Pottery in Delhi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Who doesn't love Pottery and Pottery items..I am not an exception to this..Dont you all love ?</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A post based on an interesting article that came up in Times of India , named "Kiln Deep "nowadays they dedicate the fridays Weekend planner to Art and culture.They cam up with various options to study Pottery and to buy pottery and to enjoy pottering in Delhi...It made an interesting read and thought it would interest my readers too..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaELdzLATP72NAizLC6OxfnzKmh5Fgdbq-5s_-s3Vme_sldjYMi_mXlWTQqv_gwamAkeuzf2RHzUmJcusLVjXoK8mHVlHhUOogpvrAAPEs74s2YvmPx_0g0tysn7MNz7PYVhGmxoAUGEg/s1600/IMG_5303+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaELdzLATP72NAizLC6OxfnzKmh5Fgdbq-5s_-s3Vme_sldjYMi_mXlWTQqv_gwamAkeuzf2RHzUmJcusLVjXoK8mHVlHhUOogpvrAAPEs74s2YvmPx_0g0tysn7MNz7PYVhGmxoAUGEg/s640/IMG_5303+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They did definitely mention about "Saundhi Mitti " And about Ruchira Bhatia...and her online pottery studio..</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scour the streets of Delhi's Mini Alwar to pick the best ceramics.In the  vicinity of Kumhar gram,near Sainik Vihar,it houses 700 families from Rajasthan,Alwar shapes a great chunk of ceramicscape-decking all the fairs and even five star lobbies.To familiarise even better with this talent hub,Indomania cultural tours have initiated a day tour of this pottery village,in association with South Asia Foundation,an NGO working for crafts people.  To tell you about the tour,it starts early morning,during Summer to avoid the heat,preferably  around 6 or 7 am and concludes by 10.30 am.They have a small souvenier shop as well..</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Visit them <a href="http://www.indomaniatours.com/pottery.html">here:</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN20nwv5NM0jCE8ueQ1XJawKqF7kagaZhR-CVVyZ_kx3imzyZN0N5tOG32RDckuILmdttyRvCz9lY6sPXNKK6y0ZQcyv1y2JEcWVw7a20nm-fW3SxY1C_hVYpv5dqayL-4RcT-gWpDHQk/s1600/IMG_5297+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN20nwv5NM0jCE8ueQ1XJawKqF7kagaZhR-CVVyZ_kx3imzyZN0N5tOG32RDckuILmdttyRvCz9lY6sPXNKK6y0ZQcyv1y2JEcWVw7a20nm-fW3SxY1C_hVYpv5dqayL-4RcT-gWpDHQk/s640/IMG_5297+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Potter Mania</div><div style="text-align: justify;">  TOI lists the professional potters in and around Delhi that give great frist hand experinces in its own.Sheila Hashmis studio,Meena Vohra in Noida and then the MAATI SRIJAN:The clay studio in IP extension,a gallery space and a store showcasing pottery pieces,including those made in their own classes and studio spaces.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then there is the Delhi pottery studio in safdarjang enclave equipped with wheels,kilns both gas and woodfired.There are also special weekend classes and special summer batches.They also run a ceramic centre in Sanskriti kendra,Ghittorni.A month long pottery course in the beautiful environs of SANSKRITI at an affordable cost of Rs 1500 is absolutely worth it.So just make clay when the sun shines!