A few weeks ago, my friend, Anna at Flutter and Hum, started a new meme called WednesdayVignette. The meme celebrates combinations of all sorts that we find visually arresting and I'm finally joining in the fun. My first contribution is this color and form combination recently espied at Vassey Nursery. I'm a fan of turquoise pots (well, and orange, red, chartreuse...) and spheres. I've seen these metal spheres in various gardens but this pot placement is especially pleasing to me. You really can't go wrong with the color combination, either.
This is my favorite shade of blue in the garden! Drought in the Pacific NW?? Hope you get enough rain soon.
ReplyDeleteActually, we have been getting rain but folks are worried about the very low snowpack in the mountains as we rely on melting snow up there for our summer water. In most summers, June through October, we get little if any rain. Ours all falls from October through June.
DeleteThat is a nice combination of colors, and such a pretty shade of blue. I've been wondering if they were going to declare a drought here, and maybe declare watering restrictions for the summer.
ReplyDeleteThey might declare drought in which case we'd have to rely on wells and reservoirs. Even in years when they've declared drought, they've only made suggestions - no hard and fast rules.
DeleteThanks for joining in, Peter! Your colorful vignette made me think of my Swedish flag, said to represent blue skies and yellow fields. I too love those spheres - arresting for sure! As for drought, although the snowpack is close to nothing, I was encouraged by the weather report this morning. Almost an entire week of rain - hooray!
ReplyDeleteRain is a good thing! We'll see what this summer brings. The first summer I spent here many years ago was very wet and warm. Even at the end of the summer the fields and lawns remained green.
DeleteLove displays of pots. Love blue. Love spheres.
ReplyDeleteThink I'll wind some grapevine into spheres, easier than metal. My new loppers are out for delivery today.
We have occasional droughts but there's water in the aquifer. Our irrigation pumps are metered in case we have to ship water cross-country.
Grapevine spheres would be cool! Hooray for new, lighter loppers! So if we have a drought, we'll just send a big hose to your place!
DeleteThey need to tuck an aquatic plant in that pot! Eastern Oregon is pretty darn dry, it's going to be a long hot summer for folks out there. I'm sure we'll be fine over on this side of the mountains.
ReplyDeleteDon't think the water will last long enough for an aquatic plant... Oh the eastern side of the state will be even drier than it usually is. Yikes!
DeleteLove the blue and yellow - and inspiring, too. I remember I have saved a lot of blue bottles for a project - time to start a list for spring.
ReplyDeleteWe are in Oregon on the east side of the Cascades. Our county has just been listed as one of the emergency drought counties. It is really dry here - even the weeds are having trouble growing. We are planning on a long and difficult fire season this year... Gardening will be a challenge and we are glad we have a drip system to conserve.
Can't wait to see what you do with your blue bottles!
DeleteI've heard about the Heat and lack of water on the east side. Sorry that growing is such a challenge!
Eeek! I hope you don't have to struggle with drought. I'm pretty wigged out by the conditions here and the new water restrictions, which sound more dreadful with each day's headlines. My husband and I've talked about moving north but perhaps there's no escape...
ReplyDeleteDrought here doesn't usually last for long, once the rains return in the fall, all will be just fine. If drought is declared here, they usually make a few suggestions about conservation but don't impose hard and fast rules so you should definitely move north! You know you'd have lots of folks to go on nursery binges with!
DeleteI'm not going to think about drought right now, will just enjoy that beautiful blue and yellow combination. Fun photo!
ReplyDeleteWhy worry? It won't change anything. Glad you liked the photo.
DeleteLove the blue...and the pop of yellow....fun!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was cool too.
DeleteI love blue pots too, and the color combination of blue and yellow. Must be my Swedish heritage. :-)
ReplyDeleteBlue and yellow is a great combination. Those stylish Swedes!
DeleteStunning colors and combination!
ReplyDeleteI agree! The woman who did this is a great gardener!
DeleteBlue and yellow rules right now!
ReplyDeletePreach it sister!
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