tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6435481635085716960..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Faux orchids and blobby thingsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-64746226041047198002015-12-10T11:43:04.675-08:002015-12-10T11:43:04.675-08:00The tree is really wonderful but I should probably...The tree is really wonderful but I should probably leave the flowers where they grow, Cathy - they lasted just 2 days in my vase despite my extra effort to promote water uptake by the woody stems.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-70124918658594188382015-12-10T11:41:26.274-08:002015-12-10T11:41:26.274-08:00You can thank Cathy (Rambling in the Garden) for t...You can thank Cathy (Rambling in the Garden) for that descriptive name, Ann.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18735229518689071462015-12-10T11:40:51.088-08:002015-12-10T11:40:51.088-08:00They'd probably grow just fine in Australia, A...They'd probably grow just fine in Australia, Amy!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11008805264389036752015-12-10T06:36:55.621-08:002015-12-10T06:36:55.621-08:00They really are beautiful flowers! How wonderful t...They really are beautiful flowers! How wonderful to have a tree full of them! I love the colour coordinated 'blobby' Gomphrena with them too. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-67245711413815629412015-12-09T02:40:00.721-08:002015-12-09T02:40:00.721-08:00I am not familiar with any of the elements in your...I am not familiar with any of the elements in your vase, but I love them all. The expression 'bobby things' will stay with me for a long time ....!Anna @Suffolk Pebbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229313451402371443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58586006048646460862015-12-08T22:23:20.098-08:002015-12-08T22:23:20.098-08:00You know I love those blobby things..You know I love those blobby things..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84113115793246720252015-12-08T17:34:00.998-08:002015-12-08T17:34:00.998-08:00All the Gomphrenas seem to like it hot and dry so ...All the Gomphrenas seem to like it hot and dry so this is one case in which your climate is less hospitable than mine, Susie.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41750109406028075102015-12-08T17:32:34.595-08:002015-12-08T17:32:34.595-08:00Thanks Noelle!Thanks Noelle!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38541685458987043672015-12-08T17:32:22.313-08:002015-12-08T17:32:22.313-08:00That Gomphrena is a wonderful plant, Mariana, alth...That Gomphrena is a wonderful plant, Mariana, although I don't expect it would be happy in Sweden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-88923424687869739282015-12-08T17:31:36.029-08:002015-12-08T17:31:36.029-08:00I don't have much that magenta color in my gar...I don't have much that magenta color in my garden, Christina, but I wouldn't be without the Bauhinia or the Gomphrena.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-53354817293070725852015-12-08T17:29:48.676-08:002015-12-08T17:29:48.676-08:00It's looking like 2 days is the limit on the o...It's looking like 2 days is the limit on the open Bauhinia flowers and the buds show no inclination to bloom. The Gomphrena should carry on, however.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39799343448486181902015-12-08T17:28:09.925-08:002015-12-08T17:28:09.925-08:00This Gomphrena is an odd plant but I've come t...This Gomphrena is an odd plant but I've come to love it. It's a good filler in the garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24195063589807072202015-12-08T17:27:02.659-08:002015-12-08T17:27:02.659-08:00It looked great for a day but it appears that 2 da...It looked great for a day but it appears that 2 days is its limit, unfortunately.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18803849785002160412015-12-08T17:26:09.745-08:002015-12-08T17:26:09.745-08:00I'd gladly trade a little of our warmth for so...I'd gladly trade a little of our warmth for some of your rain, Hannah!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62175936411147837422015-12-08T17:25:20.157-08:002015-12-08T17:25:20.157-08:00I'm not sure I can think of a tree with splash...I'm not sure I can think of a tree with splashier blooms.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-64179120915364364682015-12-08T09:09:06.589-08:002015-12-08T09:09:06.589-08:00Oh my goodness, your vase is just gorgeous Kris. I...Oh my goodness, your vase is just gorgeous Kris. I've never heard of Hong Kong orchid tree but wow, I'd like one. Also like those "blobby things" too! I tried Gomphrena this year but without much luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50551161933774173992015-12-08T05:19:47.519-08:002015-12-08T05:19:47.519-08:00I love your exhuberant arrangement, such lovely fl...I love your exhuberant arrangement, such lovely flowers: colour and form perfect.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11623854579143856442015-12-08T04:18:29.436-08:002015-12-08T04:18:29.436-08:00Nice!
Like the small red one!
MarianaNice!<br />Like the small red one!<br />MarianaM/S Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414720297791757280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68318645982070926692015-12-08T00:01:03.941-08:002015-12-08T00:01:03.941-08:00Beautiful Kris; a lovely colour, one of my favouri...Beautiful Kris; a lovely colour, one of my favourites. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47952290177257249312015-12-07T23:21:53.524-08:002015-12-07T23:21:53.524-08:00Faux orchids... you had me worried for about five ...Faux orchids... you had me worried for about five seconds, Kris! But not much longer - what a beautiful vaseful! The Bauhinia is so pretty in its own right, and I love the blobby things ;-) Like Christina, I'm curious how well the Bauhinia will last in a vase; but it's splendid even if it only holds for a day or two!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52807095814801258672015-12-07T22:39:44.305-08:002015-12-07T22:39:44.305-08:00Very pretty, Kris! And I really love the gomphrena...Very pretty, Kris! And I really love the gomphrena, it adds whimsy to the vase.Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41303310727410874862015-12-07T22:18:38.783-08:002015-12-07T22:18:38.783-08:00That is just lovely! Even if it only lasts a day o...That is just lovely! Even if it only lasts a day or two what a vision, you used each of those elements so well...it's going down as a fav in my book.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81367145968465560062015-12-07T22:10:02.130-08:002015-12-07T22:10:02.130-08:00The Bauhinia blossoms are so pretty, I like the l...The Bauhinia blossoms are so pretty, I like the lighter veins, Kris. The Gomphrena are a perfect accompaniment. You may suffer in the summertime heat but now the rest of us are freezing. Brrrr. And you have beautiful flowers for consolation.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63157444445272093972015-12-07T21:16:41.135-08:002015-12-07T21:16:41.135-08:00Gorgeous as always! Bauhinia is new to me and rea...Gorgeous as always! Bauhinia is new to me and really a stunning tree. Love those flowers.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-72490613696869252302015-12-07T17:44:03.758-08:002015-12-07T17:44:03.758-08:00That Gomphrena seems relatively unique in how it g...That Gomphrena seems relatively unique in how it grows and flowers, Evan. I've become very fond of it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com