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKLqylERQYE5UIlTFLVwDFgwVx_xaD_ipq72sxqQ6U2PqRCsMJ9BTwWXexLtYjBOlZUmA9HLPHaVH7YX9-3vtBV4nWnYjNTuGBhht0Mz-yOQraARYX4DgClPChmGo_J_ih3CUW1lB1C0/s1600/IMG_5305+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKLqylERQYE5UIlTFLVwDFgwVx_xaD_ipq72sxqQ6U2PqRCsMJ9BTwWXexLtYjBOlZUmA9HLPHaVH7YX9-3vtBV4nWnYjNTuGBhht0Mz-yOQraARYX4DgClPChmGo_J_ih3CUW1lB1C0/s640/IMG_5305+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> my very own from Bridge Pottery,Pondi<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-oQWqLCU-wxMUetmOEEmhGkDc-ABFj7YyiC0w32O8J9y6lieIreDuJrHlaPbCrS9WfYqv8y-siFGvDLhl1VmD1e_3KXzFTUuHbnV4CX6jGvkG2vh-cbtpy49ZmFI4xrs2P2VFPB-8a8/s1600/IMG_5313+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-oQWqLCU-wxMUetmOEEmhGkDc-ABFj7YyiC0w32O8J9y6lieIreDuJrHlaPbCrS9WfYqv8y-siFGvDLhl1VmD1e_3KXzFTUuHbnV4CX6jGvkG2vh-cbtpy49ZmFI4xrs2P2VFPB-8a8/s640/IMG_5313+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />from Bridge Pottery,Always gets filled with flowers...on all ocassions and otherwise<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">    </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Information courtesy: Supriya Sharma,TOI</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>

Pottery in Delhi

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Bougainvillea and the Indian decor

<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(92, 92, 92); "><p style="text-align: justify; "></p><p style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >As we know that bougainvillea is only the flower that blooms throughout the year with bountiful flower and make the environment colourful and magnificent. It can be used for various purposes like decoration of houses,interiors of houses, buildings, hotels, and apartments. The species of bougainvillea are characterized by their high tolerance to pollution, drought, pests, low fertility and other adverse conditions.</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify; "></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Although Bougainvillea has originated in South America, but approximately 50% of the present day cultivars were evolved and produced in India.</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify; "></p><p style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Images from my home</span></span><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycuI05v17w-_ubqUy3UjIh1EiEP_tK-HJE-2-rpP1HqTXn3unEFQyPq_17u3AY89-r6LTkqF1OUXvRI8EQb5IBHWRNFvTLJXohBW9TKjDV2diJ5rnxKN9-8BXSyFPIKk-pQmhIFs4xAs/s1600/IMG_7451.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474501548953186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycuI05v17w-_ubqUy3UjIh1EiEP_tK-HJE-2-rpP1HqTXn3unEFQyPq_17u3AY89-r6LTkqF1OUXvRI8EQb5IBHWRNFvTLJXohBW9TKjDV2diJ5rnxKN9-8BXSyFPIKk-pQmhIFs4xAs/s400/IMG_7451.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the books in the lamps<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW7Aj-nbYwa63Wn5C0VGF1f7LN_5KKyDKLo_i5m_iZx90YGLwCvTSjB6H0gsYQftXYkXUIEgxv8uasvBSCJQHNjrCYAq63q_BGnCfdWtxNI-Mry6J02FUyZ-pxfEu-y-Z40m7DiCbuik/s1600/IMG_7440.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474354735218866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW7Aj-nbYwa63Wn5C0VGF1f7LN_5KKyDKLo_i5m_iZx90YGLwCvTSjB6H0gsYQftXYkXUIEgxv8uasvBSCJQHNjrCYAq63q_BGnCfdWtxNI-Mry6J02FUyZ-pxfEu-y-Z40m7DiCbuik/s400/IMG_7440.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the centre table,a perfect morning<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL0Jc2kdMH3ZxYx2Ehi8fNytHhmqdqvQV-8R1kh1jAWNzZVQ8KrHaOlBC4ET4iqrR3VKbxO6XVjuGvo8b-eK_t6apLU2p4upzwP5xTbnHyTVy_PBPZ28tvJ8bT6-QyWouEoUZ38NgwpQ/s1600/4577518072_1689bfefa1_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474346809829778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL0Jc2kdMH3ZxYx2Ehi8fNytHhmqdqvQV-8R1kh1jAWNzZVQ8KrHaOlBC4ET4iqrR3VKbxO6XVjuGvo8b-eK_t6apLU2p4upzwP5xTbnHyTVy_PBPZ28tvJ8bT6-QyWouEoUZ38NgwpQ/s400/4577518072_1689bfefa1_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">in green wine bottles,on the swing<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKRZWQQzZpP_WtskLoL3UtI29wycTWidlBi7cjNElNIJnf7k3jXzMtO1-hUUvGpGAFr-MqbM4wvqplGuJBRKPxP0nlWvEnwAbA5sLUCyw7Edl-aTUvbFEm2BIm70lromZpqwF9sZT_pM/s1600/3863659495_b50a6aa4da_b+(1).