The main trunks of the 20 foot inherited camellia bent low in February's heavy snow and some even snapped. The bush does this every few years when we get really heavy snow and always grows back. The Choisya ternata 'Sundance' was also splayed out all over the place requiring it to be cut back.
We all have to prune back perfectly healthy plants sometimes but this spring it seems that as soon as I cut back one thing damaged by the snow, I find several more. It's enough to make one feel a bit blue, like the face on this mug made by Cindy Jenkins.
Fortunately, my dog friends don't seem to mind and are just excited to be able to play outside in the sun occasionally. This particular puppy is wearing a stray euphorbia bloom that was blocking the walkway.
Can you believe it's the last week of March already?
Happy new week all!
I think the lady is blue because she was holding her breath waiting for spring. Now she wears a grin that says 'the vibrancy on my head was worth the wait'.
ReplyDeleteShe sure got to wait a bit longer this year for spring to arrive but is happy to finally be wearing a colorful hat.
DeleteYou love using your prunings Peter, and as always do so with such great effect, aided by your wonderful collection of quirky vases...I love them!
ReplyDeleteYour fun meme causes me to look at both the garden and the thrift store shelves differently.
DeleteThese are such a cheery couple of vases!
ReplyDeleteThey're happy that they get to hold yard waste before it goes to the bins.
DeleteI love that blue lady vase and of course you did a great job at filling both vases. I'm glad to hear that the Camellia is resilient - losing it would be a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteCindy Jenkins always comes up with cool face and also cat pieces. Next year, when you come to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, you can stop by her booth and check them out.
DeleteYou use the coolest containers!
ReplyDeleteIt's as much fun to rustle up a container from the hoard as it is to find flowers for it.
DeleteNo, I can't believe it's the last week of March, time is running away as usual. I don't know where you find these containers. I clearly need to be looking in potter's studios not second hand places.
ReplyDeleteA lot of my containers come from second hand places too. Time keeps going faster and there are always more tasks to complete than we have time for.
DeleteLove it!As a true grey haired old Southerner it seems odd to see Camellias where you are, but they are gorgeous. And if that is Euphorbia wulfenii, it is my favorite one. If not, love the chartreuse. And the vases.
ReplyDeleteEven though we're pretty far north, the warming Japanese current gives the Pacific Northwest fairly mild winters. I'm in zone 8 so Magnolias are quite happy here.
DeleteYour pretty arrangement reminds me that I want to pick a few camellia blooms before the rain comes. The rain is actually coming this time, isn't it? I hope so.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness we're getting some rain this time. Much as I love the warm weather, dragging the hose around isn't anyone's favorite activity,
DeleteYour blue faced lady is sporting a magnificent hat. What a gorgeous camellia.
ReplyDeleteThat camellia variety must have been very popular a hundred years ago because there are specimens of it all over neighborhoods of that age in our area.
DeleteThose pinks and vibrant green are piquant.....
ReplyDeleteYour camellia must be enormous if these are just stems pruned from it. How lovely to have such colour in early spring. Love your fun vases again too!
ReplyDeleteLove the whimsical 'hair-dos' on these two vases. :)
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