tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post5598684286610597330..comments2023-10-17T15:55:47.102+00:00Comments on The Inelegant Gardener: Garden fripperiesHappyMouffetardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-14890330536681872672008-10-18T15:29:00.000+00:002008-10-18T15:29:00.000+00:00Carex would be nice as hair. I like the thyme idea...Carex would be nice as hair. I like the thyme idea too, or even chives.Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-36648300508948471592008-10-10T18:23:00.000+00:002008-10-10T18:23:00.000+00:00Kale would be good - I have some lovely pigeon nib...Kale would be good - I have some lovely pigeon nibbled cavolo nero down on the allotment.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-18888178299410971592008-10-10T18:16:00.000+00:002008-10-10T18:16:00.000+00:00I have to agree with walk2write .. variegated lemo...I have to agree with walk2write .. variegated lemon thyme would not only look great but smell lovely too ! She is amazing and I wish I had her twin ! : )<BR/>JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-22519993688974698872008-10-10T13:53:00.000+00:002008-10-10T13:53:00.000+00:00I am really liking the Kale idea, but I would go f...I am really liking the Kale idea, but I would go for a huge stand of cavolo nero myselfemmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-83768544867250698902008-10-06T19:50:00.000+00:002008-10-06T19:50:00.000+00:00She's very attractive.What about violas. Common bu...She's very attractive.<BR/>What about violas. Common but cheery. Or Ophipogon planiscarpus nigrescens for that gloomy and mysterious effect.Or both together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-9492668131773092442008-10-06T00:46:00.000+00:002008-10-06T00:46:00.000+00:00What a foxy creature! She could use a nice compact...What a foxy creature! She could use a nice compact stand of Kale up there, I tend to agree. It would have to somehow sit nice and tight to her head and maybe give just that hint of a sort of Palin Beehive. Yeh, that's tha ticket.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001918168749714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-55196186231393823792008-10-06T00:30:00.000+00:002008-10-06T00:30:00.000+00:00She's a beauty! :)She's a beauty! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-84924196102975809092008-10-05T22:12:00.000+00:002008-10-05T22:12:00.000+00:00The only things I can think of are rather summery ...The only things I can think of are rather summery - but she is quite divine!<BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-23442179166024862762008-10-05T17:44:00.000+00:002008-10-05T17:44:00.000+00:00How about some lemon thyme? I have some that is va...How about some lemon thyme? I have some that is variegated and cascades over the edge of its pot. It would enhance the overall aging effect. Besides, you could snip some regularly for the kitchen, thereby keeping her 'do fashionably short.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-51001908879272582262008-10-05T16:46:00.000+00:002008-10-05T16:46:00.000+00:00A crown of Bittersweet would be um, sweet.A crown of Bittersweet would be um, sweet.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255199383545198467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-81467159457662210422008-10-05T14:00:00.000+00:002008-10-05T14:00:00.000+00:00She's lovely. I think she needs another flowing c...She's lovely. I think she needs another flowing cascade over her head. The sempervivums would be too spikey although you have not to call them common!! I've got loads of quite classy semps! I could only think of some sort of small leaved ornamental ivy.Arabella Sockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936438011119860497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-8573571962041183532008-10-05T12:26:00.000+00:002008-10-05T12:26:00.000+00:00Hi Esther - no, she's not sinking. She's a little ...Hi Esther - no, she's not sinking. She's a little lacking in the leg department. Also, the wetness of the grass has given her two-tone legs.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep the cherry tomato idea for the summer - it would be nice to get something edible from her.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of Blechnum spicant - it would continue the ferny theme of where she normally resides.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-35265584711793487412008-10-05T11:51:00.000+00:002008-10-05T11:51:00.000+00:00She'd look great with a Blechnum spicant - it woul...She'd look great with a <I>Blechnum spicant</I> - it would cascade over her head!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-7564586786341449112008-10-05T11:50:00.000+00:002008-10-05T11:50:00.000+00:00Is she sinking?Cherry tomatoes? (The kind used in...Is she sinking?<BR/><BR/>Cherry tomatoes? (The kind used in hanging baskets.)<BR/><BR/>EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.com