It has been been a while since my last blogger post, although there has been plenty of good intentions to get on with doing one at some point. As always though, intentions don't get blog posts published, so have finally gotten around to downloading the blog app on my phone.
In this the first of the 2024 February photos, we see the courtyard staging area, with pots a plenty, full of fresh green growth, including some of the newer sage coloured pots that we acquired for little more than a song in early January. Added to this is the different foliage forms, colours and textures make for an interesting combination, which I have to say, is quite pleasing to the eye.
Now the real magic of the staging area is the setting of the pots at various levels, which gives great interest to the viewer, and even more entertainment to those setting the pots. The various pots and plants can be rotated around, moved up and down and depending on how we're feeling about individuals, can even be totally excluded if we tire of some of them (or maybe the plants tire of us!).
In my mind, there is a certain 'flow' to placing the pots on the staging area. What I mean by this, is the plants of lower height are to the right, with taller ones to the left, leading the viewers eye down along the staging area to the bigger plants in containers beyond the staging. Just as I've outlined the 'flow', you can see there are then exceptions to this, plants that are worthy of standing out, for whatever reasons, including standout foliage colour or form, flower colour or buds about to break into colour, or even non-plant items of interest that we've acquired on our outings.
Of course many of the pots themselves have their own story, but that my friends, is for another days writing.
You can gain more insights into our goings on in the courtyard are over on YouTube, where we try to do updates on at least a monthly basis during the growing seasons. Find us over there by looking up #HortiHugh, https://youtube.com/@HortiHugh
Meantime, do look after yourselves and enjoy the garden and outdoors as the weather allows.
Slàn anois (by for now),
Hugh
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