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474341079083986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKRZWQQzZpP_WtskLoL3UtI29wycTWidlBi7cjNElNIJnf7k3jXzMtO1-hUUvGpGAFr-MqbM4wvqplGuJBRKPxP0nlWvEnwAbA5sLUCyw7Edl-aTUvbFEm2BIm70lromZpqwF9sZT_pM/s400/3863659495_b50a6aa4da_b+(1).jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the centre table,in terracotta urulis<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Images are from magazines and books<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTKa0odFB6gfff7Ees1dCfo7_7tQa_nD6wJUBfahoiwjyN1p-cn7b6dSH9JVdkebZ9DWDCe3uL0ACdQ82HjK_R1zZQElL45uTjgFOUZuigC1S3Jodq5XtVuAhbSAjsubmxAjcaSNxmX4/s1600/IMG_7489.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474338589616930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTKa0odFB6gfff7Ees1dCfo7_7tQa_nD6wJUBfahoiwjyN1p-cn7b6dSH9JVdkebZ9DWDCe3uL0ACdQ82HjK_R1zZQElL45uTjgFOUZuigC1S3Jodq5XtVuAhbSAjsubmxAjcaSNxmX4/s400/IMG_7489.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">in hanging lamps<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhVx_hKWR1s3D7asn3lGjNWVISn8hUF1Ffb2Q0wE6lnJKxaMPX6FyP3-GpzEPvGs58b44VZgrXXiJa1QNuYFsC9VHGw_KWa5RtJGxnmBGZIQ8NSnZSzT5L1b3zO9pTjLTxQZB8vv2G_s/s1600/IMG_7488+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530474333670710770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhVx_hKWR1s3D7asn3lGjNWVISn8hUF1Ffb2Q0wE6lnJKxaMPX6FyP3-GpzEPvGs58b44VZgrXXiJa1QNuYFsC9VHGw_KWa5RtJGxnmBGZIQ8NSnZSzT5L1b3zO9pTjLTxQZB8vv2G_s/s400/IMG_7488+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the dining table<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzet4ga2S1j9Be2gLsHqxldaCHmf5xnC6jTO1fxQcqXX59ONBmqbKqnsZt1rZKMlGFk3cU84NOxCPG9J9ED5cHoLNwi3Mye2E7EZ70sVqK6clcBfJC26wN8DkrWq_eNoa0jNar49U3y14/s1600/IMG_7485.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530473669265492114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzet4ga2S1j9Be2gLsHqxldaCHmf5xnC6jTO1fxQcqXX59ONBmqbKqnsZt1rZKMlGFk3cU84NOxCPG9J9ED5cHoLNwi3Mye2E7EZ70sVqK6clcBfJC26wN8DkrWq_eNoa0jNar49U3y14/s400/IMG_7485.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">in beer bottles,long headed bottles<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiuhuuX9PSEP4BcNIYJedAa36M4eZCyIjXvorAKru_or9hnuvQPe-mBu1-Cp7NZC8jVEYjAOQa0i1QJ6GW6nbQgOFa3rvGNlWQe2_n2IlNcoboWyv00f2dfjztliSCAWZeCIyJCDTLEs/s1600/IMG_7483.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530473666651607938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiuhuuX9PSEP4BcNIYJedAa36M4eZCyIjXvorAKru_or9hnuvQPe-mBu1-Cp7NZC8jVEYjAOQa0i1QJ6GW6nbQgOFa3rvGNlWQe2_n2IlNcoboWyv00f2dfjztliSCAWZeCIyJCDTLEs/s400/IMG_7483.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the pooja mandap<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiignpXFE5qKYYeox1HEJEAYqa86_o_ForwbUfIi2eJYGq-EjLqUdSY5Cw-IPJY6pEqmyIwvx17E1CvthnVbmauYxKvtl0IcMFTp4BfYKCfdmXyUNpo__3j1Byatt6bdUD6-HGbB86l1lU/s1600/IMG_7482.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530473662018405186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiignpXFE5qKYYeox1HEJEAYqa86_o_ForwbUfIi2eJYGq-EjLqUdSY5Cw-IPJY6pEqmyIwvx17E1CvthnVbmauYxKvtl0IcMFTp4BfYKCfdmXyUNpo__3j1Byatt6bdUD6-HGbB86l1lU/s400/IMG_7482.