It's not a vase and those aren't cut flowers, although now that I type those words I do wonder how Bougainvillea respond to cutting...I'm thinking not well, but hopefully my plant will thrive and I'll be able to find out. This is the new view from our living room window, easier to see with your eyes, it gets blurry when I shove my camera lens in between the horizontal blinds...
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I'm the proud owner of this big, PINK, Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Barbara Karst'— a gift from my very generous friend the Outlaw Gardener, Peter Herpst.
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He'd called me one Sunday morning, having spotted the much sought after orangey/pink Bougainvillea at a nursery in Bellevue, Wa. It was a little expensive for my budget so I passed. Somewhere along the line in our conversation I mentioned I'd be happy with the straight pink version and then whadda ya know? He showed up with one.
Most of you know I'm not a fan of pink, but I love all Bougainvillea, and since I've made my peace with pink flowers in the front garden I figured I could plant it in the big concrete, pebble covered, planter I got from a neighbor...
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After all I needed a little color splash in front of the house.
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LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! I also added a trio of Mangave 'Inkblot' — they've colored up so well since I first wrote about them...
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And they've grown too. Amazing to think what they'll look like in a month or two...
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But back to that Bougainvillea, since it's the star of this show...
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It's using the Callistemon ‘Woodlander's Hardy Red’ for support. The mixing of their blooms would be interesting but sadly I don't think this particular "bottle brush" will be blooming this year. Winter did it no favors.
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What do you think? Is the jolt of color a good thing? Or out of place? I suppose I should also mention there are pink-blooming Echium russicum, a Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf' and assorted pink Lewisia just out of frame, so it's not completely crazy. Oh and that hanging Opuntia will be blooming pink soon too.
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When Andrew noticed I was going to plant this screaming pink plant in the front garden he asked why? "It's such an old lady plant...why would you want that in the front garden?"...ha! You're married to an old lady buddy...and I'll plant my loud pink plants where ever I think they look good...
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Just for the sake of remaining true to Cathy's Monday Vase meme here is my only real vase offering. My inherited pink Peony started to open it's three flowers and quickly I chopped them to enjoy inside. Speaking of old lady flowers Andrew is quite enamored with them, stopping to bury his nose every time he walks by...
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Weather Diary, May 28: Hi 85, Low 55/ Precip 0"
All material © 2009-2017 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
I'm the proud owner of this big, PINK, Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Barbara Karst'— a gift from my very generous friend the Outlaw Gardener, Peter Herpst.
He'd called me one Sunday morning, having spotted the much sought after orangey/pink Bougainvillea at a nursery in Bellevue, Wa. It was a little expensive for my budget so I passed. Somewhere along the line in our conversation I mentioned I'd be happy with the straight pink version and then whadda ya know? He showed up with one.
Most of you know I'm not a fan of pink, but I love all Bougainvillea, and since I've made my peace with pink flowers in the front garden I figured I could plant it in the big concrete, pebble covered, planter I got from a neighbor...
After all I needed a little color splash in front of the house.
LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! I also added a trio of Mangave 'Inkblot' — they've colored up so well since I first wrote about them...
And they've grown too. Amazing to think what they'll look like in a month or two...
But back to that Bougainvillea, since it's the star of this show...
It's using the Callistemon ‘Woodlander's Hardy Red’ for support. The mixing of their blooms would be interesting but sadly I don't think this particular "bottle brush" will be blooming this year. Winter did it no favors.
What do you think? Is the jolt of color a good thing? Or out of place? I suppose I should also mention there are pink-blooming Echium russicum, a Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf' and assorted pink Lewisia just out of frame, so it's not completely crazy. Oh and that hanging Opuntia will be blooming pink soon too.
When Andrew noticed I was going to plant this screaming pink plant in the front garden he asked why? "It's such an old lady plant...why would you want that in the front garden?"...ha! You're married to an old lady buddy...and I'll plant my loud pink plants where ever I think they look good...
Just for the sake of remaining true to Cathy's Monday Vase meme here is my only real vase offering. My inherited pink Peony started to open it's three flowers and quickly I chopped them to enjoy inside. Speaking of old lady flowers Andrew is quite enamored with them, stopping to bury his nose every time he walks by...
Weather Diary, May 28: Hi 85, Low 55/ Precip 0"
All material © 2009-2017 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.