com