tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post7393461469368159073..comments2023-11-29T04:15:55.957-07:00Comments on A Small, Sunny Garden: Monday Vase: A Bright TouchAmy@SmallSunnyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-9820732154077454202014-12-16T10:14:48.467-07:002014-12-16T10:14:48.467-07:00Back to the drawing board here, Christina! I have...Back to the drawing board here, Christina! I have done some additional research and decided you are quite right to question the P. lentiscus identification. Schinus terebinthifolius would appear to be the correct ID. I've posted (with a link to your blog - hope you don't mind!) about the little tree and my investigation: http://smallsunnygarden.blogspot.com/2014/12/mystery-solved.html - if you're interested in seeing any more. Thanks so much for setting me on track to check this again :)Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-68369371569375510792014-12-09T12:19:42.037-07:002014-12-09T12:19:42.037-07:00Hi Christina,
I laughed a little when I saw you h...Hi Christina, <br />I laughed a little when I saw you had asked about the bougainvillea lasting. I poked it in the vase with no conditioning, just a diagonal cut such as I would use on a rose stem. Later in the day I started to worry, remembering a disastrous arrangement I made a year ago. It was just a few stems of bougainvillea, and I had started a painting of them that first day. I am not a fast painter, and the flowers collapsed overnight. I picked a new batch and dipped the stems in boiling water; they lasted fairly well over the next four days, as far as I can recall. So I have been waiting to see what would happen with yesterday's pick. As of this morning, they look very good - nothing has wilted at all! So I really don't know without a little more trial and error. But they look great in the vase this morning... :) I checked on the Pistacia lentiscus, and apparently there are male and female plants; our little shrubby one doesn't have berries either, though it had the same little sprays of flowers in springtime. And there is the chance that I have misidentified my plant: it was already here when we moved in...!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-56130055685975741662014-12-09T12:17:39.226-07:002014-12-09T12:17:39.226-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-76388360208417692892014-12-09T01:54:01.248-07:002014-12-09T01:54:01.248-07:00It seems amazing to have bougainvillea growing out...It seems amazing to have bougainvillea growing outside and flowering at this time of year; does it last well in a vase, I like the effect a lot. I have just planted a small Pistacia lentiscus but it looks different to yours and doesn't have any berries, I wonder why? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-48696692214631493342014-12-08T23:39:58.743-07:002014-12-08T23:39:58.743-07:00Yes, I would think there might be all sorts of gre...Yes, I would think there might be all sorts of great combinations of the two, depending on the colour of the bougainvillea :) Thanks for dropping by!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-57310046698970072422014-12-08T23:37:54.739-07:002014-12-08T23:37:54.739-07:00Yes, we're lucky to be able to grow bougainvil...Yes, we're lucky to be able to grow bougainvillea as a garden shrub here, and I'm hoping to use one of the soft-coloured ones in the eastern bed in the garden itself. The thorns are a nuisance, but that could be said of other classic garden shrubs! Interestingly, making these arrangements up is giving me a new angle on my own pottery, which I've needed lately! I work in a second garage here at the house, where we have both a potter's wheel and several kilns for firing. The whole set-up is fairly self-sufficient. My mother set up a small home studio when I was small, so I was fortunate enough to grow up with the processes and equipment. In fact, we still have that first little kiln that she and my father bought - the one that used to decorate our dining room...!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-72629217796118037432014-12-08T22:55:06.940-07:002014-12-08T22:55:06.940-07:00Thanks so much, Julie! Time will tell whether I c...Thanks so much, Julie! Time will tell whether I can create my little garden oasis here or not, but I am thoroughly enjoying working toward it and writing about it. Glad you liked the about the gardener notes; I had a lot of fun writing that up; I believe yours is the first feedback I've gotten on it ;) I saw your fine wreath earlier today though I didn't have time to leave a comment - I like the use of the dried honesty seeds with the cut greens!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-77016989037976283332014-12-08T22:45:48.154-07:002014-12-08T22:45:48.154-07:00Yes, I thought the berries created a little bit of...Yes, I thought the berries created a little bit of Christmas, even though they are not a bright red. It's time for a festive mood :)) Thank you so much - I'm so glad you enjoyed the bright colours as well as I!!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-62494651016484198822014-12-08T21:02:36.688-07:002014-12-08T21:02:36.688-07:00Bougainvillea and berries - what a wonderful combi...Bougainvillea and berries - what a wonderful combination. I'll have to try it someday too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-31936727199239643032014-12-08T15:20:25.891-07:002014-12-08T15:20:25.891-07:00How lovely to have bouganvillea growing outside wi...How lovely to have bouganvillea growing outside with no attention from you apart from chopping it back to keep it in check. The berries are the perfect accompaniment and how nice that you can show off your own handthrown pots - are you able to 'pot' at home, or do you go somewhere to so it? Thanks so much for joining in and sharing your Monday vase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-68543667057796876382014-12-08T14:53:09.458-07:002014-12-08T14:53:09.458-07:00This is so lovely Amy, I have just read your about...This is so lovely Amy, I have just read your about page too, your plans sound very interesting, liked your about the gardener notes too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-72338186176387996942014-12-08T13:03:08.892-07:002014-12-08T13:03:08.892-07:00χριστουγεννιατικες συνθεσεις…. υπεροχες!!!!!!!!!!!...χριστουγεννιατικες συνθεσεις…. υπεροχες!!!!!!!!!!!<br />εικαστικη η διαθεση….φαντασια…χρωματικη ισορροπια…..πολυ ομορφα ολα!<br />καλο υπολοιπο ημερας!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884175561963725618noreply@blogger.com