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">winding around the windows and arches<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jCr7u8vz-H5cAQdcEIEzcnwYLSTbDfailm5zbEiTZ1YmtE1Uvuee1YD6qLMLFwOfa73gS9xJ3Fs4fDClH7GOvrxmzB5az5O1d6_6sQwDpAJQD4Bvr7wfKe00s32EKEhH-V-dzL8xokc/s1600/IMG_7480.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530473652864125426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jCr7u8vz-H5cAQdcEIEzcnwYLSTbDfailm5zbEiTZ1YmtE1Uvuee1YD6qLMLFwOfa73gS9xJ3Fs4fDClH7GOvrxmzB5az5O1d6_6sQwDpAJQD4Bvr7wfKe00s32EKEhH-V-dzL8xokc/s400/IMG_7480.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">both sides of the entrance arches<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91AaHqfJa6QgV1qSP0y83w6yzltqqgms23CXaQdwsL8a0O0FNJXx5-sxVFXSQQxqx5JlitC0aAKFhP66RU2jhci3wBUM2NaFQgDn8LYDAqvfuTlzdv_Imyz2yiL0GmkcwEfP1g4JvEnI/s1600/IMG_7479.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530473650435767266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91AaHqfJa6QgV1qSP0y83w6yzltqqgms23CXaQdwsL8a0O0FNJXx5-sxVFXSQQxqx5JlitC0aAKFhP66RU2jhci3wBUM2NaFQgDn8LYDAqvfuTlzdv_Imyz2yiL0GmkcwEfP1g4JvEnI/s400/IMG_7479.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">over the front gate</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">images and ideas conceived and clicked by Lakshmi Arvind</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Image courtesy to India style and India contemporary<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(92, 92, 92); "><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p></span></div>

Bougainvillea and the Indian decor

As we know that bougainvillea is only the flower that blooms throughout the year with bountiful flower and make the environment colourful an...

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GARDENING: GARDEN TOUR, PART II

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbAgiRYeEwqSm55XYavX-ZMFZSGvVOfQ_oqp0D0x03e7gMOwabMhiHAXnqNCImKnDhBYnAGhb86hEI2CmyLfUbV3szC_daYpuFxFL38OyhigfQCZkLxr7gaWDUKsH9aRLFwP_1ps6FiY/s1600-h/eden+roses.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344500898683301218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbAgiRYeEwqSm55XYavX-ZMFZSGvVOfQ_oqp0D0x03e7gMOwabMhiHAXnqNCImKnDhBYnAGhb86hEI2CmyLfUbV3szC_daYpuFxFL38OyhigfQCZkLxr7gaWDUKsH9aRLFwP_1ps6FiY/s320/eden+roses.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 375px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 402px;" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center">Before we go to <span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Nedra's</strong></span> House to show photos of the Garden Tour, I wanted to post the photos of the Southern California Garden Show - held each Spring at South Coast Plaza (in the annex formerly known as Crystal Court). My husband and I look forward to it each year.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>GARDEN SHOW. . .</strong></span> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UiTCjRj9HkI/Sit7AUFB6eI/AAAAAAAACJI/tLL-ZJIELLU/s1600-h/eden+roses.JPG"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UiTCjRj9HkI/Sit6YKFewzI/AAAAAAAACJA/VL9688FX1vM/s1600-h/IMG_1718.JPG"></a></div><div align="center">APRIL 24, 2009 I attended the Garden Show with</div><div align="center">the REAL gardener in my family - my husband. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrICSMTEaQ449AknfXHsVjqaCE9OSW4yMQEITqXS1XZPAy1s6s39fLnO1A4JXzMc0TwtTckrkaMXUfwmlXENKTLSkJTkqS_HejHYb3Dg3XrEHFkeZxL9qvDWiGQL06R_PZAa5mvnentw/s1600-h/IMG_2117.