May wreath

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Hilary

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #30 on: May 04, 2015, 06:20:07 AM »
Centranthus ruber.
I woke in the middle of the night remembering this red plant which grew on the top of a wall in a windy garden in the north east of the UK.
Could it be the in your May Wreath?
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Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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John J

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #31 on: May 04, 2015, 06:48:57 AM »
It certainly could be, Hilary. I am now feeling rather guilty about being the possible cause of you having an interrupted night's sleep!
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Alice

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #32 on: May 04, 2015, 10:55:28 AM »
Brilliant, Hilary! The centranthus had me completely flummoxed. And we do have it growing in the garden.
John, as well as looking lovely, your wreath would have smelled heavenly with the tobira, roses, lavender, jasmine...
Amateur gardener who has gardened in north London and now gardens part of the year on the Cycladic island of Paros. Conditions: coastal, windy, annual rainfall 350mm, temp 0-35 degrees C.

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John J

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #33 on: May 01, 2016, 07:02:54 AM »
This year's May wreath. Another rather difficult year as the weather has sort of upset the flowering times of a lot of spring plants.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Alisdair

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #34 on: May 01, 2016, 08:00:58 AM »
Gorgeous, John and Thea!
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Hilary

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #35 on: May 01, 2016, 09:36:29 AM »
Inspiring
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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John J

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2016, 03:24:04 PM »
All I did was take the photo.  :D
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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John J

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #37 on: May 02, 2016, 07:09:38 AM »
Just for a bit of fun perhaps we should do the same as last year and see how many of the flowers forumers can identify. Some are rather difficult as they are not easy to see but I have counted 20.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #38 on: May 02, 2016, 08:15:59 AM »
Let me ask a more mundane but important question - what does Thea use as a basis for the wreath? I've tried olive branches and wire but the flowers just fall out very quickly.
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Hilary

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #39 on: May 02, 2016, 09:07:15 AM »
Just what I was wondering
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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John J

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #40 on: May 02, 2016, 09:52:56 AM »
Fleur and Hilary, I have been instructed to inform you that the base of the wreath is made using the whippy, new young growth from a pomegranate bush. This is held in a circle by being wrapped in thin, green-coated wire. Then it is bulked out by threading in lavender foliage stems. The flowers are added and held in place by green sewing thread.
I have also been corrected on the number of flowers, apparently there are 21. If I can miss 1 when standing next to it I don't hold out much hope for your chances of finding it.  ???
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Hilary

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #41 on: May 02, 2016, 05:29:17 PM »
We couldn't go far to look for wild flowers this year and most of the ones in Corinth have already dried up.
However, we were lucky enough to pass a low Melia azedarach Αγριοπασχαλιά near the disused railway lines and managed to make a wreath
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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Charithea

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #42 on: May 03, 2016, 08:10:37 AM »
Hilary your May wreath must have the most wonderful scent. I love the blueish flowers of the Melia azedarach as much as the bees do. I await the reawakening of this tree as much as the Eleagnus angustifolia as both perfume the morning air. Lucky for us they are both 'blooming' now. Walking around the garden is such a pleasure.
« Last Edit: May 03, 2016, 01:29:16 PM by Charithea »
I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #43 on: May 03, 2016, 10:15:17 AM »
Yes they do,
I have a vase full in the kitchen and the wreath is in a semi closed area outside the frontdoor.
Both places now scented
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

pamela

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Re: May wreath
« Reply #44 on: May 03, 2016, 04:08:53 PM »
What a beauty Hilary!  I love the May wreaths.....
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