Monday, October 26, 2020

In a Vase on Monday: collapse

No matter what local weather forecast I looked at (and believe me, they vary widely) it was guaranteed the temperatures were soon dropping lower than what was safe for leaving non-hardy succulents outside, and so I grabbed these succulent dish planters to escort them into the basement. That's when the large echeveria in the lower right hand corner fell out of the soil and into my bent elbow where it collapsed into a very pretty mess of stems and leaves.


What's a gardener to do? I put them in a vase.

A very heavy vase that is, the work of artist Claire Bansfield, aka apotspot who works in cast stone.

Unfortunately (fortunately?) this is the time of plant abundance—some people harvest flowers or vegetables, I harvest plants, bringing them indoors to safety—so I didn't have a great place to put this vase of succulent beauty. It just got shoved in front of the gas fireplace logs that we can't use because of all the plants...

It looks great there, even if it's not getting the spotlight it really deserves.

I would have put it on the mantle, but it's full...

With plants and just a few Halloween decorations, like this vintage paper owl...

And the black skull. Everyone needs a heavy metal skull this time of year...

Weather Diary, Oct 25: Hi 48, Low 35/ Precip 0 

All material © 2009-2020 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.

7 comments:

  1. Wonderful vase, I love that natural patina look. Will the echeveria root or is it doomed?
    The mantel and fireplace look great, as usual. In the photo that shows the awesome vintage owl I spotted a few leafs with an amazing pattern (bottom right). What is it?

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    1. The echeveria will probably start growing roots in the vase, with no water or soil. I'll pull it out eventually and pot it up. The plant with the great pattern on it's leaves is an orchid, Macodes petola.

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  2. The vase is the perfect contrast with the rest of the plants.

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    1. I wish I had room to really spotlight it!

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  3. I always love your mantle/fireplace displays. I do think these should be covered in your second book ;) Using the stone vase for the Echeveria is a great idea, which I may steal. I have 2 very pretty onyx vases I rarely use as they don't hold water well.

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    1. Yes unfortunately this one doesn't hold water well, but this proves it does have a purpose!

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  4. When life gives you lemons...

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