Monday, August 9, 2010

My new favorite vignette

Seems lately I’ve been lusting after every turquoise pot I see…at nurseries, in books, in friend’s gardens. Well…I’m lusting no more.
Instead I’m simply loving my new favorite little spot in the garden.
They're even visible from the patio (picture below)! I love how the color works with both the Yucca Bright Star in the tall turquoise container and the Agave medio-picta 'Alba' sitting on the patio...

13 comments:

  1. So now you're passing that turquoise pot lust along, right? I'll take the ringed pot, please. That is a fine, unblemished medio-picta too. Maybe putting them to sleep for winter is their beauty sleep.

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  2. great colors-am developing a fondness for agaves

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  3. Thats my favorite vignette too! Ceramic pots are just not affordable enough for me, but maybe someday. I love how the agave mirrors the color of the pot! Great composition.

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  4. Wow, those are neat-o! I like those vignettes as well. You have quite an artist's touch.
    Your Agave medio-picta is fantastic. Mine hates humidity and just sits around waiting for the low humidity of a Texas October. They do fine in Austin...just 150 miles west. Weird.

    David (Tropical Texana) :-)

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  5. Ooooh, I love the funky tall container! I really want to see your garden in person.

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  6. Muy muy bueno ! I want a turquoise pot in the worst way , and may even consider buying cheaper wine for a month to finance it. One must make sacrifices.

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  7. Love that bumpy one especially, but all look great the way you planted and arranged them. Turquoise is the new orange?

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  8. Very cool pots! Love the pairings, placement and arrangement.

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  9. Denise, oh I'm sure you can find a fine selection of turq pots in your neck of the woods! Yes I am very happy the medio-picta is looking good. It had some evil infection towards the end of it's winters nap. A few sunny hot days (cause that's all we've had...just a few) seem to have cured it (hopefully).

    PGG, yes! Another agave lover in the making!

    RFG, I splurged on the tall one (bday $ from the in-laws) but to 2 short ones were on a 1/2 sale. Sometimes you can pick up ceramic pots cheap....but I agree, they can be pricey.

    David, Texas seems to be a state or gardening extremes...but I guess that's to be expected with a state that big!

    Megan, you guys need to plan a trip to Oregon!

    ks, that is serious talk! Resorting to $3 buck chuck? (or is it still just $2 in California?).

    Karen, oh now don't go getting carried away...orange is here to stay. I'd say turq is just a current flirtation.

    Darla, thanks!

    myimaginarygarden, I'm going to start using ppa (pairings, placement and arrangement) as a garden term...I think it could catch on! Nice work.

    D+N, thank you (not worried about more pots for you to carry...in the event that another bone is broken?)

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  10. gorgeous garden! I love the horsetail, the planters and even (especially) the green mailboxes. What a great garden. Glad you photographed it.

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  11. i love your garden the pairings,turquoise pot, Ceramic pots and vignette the flowers and plants look great hope my garden like that...windspinner

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