There were layers and layers of plants. Plants growing on plants. Plants that had long ago left their container behind and just decided to grow where they landed, and there were so many amazing arrangements of mounted plants...
This mounted Bromeliad nearly came home with me.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to just take this whole section home?
I bought a couple of these little epiphytic ferns (Lemmaphyllum microphyllum) last fall at the Pat Calvert greenhouse, I wanted to take this one home too, but was out of money.
I loved this plants on a log design...
And check out these Tillandsia just growing on a corner of the wooden table support.
This mass of Bromeliad goodness was on another corner piece. If I had something similar to mount them on here at home I would have been tempted to try and purchase them.
The back view.
A little moss and you're good to go.
Tillandisa, and moss...
And Tillandsia on other plants as support...
The dripping effect of the moss should help you understand just how humid it is inside the greenhouse.
This planter Dick made was a favorite design, although the color wasn't really my style.
I love it's minimalism.
This disc supported by a center rod was even more minimalist.
I loved it.
When it came time to actually purchase a planter though I went with a little more decorative version.
I simply ADORE this leaf and owe Patrica a huge thank you for letting me be the one to take it home. I have no clue if she saw it first or we saw it at the same time. She may have even done something that called my attention to it. All I know is that it was love at first sight and she let me buy it.
Thanks to all the inspiration from this greenhouse visit I dug out my copy of Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces, by George Schenk. I'm rereading a few chapters and dreaming about summer.
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You were lucky ! Anna and I admired that leaf as well.
ReplyDeleteFunny I've thought of you a lot in relation to the containers there. Wondering what sort of fabulous riffing you could do on the theme. Thank you for leaving the leaf for me!
DeleteIt is only recently that I've become interested in Tillandsia, it grabbed my affections by surprise. The single Tillandsia I own (since October) is still alive. Placement possibilities of this odd plant seem endless, and this post is inspiring me to get more.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how this hard surface planting book inspires you.
The possibilities are endless!
DeleteSo happy that you got the leaf; it's marvelous and I can't wait to see what you do with it. When is George planning to move? Do you think he'd be open to an after Hortlandia visit? So many captivating plants and mounting strategies.
ReplyDeleteGeorge was the book author, I don't know if he's moving, or even still alive ;)
DeleteSorry. I'm old and easily confused. I meant to say Dick, not George.
DeleteSuch an awesome greenhouse! Thanks for sharing even more pictures from your visit. That's a fab container, looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I like the ones that look kind of like raspberries. I bought that book last year and made plans to make a fern table, even bought plants for it, but never did put it together. Hoping they survived our recent winter onslaught.
ReplyDeleteI hope you do build a fern table this year...it's fun!
DeleteA veritable jungle! I would have loved being in that steamy, oxygen-rich place. You definitely scored with that leaf planter, it's perfect for epiphytes.
ReplyDeleteI did! Lucky.
DeleteYour photos - and the unusually cold temperatures we've had here in the past month - have renewed my desire for a greenhouse. My lath house may provide plants with summer protection but it doesn't provide the winter warmth, much less the humidity, some of my plants want. My bromeliads also want better protection from the blankety-blank raccoons that are apparently perfectly happy to dig in the rain.
ReplyDeleteI bet the rain encourages them to dig. All those interesting things, stirring in the wet soil.
DeleteThat leaf definitely had your name all over it. Being in a nice warm greenhouse has lots of appeal right now. I'm almost happy that I have to go to Florida on business Wednesday. I want to complain about heat.
ReplyDeleteWill you be visiting any nurseries or gardens while you're there?
DeleteLooks like paradise. I really like the bromeliads. I'm imagining that greenhouse would be a very healthy place for people to breathe. I can't wait to see your future posts about that nifty planter!
ReplyDeleteIt would be hard to tear myself away, if that greenhouse were in my backyard.
DeleteSuch an amazing place. The George Schenk book is wonderful! Will be very interested to see what great ideas you have for your bromeliads, etc.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could leave Bromeliads outdoors all winter...then I could really go crazy!
DeleteWOW ! :)
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteMust be very hard for Dick to sell off his collection and downsize. What a treasure to have something like this to get you through the crummy winter months.
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