I hope everyone is safe.
Tropical Island
terri, go to 'tis the season.....John started this earlier this week. Cayman Island are right in the eye of Dean.
I have been following all the news updates, I hope everyone is safe, my Island seems so trivial with what's going on in the real world. Thanks LouC
terri, wherever and whatever we are.....it is our real world. There are no trivialities with any of us......just different concerns. Right now we are all focused on an event of nature that is uncontrollable and that is hard for we humans to accept. Still praying that John and Kate's preparations will be enough.....and for all the others without any place to hide.
Red roses
That's beautiful Terri! Love that rich red color!
Ooooh those red roses......no one does roses like you lot ....ha ha ha...I have about 15 David Austen ones....they are so nicely behaved in England....but turn triffid in this area ...I am forever hacking them back.....but I do love them so very much...perfume and colours to die for.....what are those red ones of yours? just lovely :)
Beautiful. They appear to be "long stem" such as one can get at the florist.
Sorry to be late to the party.
That scary yellow thing in your arrangement is a Rattlesnake Ginger. Around the holidays they cut them, dry them, turn them into a circle and put candles in the center. The colorful leaves in the back are Ti .... (Cordyline fruticosa to be exact).
So lovely! Say, have you guys been reading the daily articles on the home page? Today's was especially nice...a lovely wander down memory lane.
Hi everyone, and welcome AlohaHoya! Rattlesnake ginger! that's funny, it looks like a snake too! Thanks for the
info on Ti also . I wondered what Ti was, when I read other people's posts.
Sorry, but I don't know the same of the red rose but it doe's smell lovely. I have got a nice yellow one,don't know the name of that either! This one is really scented.
Tropical Paradise!
Looks great!!
Thankyou both, It is a type of fabric from the floristry shop Chrissy!
Awesome Job Terri!!!!! So many textures that it's really tropical! I'm hearing Congos in the background and lifting a Margarita to ya!
Janet
Cheers Janet !
Put de lime in de coconut....
Hi Guys, i've been making chairs for you!
and a cake!
and a fushia tree!
Hey Babe, you haven't lost your touch.....if anything.....gettin better and better....
Thanks LouC and chrissy.
Happy Funflowers!
pnk roses in baby gouds on moss bowls!
Root vase
Actually, Terri, if you have ever discussed a garden I missed it. You speak of some of the bouquets starting from the supermarket florist. Do you have a garden or are you in a flat without the opportunity? You know we are a nosey bunch so don't be offended by such questions.
Havin a great day.
LouC
I have never grown gouds Chrissy, sounds like fun can you get seeds easily for gouds?
LouC I put a few pictures of my garden on the first Tropical Island thread I did. I love my garden,I grow quite alot from
seeds in my greenhouse. I also have an allotment where I grow more flowers and vegetables. I am not offended by such
questions LouC. Visions of swinging chicken heads offends me much more!!! haha
Oh I bet you have a lovely garden....do you have a cutting garden just for cutting ? .....I always start cutting gardens... and then when the flowers bloom I can't bear to cut more than one or two.....my Charles Austen Roses....are so beautiful I only put one or two in the vase usually alone but sometimes with a bit of twisted willow (I love twisted willow don't you?....the florists go mad for it and pay 5.00 just for a few tiny pieces ....I like to grow big pieces for indoor decoration (when it is leafless of course).my favourite rose just for the way it makes you smile for joy is "Golden Celebration"....the perfume is just heavenly too....it grows so large that 1 bloom is enough.....what are your favourite flowers in your garden and which ones do you like to decorate with?
:)chrissy
Gosh Chrissy, what a question! My fav flowers, I love them all. I think the best thing about my garden is having a variety
of plants so that there is always something to look at and smell (hopefully).
The flowering plants seem to take turns on my fav list, whatever looks good that day is my fav!
Love the sweet peas and had a really good show this year, gorgeous scent. roses,hollyhocks,sunflowers,jasmine,carnations,lilies ,lavendar,rosemary come to think of it I do seem to grow stuff that has a scent scent.
The thing I hate most is the florists flowers that don't have any perfume.
I tend to only pick a couple of flowers from each plant when I use them in arrangements, I like to keep the garden
looking colourful if I can. I don't really use the flimsy stem stuff like sweet scabious or aquillega for cutting, they don't
last long.
Yes I know I would love your garden....love sweet peas! ...the perfume is just yummy and smells of Spring....My sister in law does flowers for Weddings and such and because some folk order those fragile types of things she has to resort to wiring some things that won't hold their heads up and even using hairspray to hold delicate petals in place...etc...very stressful work which she still does at the age of 71.....amazing but she knows every trick in the book and believe me Italian stuff is always "big"
she loves it though and thinks nothing of working 24 hrs straight to get stuff ready. You were saying you have a share type garden (like the one in Eastenders?) I think all city folk should have access to that don't you?what do you grow there food? or more flowers? I grow indoor decoration
(my twisted willow) but apart from that use a lot of foliage in vases to bring in the cool look of the tropics on our hot days.....one of my favourites is great long branches of ginger ....really lush and stunning when in flower too. Will post some pics later.
Aloha Islanders!
Just thought I'd call in to say hello and look around your beautiful gardens and waters.
I came across this strange thing......
Hi, terri, long time, no see. I don't know where everyone is hiding. I have seen you in the artisans cafe. Nice drinks there and I especially like the wallpaper. haha
LouC
Hi Louc, I brought you a sweet pea cocktail, cheers!
Terri, your flower sculptures are beautiful!
Do you make mango flavored cocktails too?
Going to look in the Artisan's Cafe!
Thanks for sharing, Cathy
Thankyou svplantingfool...good name!
That is a really good idea, I get to work on a mango cocktail, I Knew I would get some good ideas over here!
You are a friendly bunch, thankyou.
Nothing says tropical like a mango! Well, maybe a pineapple. Or a coconut. Or maybe a mango-pina-colada!
I'll be watching!
Cathy
Well, I can make you a pineapple cocktail, while I'm waiting on the ingredients for your mango cocktail.
Drink it slowly!
I can taste that right down to the tips of my toes! Absolutely lovely, I adore the combination of that vermiliion orange and electric purple. Smashing!