tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post9024454188471960477..comments2024-01-09T02:13:43.243+13:00Comments on Camellia Rose: May flowersRuth @ Camellia Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-13012282698546204282012-05-20T01:22:45.760+12:002012-05-20T01:22:45.760+12:00A dahlia... I should have known. ^_^ Good luck on ...A dahlia... I should have known. ^_^ Good luck on your sorbus!Janehttp://www.seejanedig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-58850972779186338202012-05-19T17:05:52.774+12:002012-05-19T17:05:52.774+12:00The bloom is actually a dahlia, I think it is a se...The bloom is actually a dahlia, I think it is a seedhead (?) which opened up. The little white berries are sorbus (rowan), I picked them from some trees on a street verge and am going to try and grow my own from the seeds!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-29923964559444637262012-05-19T17:03:35.963+12:002012-05-19T17:03:35.963+12:00I have a good book which is helping me, Ikebana: A...I have a good book which is helping me, Ikebana: A Fresh Look at Japanese Flower Arranging by Diane Norman & Michelle Cornell. I'll do a review on it some time. I wouldn't have managed the arrangement without some guidance!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-3558869878427581702012-05-19T16:58:12.285+12:002012-05-19T16:58:12.285+12:00I don't know if I'm good so much as enthus...I don't know if I'm good so much as enthusiastic... however that is carrying me along for now!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-91178764125769727752012-05-19T15:45:20.817+12:002012-05-19T15:45:20.817+12:00Beautiful! What is the bloom on the right column, ...Beautiful! What is the bloom on the right column, second down from the top? And the berries below that?Janehttp://www.seejanedig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-10728882879088192102012-05-19T12:32:18.007+12:002012-05-19T12:32:18.007+12:00I have always wanted to learn how to arrange flowe...I have always wanted to learn how to arrange flowers in the Ikebana style. These are lovely. And I really like your collage.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-57605246665658494132012-05-19T02:22:40.497+12:002012-05-19T02:22:40.497+12:00I never heard of that before, very beautiful. You ...I never heard of that before, very beautiful. You are right a living sculpture--you are pretty good at it ,too!... :-) RobbieRobbie Palmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175918106265081650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-61007424440445242932012-05-17T18:32:24.504+12:002012-05-17T18:32:24.504+12:00Thanks Rosie, I'm enjoying the ikebana and it ...Thanks Rosie, I'm enjoying the ikebana and it is a really good way to hilight flowers when you only have a couple of decent blooms to pick!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-56843897140290717292012-05-17T18:31:24.549+12:002012-05-17T18:31:24.549+12:00Yes May is batten-down-the-hatches month. It's...Yes May is batten-down-the-hatches month. It's getting cold at night but the real frosts haven't quite set in yet. But you know they are close.<br />My favourite month is probably February/March, that's always when my garden is at it's fullest and there is lots for picking. I love summer!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-66329641072465100172012-05-17T18:26:24.932+12:002012-05-17T18:26:24.932+12:00Thanks Lea!Thanks Lea!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-44724997929130358012012-05-17T06:36:22.415+12:002012-05-17T06:36:22.415+12:00I've never heard of Ikebana but it sure looks ...I've never heard of Ikebana but it sure looks like it's a very enjoyable type of floral art and so pretty lookingRosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-90813422385717989962012-05-16T22:57:01.410+12:002012-05-16T22:57:01.410+12:00I haven't tried Ikebana but then arranging in ...I haven't tried Ikebana but then arranging in the garden is what I most truly love. Yours looks great. Love the arching branch. Also, May means something very different there in NZ doesn't it. What is your favorite month? January? For blooms that is.Layaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711709343178927400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717193444096849836.post-38471786652424905052012-05-16T11:18:04.318+12:002012-05-16T11:18:04.318+12:00Very beautiful!
Happy Garden bloggers' Bloom D...Very beautiful!<br />Happy Garden bloggers' Bloom Day!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttp://www.leasmenagerie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com