Our delightfully dry weekend was spent doing delightful things like attending a specialty plant sale, wandering Heronswood, visiting nurseries, and playing in my own garden. Pots of Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete' were part of Valley Nursery's spring sale. The first daffodil to bloom in my garden, they're always a welcome bit of bright yellow at this time of year and at only $1.50 a pot, why not add a few more? Instead of cutting them, I decided to simply use the potted bulbs in a couple of receptacles. First, beauty. You may recognize Alison from an earlier IaVoM post.
Now, the beast, a troll sans body planter made by a Kitsap area artist.
Muscari and camellias joined the daffodils.
The beast looks very friendly but needs a name. Suggestions?
Stone? Clay? Auribus?
Spring has definitely sprung in your garden. Can't believe you have not come up with a name for your beast! You are usually the one first out of the box with clever names etc. I'm not awake enough yet to do it justice.
ReplyDeleteAn inspiring bit of colour. Your Troll looks like Dobby the House Elf and I think he is enjoying sporting the Camellias
ReplyDeleteOh, delightful Peter - thank you for sharing and making us smile, as you always do :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect weekend you had....and I adore your planted heads. I must say the troll is my favorite....he is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love your troll, so pairing him with Alison the head planter is certainly apropos. There were 3 trolls in The Hobbit, named Tom, Bert and William. Perhaps one of those names would work?
ReplyDeletePretty a Alison is, I think I'm in love with the happy beast. He looks like a Hugo to me.
ReplyDelete"Rocky"?
ReplyDeleteLove your spring flowers. They look so cheerful as do the planters. I always have a difficult time trying to name something. It will come to you some day. You will look at that cute little fellow and bam a name will pop into your head.
ReplyDeleteLooking rather cheerful your way, Peter! Isn't spring wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBoth displays are just what the doctor ordered. A real "pick me up" for the second half of March. The troll reminds me of the U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions. I looked him up, and his full name is "Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III". Is "Beauregard" suitable for a troll???
ReplyDeleteYour little "beast" just looks "Happy" to me, perhaps because he gets to wear flowers and hang out with Alison!
ReplyDeleteOh yes,he does look like Sessions, the resemblance is uncanny. I love his colourful spring bonnet. Just what we need at the moment, a bit of spring bling.
ReplyDeleteI love your beast! And all those lovely colours are so cheering! Thanks for making me smile! I can't think of a really good name for him, but he looks like a Boris to me. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an Igor, definitely! ;)
ReplyDeleteA happy mix of color, both beauty and beast.