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{the hort couture gardener}: {a little project of my own...}

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The hort couture gardener}. A little project of my own.}. I feel very guilty for abandoning my blog and not keeping up with my 'Alphabet of favourite flowers' but I have a good excuse - promise! Or at least I think it is.). I have been busy working on another project though, a little something called a baby! The hort couture gardener}. January 7, 2012 at 8:43 AM. The hort couture gardener}. January 8, 2012 at 9:33 AM. Thank you for your kind words. Its definitely an experience Im beginning to enjoy!

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{the hort couture gardener}: {the alphabet in flowers}

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The hort couture gardener}. The alphabet in flowers}. I often get asked what my favourite flowers or plants are. For me this is like asking a Mother if she has a favourite child! I don't do favourites as such, I love all plants and flowers (with or without their roots! And believe even the 'ugly' ones are 'interesting' and just misunderstood. But the question has got me thinking if I had to offer a name for each letter of the alphabet what would I choose? I came up with the following list:. B is for.}.

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{the hort couture gardener}: December 2011

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The hort couture gardener}. A little project of my own.}. I feel very guilty for abandoning my blog and not keeping up with my 'Alphabet of favourite flowers' but I have a good excuse - promise! Or at least I think it is.). I have been busy working on another project though, a little something called a baby! The hort couture gardener}. D' is for.}. Is for the deliciously fragrant Daphne odora. This darling does tend to break my heart though. Again my fascination with Daphne probably has much to do with t...

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{the hort couture gardener}: {waiting for a delivery...}

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The hort couture gardener}. Waiting for a delivery.}. I've had a multitude of carers taking care of me (aka cracking the whip on me to stay in bed) so have been a bit distracted from thinking about work let alone writing blog posts. but I'm feeling pretty good right now, lots of Braxton Hicks but otherwise feeling like I could take on the world - albeit maybe a small garden bed or flower arrangements for a wedding! And thinking about what needs to go in my hospital bag. The hort couture gardener}. Hello ...

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{the hort couture gardener}: {'D' is for...}

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The hort couture gardener}. D' is for.}. Is for the deliciously fragrant Daphne odora. This darling does tend to break my heart though. One minute she is looking gorgeous the next she has dropped dead for reasons otherwise unknown.Her heavenly fragrance more than makes up for what can be a short-lived love affair though. You can enjoy these beautiful flowers from mid-winter to late spring. Water stress can also lead to pest infestation such as scale. These little critters seem to have a radar that se...

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{the hort couture gardener}: June 2011

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The hort couture gardener}. The bridesmaid and the florist}. C) Sarah Ryhanen @ Saipua. Once upon a time there was a young girl who dreamed of playing amongst flowers all day, surrounded by beautiful blooms and 'cotton-wooled' in their soft scent. Oh, how this brought a smile inside her heart. What fun they would have creating the most beautiful bouquets and decorations for such a special occasion! C) Sarah Ryhanen @ Saipua. A few years ago now, 5 1/2 to be exact, she was there to help me and my Mum put ...

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{the hort couture gardener}: November 2011

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The hort couture gardener}. B' is for.}. Is for brilliantly blue Bluebell. Otherwise known by its common name of English Bluebell, and Hyacinthoides hispanica -. Spanish Bluebell, are spring flowering perennial bulbs. To gain the full beauty of these plants they are best planted en mass where their bell shaped flowers carpet the ground in shades of jacaranda-lavender blue. They are both hardy, can tolerate root competition (perfect under trees! According to the language of flowers, the meaning of Bluebel...

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{the hort couture gardener}: {'A' is for...}

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The hort couture gardener}. A' is for.}. Is for the very adorable Anemone - in any shape and form they come in! Delicate and elegant, serene and oh so pretty! Anemones are members of the buttercup family. In spring the cute as a button Poppy Anemone. Bloom their pretty little faces off and. Make the sweetest cut flower used in pretty posy arrangements. While the autumn garden can be brought to life with massed plantings of Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Windflower). The hort couture gardener}. B is for.}.

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{the hort couture gardener}: {vertical flowers}

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The hort couture gardener}. What better way to spend a Saturday than to play with flowers (free flowers at that! It was the annual Flower Grower's Ball on the weekend and as such the Sydney Town Hall was decked out from top to toe in flowers, of course! The 'In progress' shot. Each individual flower stem was wired, tied to a 3m length of fishing line and then attached the netting, with the end effect of them to hang from the ceiling in a very 'wonderland' kind of way. All strewn out: a carpet of flowers!