As a result of last summer's Aeonium challenge I find myself with multiple plants that need to be overwintered. These are from two different containers...
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They're such fabulous plants, but I never seem to keep them happy over the long winter months.
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So I chopped off their heads!
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The carnage continued throughout the garden. Begonia luxurians I love you, but I'll buy a new plant in the spring. Chop.
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Paris polyphylla, you look vaguely spider-like. Since you're as good as dead anyway wouldn't you like to be part of my Halloween bouquet?
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The finished product...
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Aeoniums, Chasmanthium latifolium seed heads, Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red', the Paris polyphylla...
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Also a bit of Grevillea 'Ivanhoe' and Sambucus nigra foliage...
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When it came time to put the knife to the Aeoniums I discovered many of their petals were already being devoured by the slugs and snails of the garden. Few of them were as unscarred as these...
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Looking around the garden I spotted a few more unsuspecting plants who fell victim to my secateurs.
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Looks like someone/thing beat me to these...
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The small beheaded succulents were stuck in a green orb vase.
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I'm emphasizing my ruthless approach to the garden for Halloween fun, but it's based on a desire to not add to the overwintering burden. I can't let these beauties just die in the landscape, but I've got no desire to try to find a spot for them inside.
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This may be their last hurrah...
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Unless they last so long I can plant them out directly in the soil in the spring.
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Here's where the succulent vase ended up, on the dining table, along with a few other items gathered from the garden. Magnolia macrophylla seed cones, early Schefflera brevipedunculata seed-heads...
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And a few of the Poncirus trifoliata fruit...
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The big vase landed on the mantle, of course. With the same decor you've seen for a few weeks now.
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Curious what other Bloggers have cooked up for Halloween? (Eye of newt? Toe of frog? Wool of bat, and tongue of dog?) Or maybe there are end-of-season Dahlias and lovely seed-heads. Either way you'll find links over on Cathy's blog Rambling in the Garden.
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Hope you all have a spooky (and fun) Halloween!
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All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
They're such fabulous plants, but I never seem to keep them happy over the long winter months.
So I chopped off their heads!
The carnage continued throughout the garden. Begonia luxurians I love you, but I'll buy a new plant in the spring. Chop.
Paris polyphylla, you look vaguely spider-like. Since you're as good as dead anyway wouldn't you like to be part of my Halloween bouquet?
The finished product...
Aeoniums, Chasmanthium latifolium seed heads, Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red', the Paris polyphylla...
Also a bit of Grevillea 'Ivanhoe' and Sambucus nigra foliage...
When it came time to put the knife to the Aeoniums I discovered many of their petals were already being devoured by the slugs and snails of the garden. Few of them were as unscarred as these...
Looking around the garden I spotted a few more unsuspecting plants who fell victim to my secateurs.
Looks like someone/thing beat me to these...
The small beheaded succulents were stuck in a green orb vase.
I'm emphasizing my ruthless approach to the garden for Halloween fun, but it's based on a desire to not add to the overwintering burden. I can't let these beauties just die in the landscape, but I've got no desire to try to find a spot for them inside.
This may be their last hurrah...
Unless they last so long I can plant them out directly in the soil in the spring.
Here's where the succulent vase ended up, on the dining table, along with a few other items gathered from the garden. Magnolia macrophylla seed cones, early Schefflera brevipedunculata seed-heads...
And a few of the Poncirus trifoliata fruit...
The big vase landed on the mantle, of course. With the same decor you've seen for a few weeks now.
Curious what other Bloggers have cooked up for Halloween? (Eye of newt? Toe of frog? Wool of bat, and tongue of dog?) Or maybe there are end-of-season Dahlias and lovely seed-heads. Either way you'll find links over on Cathy's blog Rambling in the Garden.
Hope you all have a spooky (and fun) Halloween!
All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.