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Friday, April 19, 2013

Wisteria


   Fading wisteria on a trellis at our local nursery. 
This a rather special wisteria because it is a cutting from The Augusta National Golf course. I meant to get back here last Saturday to photograph it, before it stormed, but could not.





 You must vigorously prune this vine. It is in the kudzu family after all.



I could spend a whole lot of money here but I used restraint and purchased a succulent and bee balm. We know the owners of this nursery and believe strongly in buying at local family owned businesses.


Wisteria I photographed in 2011 at an abandoned home site.


happy gardening
Olive



24 comments:

  1. I love this - cuttings or transplanting from famous gardens or even relatives gardens are so special. Have a great weekend :-)

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  2. wisteria is gorgeous. does it have much smell? wish i had some here in our yard. ( :

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  3. That is absolutely beautiful - and your last photo, especially, is stunning! How cheery and lovely.

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  4. I love the look of Wisteria, but we haven't planted it because of how invasive it is. You have to really keep it under control. It is such a romantic looking vine though.

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  5. One of the few things planted at this old farmhouse when we bought it was a large wisteria plant. I hope our projected frost tonight won't hurt the buds. We love it and the bees love it.

    I was glad to read your support of local businesses! We try to do that too, especially the few Mom & Pop ones left. And I loved reading your comment on my blog this morning! I was worried I would be the only one that felt that way. Thank you!

    I hope your weekend is lovely in the garden, Olive,
    Dewena

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  6. That's quite a 'claim to fame' for the wisteria! Very nice, and we try to shop the smaller stores too when it works for us. :)

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  7. Beautiful photos. When I taught school, I took the children outside and told them to stand still. Then I reached up to the wisteria and gently shook the vine, and lavender petals rained down on their heads. It was our "Flower Shower."

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  8. Love the 2011 Wisteria photo . . . others too. Happy Earth Day tomorrow . . . I purchase from local too and our wonderful, fabulous Farmer's Market.

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  9. Beautiful blue. I have a wisteria - a white one, in a pot in my poly-tunnel - that ones just coming into bud too, but it's a bit too cold here to put it outside yet.

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  10. Interesting about the wisteria!! My Dad tried to grow it and he kept it 7 years - growing in his mumosa, but it NEVER bloomed. I finally just cut it all down! their Wisteria is lovely!

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  11. I missed my opportunity to take a photo of the wisteria before the storms. I have loved your last few posts on gardening and the platters on the wall. I always have flowers so i can enjoy them!

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  12. Wisteria is gorgeous! Ours should be blooming soon too:@)

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  13. So pretty this time of year, both the purple and white wisteria. We don't have any in our garden but tons in trees along the roadways...beautiful!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

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  14. Beautiful pictures! We have wisteria at the lake and we wrestle with it every spring. It wants to grow everywhere but up... it's like an unruly child!

    Have a great weekend, Olive!

    XO,
    Jane

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  15. Oh I just adore wisteria! There's something so magical about it.

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  16. Hey Olive; Your photos are so Lovely!!! My Grandmother had the most Beautiful Wisteria at her home. Sigh. I was a child but I remember playing next to it and watching all of the Birds and Bees flying around it.
    I wish that I could get some cuttings of the Wisteria that is at the abandoned home!!!! I would Love to have some of it!!!
    I hope that you and Joe have a good weekend!

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  17. The wisteria against the bricks at the abandoned home place is gorgeous! I am impatiently waiting for the snow to melt and warm weather so I can visit our local family owned nursery.

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  18. I had no idea Wisteria was in the Kudzu family! Shopping local and family owned is always special and gives right back to the community. Ann

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  19. That is so pretty...Don and I take a walk each morning by a lovely home that has Wisteria growing around the front fence...it is pretty...I never knew what it was until now! Have a great weekend!!

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  20. Olive, what gorgeous pictures. I have always dreamed of having Wistera draped over my porch!

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  21. Good Morning Olive, Wisteria, when in flower is such a beautiful plant, although it is a plant I have never grown.
    Like you I love visiting garden nurseries, as there is so many lovely plants to buy. What I do is decide how much I want to spend and I take the money with me, then I am not tempted to "buy up" the whole nursery.
    Have a lovely Sunday.
    Best Wishes
    Daphne

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  22. Love wisteria!
    Such pretty shots.
    I have a hard time controlling myself at our local
    nursery too, Olive! I always say when I get really old
    I want to be the person who just waters everything!
    Love being there around all those gorgeous plants.
    Have a great Sunday!
    A

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  23. Hi Olive, love the Wisteria! I also love to support local family owned small businesses.

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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  24. Beautiful photos Olive! Wisteria smells so heavenly, every spring I'm tempted to plant some!

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I adore your comments. They are like finding unexpected chocolates. olive