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revisiting an older post
seasonal bloom
please go visit here to read a post from last year around this time…i was daydreaming of ikebana then, as i am now.
this is the time when i pull out a bunch of my books and think about what spring will bring.
potting up citrus
seasonal bloom
as we have said before, you have to get creative with flora in the winter, even around here where we have a year round growing season eventhough the temperatures can swing from chilly to mild (case in point: it was 17 degrees here last week and yesterday it was 65 and sunny!).
something fun to try:
order up some citrus plants, or buy some from a local nursery…meyer lemons or kumquats are some favorites…
here, a kumquat stands, repotted in an old churn and tied with a braid of raffia ’round the middle.
pretty to look at with fragrant flowers, they are just as yummy to eat.
gilt-y
seasonal bloom
i admit it.
i love me some gold spray paint!
not exclusively around holiday time either… and it runs in the family: my mom was recently overheard at a flower arranging party saying, “i just want to paint…something!” as she wielded a can of gold.
but really, gold is such a beautiful color and this time of year, when blossoms are hard to find, it makes things SO beautiful.
here are specimens that were used for this, but i really just love these photographs of the preparation.