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476988982560098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrICSMTEaQ449AknfXHsVjqaCE9OSW4yMQEITqXS1XZPAy1s6s39fLnO1A4JXzMc0TwtTckrkaMXUfwmlXENKTLSkJTkqS_HejHYb3Dg3XrEHFkeZxL9qvDWiGQL06R_PZAa5mvnentw/s320/IMG_2117.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 397px;" /></a> M&M Nursery always has the Fairy Gardens on display, complete with tiny plants, fairies, arches, benches and pathways. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipebYpYw3gYAuwYT2FoYq2m9ThfINVSRbia7BRxHNu7lyw8qAgkjNFQOdlGRm2UYGn61M9vnnsCKadbDBYTIicH00oXdMzDHPBEImrKtiQ7Zt9swMueyLLlrmxHuC1gSlRT8jZ06LfBP0/s1600-h/IMG_2116.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476979231292722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipebYpYw3gYAuwYT2FoYq2m9ThfINVSRbia7BRxHNu7lyw8qAgkjNFQOdlGRm2UYGn61M9vnnsCKadbDBYTIicH00oXdMzDHPBEImrKtiQ7Zt9swMueyLLlrmxHuC1gSlRT8jZ06LfBP0/s320/IMG_2116.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 391px;" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawwWP1UWWTgaB0CcvfJyT4S0p5ZOnmCz67a1wYAkiGENoZZnBMEJ6QLIdRWz4oHz9m1I5RzgQO_kzpUcqv_-atI5alW0XusLR5381sbGna8OiNoZt6w-bAD1jL8sadQ3E7WQOdoe-Gg0/s1600-h/IMG_2115.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476976583948594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawwWP1UWWTgaB0CcvfJyT4S0p5ZOnmCz67a1wYAkiGENoZZnBMEJ6QLIdRWz4oHz9m1I5RzgQO_kzpUcqv_-atI5alW0XusLR5381sbGna8OiNoZt6w-bAD1jL8sadQ3E7WQOdoe-Gg0/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 334px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 410px;" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFJAfEMrLz2qgAmJhMaW7-EagzdabOn1aj1pFPAUcIcdigvepuqHMvzaCQ5Jp806wagHlAJ2bPD_vjNir8VheeuPyLTcCKwlzvOh2xz3AA7jsN5nT5t_mY5g-9cbOLo1NKGKgwqq_Bk4/s1600-h/IMG_1684.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476378231111218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFJAfEMrLz2qgAmJhMaW7-EagzdabOn1aj1pFPAUcIcdigvepuqHMvzaCQ5Jp806wagHlAJ2bPD_vjNir8VheeuPyLTcCKwlzvOh2xz3AA7jsN5nT5t_mY5g-9cbOLo1NKGKgwqq_Bk4/s320/IMG_1684.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>We arrived at Nedra's house after dark. (That was the idea all along.) Our theme here was 'intimate/romantic' and the scene was set beautifully with candlelight. Votives lined the pathway and led us to the back yard where our guests stood in amazement, gazing at the immense lighted hillside that crowns her backyard. Long ago - at our very first Garden Tour - Nedra visited Betty's yard and discovered vegetable gardening in oak barrels. Suddenly she knew how to tame her hillside and make it productive. On a leveled area of the hillside she has oak barrels with a variety of vegetables. Among the many trees and shrubs she has planted to cover her hillside, she also has 15 fruit trees including lemon, avocado and pomegranate. Nedra (with the help of her 5 children) <em>does all of her own gardening.</em> <br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Nedra's House</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zbm6_h1v9J9CNZaqe7rIJCSJRS4o0ShyUheYVVFG6k8sZT4d3KJZCJrfEulOwWmzhu4-tOC2tf1UhAcS0ynNckKuztIJkNtOdK11yWx3JIqabuTNBHYiH9pQFCjd4td0WtmyAmrQ5eA/s1600-h/IMG_1723.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476373968945458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zbm6_h1v9J9CNZaqe7rIJCSJRS4o0ShyUheYVVFG6k8sZT4d3KJZCJrfEulOwWmzhu4-tOC2tf1UhAcS0ynNckKuztIJkNtOdK11yWx3JIqabuTNBHYiH9pQFCjd4td0WtmyAmrQ5eA/s320/IMG_1723.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 325px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 423px;" /></a> A large basketball court dominates the first part of her backyard. The rest of the yard opens elegantly into a beautiful entertaining area with pool and spa. