Spring flowers : an inspiration

Being surrounded by flowers (live ones, not in vases) has always been necessary for me, ever since I was a small boy. My happiest times at my dad's paternal home was being in the garden, playing with mud and watering the plants, watching the various flowers my grandma grew on soil or in pots blossom, making our world even more beautiful.

One of the more then ten blooms of my rose bush!

Even though I live in an apartment, I am lucky enough to have a big veranda, which of course I filled with many pots soon after moving in. And now that the spring is in full force, I am surrounded by blooming flowers every day of the year almost (except the bleakest winter periods)

One of my numerous yellow calendulas (dimorphotheca)

A rose bush, a peony, daisies, lilies in various types, a bougainvillea, dahlias (a big and a small one), passion flower, a hydrangea, a camellia, a Japanese maple (Acer Japonicum, my pride and joy), strawberries (yummy!), chilli peppers, jasmine, honey suckle, cestrum (or lady of the night if you prefer - the Hindu name even more poetic: Raat ki Rani, which means queen of the night), wandering Jews (not Silver ones I'm afraid Mr. Dustroad!) or telegraph poles as they call them in Greece, gladiolus (gladius means sword in latin), plumed cockscombs, ranunculuses, begonia and many more... phew! Enjoy the photos of my flowers as an inspiration for spring! And remember: it helps the environment too!

My pink ranunculus plant in full bloom

My red ranunculus

My acer japonicus

One of my strawberry plants before their transplant into a single big rectangular pot.

A single fuchsia dancing in the wind...

Another calendula

I will be posting again with more flowers as they bloom and grace my veranda with their colours and perfumes. I hope I made some of you go out and start planting more!

Frame your plants:Teracrea's TV

Teracrea is an Italian company, with the mission to produce plants and nature into interior architecture. Their alternative pots and planters are innovative and have great design. They have invited a number of various designers to come up with "greenery that organizes the space around it".



TV is a wall frame that comes with a U section to hold soil and plants. made from rotationally moulded polyethylene, it can come with an optional internal fluorescent tube, becoming a light fixture too. It is designed by Fabio Bortolani.



Photos courtesy of Teracrea