If flowers could be bold, brassy and bodacious these might make the grade:
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Showing posts with label New Zealand gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand gardens. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Bodacious Blooms
B...is for bodacious. Why did I pick this B-word? Because I like it. I like the attitude that word conjures. I am a bit tired of using the plain old 'b' adjectives to describe the blooms that captivate me, that make my heart skip a beat. 'Beautiful' is a bit worn out and weary, 'bewitching' is becoming too familiar to cast that spell that would be needed for some of my favourite blooms. Hence BODACIOUS.
If flowers could be bold, brassy and bodacious these might make the grade:
If flowers could be bold, brassy and bodacious these might make the grade:
Friday, December 10, 2010
Garden Features in New Zealand
When you have visited so many gardens within the span of three weeks as I had,
sometimes it is hard to recall what a particular garden looks like. I usually rely on
the hardscape the designers had planned into the garden as markers. Of course,
sometimes it is the natural features like a stream, river or lake that makes the garden
memorable. Or it could be a unique statue, or even an endearing garden ornament that
does the trick.
In this fifth post in my series of New Zealand gardens, I’ll be featuring the distinquishing
features of gardens, in particular the Oamaru Public Garden, Queenstown and Dunedin Botanic
Gardens, Trotts Garden and some private gardens of homes we passed along our journey from
North Island to South Island.
An eye-catching feature.
Unforgettable...cherry blossom dreams.
A low stone bridge that blends with the background.
How about this? Creative, eh?
A Roman touch...
Like any of the features you see? Well, I love the red bridge, but since I can’t have one in my garden, as there’s no stream running across my property, alas, I’ll just settle for these garden ornaments…or the quaint signs that I came across in the gardens of people in New Zealand.
This gentleman should give your patio a touch of class.
Love the sentiment expressed there.
Nice touch.
Spoken like a true gardener.
Might consider a wishing well for my garden...this would certainly attract visitors..
This could be scaled down to place in my backyard, couldn't it?
Or maybe I should just import this from my friend Woo's front porch. Very ornamental, won't stray too far away, and will work for 2 meals a day.
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Say hi to your garden ‘ornament’ from me,
Rosie
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Rosie
Thanks for the composting tip from your posting. I have added some newspaper into my bin. I t is actually a huge bin. I could throw huge trespassers in it, haha.
Keep in touch,
Rosie