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeXCk47nx-JIn-VPASDPGpBfdKmImhpLrxp2ZDx3qKVrypBKg2WjVFvg_34esKVBMebJ7foV5WDvxiwgkBv5QF2E_do254due_cJX500bbKa_9NUZrNxq46kvF0LAh9rT_TXPaQPxw5E/s1600-h/IMG_1711.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344475191169041698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeXCk47nx-JIn-VPASDPGpBfdKmImhpLrxp2ZDx3qKVrypBKg2WjVFvg_34esKVBMebJ7foV5WDvxiwgkBv5QF2E_do254due_cJX500bbKa_9NUZrNxq46kvF0LAh9rT_TXPaQPxw5E/s320/IMG_1711.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 314px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 385px;" /></a> There was a beautiful fireplace with deep seating area. By that time we were in the middle of a heavy evening mist and the fireplace with it's crackling fire was warm and inviting. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzdGNoSW8cFN7xFtzN0vC9VMC_J6wOfDNW9-K3grAffDHIe3snZC6qj1JFjzqtudotvp3UPHgChDHLPjE5WdbD20ehyfoHDI_rSxB1jabokykczWiZPvMhzchKZCly1BDvTB9FSNzfMc/s1600-h/IMG_1724.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344475186760696274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzdGNoSW8cFN7xFtzN0vC9VMC_J6wOfDNW9-K3grAffDHIe3snZC6qj1JFjzqtudotvp3UPHgChDHLPjE5WdbD20ehyfoHDI_rSxB1jabokykczWiZPvMhzchKZCly1BDvTB9FSNzfMc/s320/IMG_1724.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 256px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 402px;" /></a>We set up the refreshments on the barbecue area - glazed lemon pound cake with strawberries and whipped cream. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLch5YLqwxQdw7SBq5kQm9hzeuVH8NMhfK9DqPX6FHIW-BvkOMZiUcKdlt9BYwBf6SLYBmFfqjAKQ2xLX85k2bdr7Y1t89LUAwYNeSxMWRLqXMx_J49E1reN8oyw4EkE6uB6Tb_VNegjU/s1600-h/IMG_1722.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344475182609630354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLch5YLqwxQdw7SBq5kQm9hzeuVH8NMhfK9DqPX6FHIW-BvkOMZiUcKdlt9BYwBf6SLYBmFfqjAKQ2xLX85k2bdr7Y1t89LUAwYNeSxMWRLqXMx_J49E1reN8oyw4EkE6uB6Tb_VNegjU/s320/IMG_1722.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 340px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Next to the barbecue area, fuscia bougainvillea climbs to the balcony above. <br /><br /><div>Nedra's yard is magical.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusfMtMMChQFx5k_a9vNmKIhvEzxYs3qk4dvYY8JI_bcrZkz0UH86HJJ0ba85HS5aWnvYN-3l9Fgh_UECyQcb-dEWtKUTMWp0X75sqZxwqgX7E16F8BSFS7ohuEF9reg0HJDz0o8LKrKE/s1600-h/IMG_1708.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344475179270215362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusfMtMMChQFx5k_a9vNmKIhvEzxYs3qk4dvYY8JI_bcrZkz0UH86HJJ0ba85HS5aWnvYN-3l9Fgh_UECyQcb-dEWtKUTMWp0X75sqZxwqgX7E16F8BSFS7ohuEF9reg0HJDz0o8LKrKE/s320/IMG_1708.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 423px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 384px;" /></a>We were enchanted. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7trjEWSz9fToVg6YZ070EBUzVXGN5KeU11m43KTQkgHTQaH6pxZRncRNc0thtFCq4JMP3UNJZK1biTlyQkGrT3TH0Obn-Wfs8dnhl5kXmzwrQ5XtOgfVFqJQuYhvlxl6hK4gzroJJoYI/s1600-h/IMG_1718.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344475178358943666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7trjEWSz9fToVg6YZ070EBUzVXGN5KeU11m43KTQkgHTQaH6pxZRncRNc0thtFCq4JMP3UNJZK1biTlyQkGrT3TH0Obn-Wfs8dnhl5kXmzwrQ5XtOgfVFqJQuYhvlxl6hK4gzroJJoYI/s320/IMG_1718.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 467px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 380px;" /></a>Our table was set for a romantic dinner for two. A bottle of French Berry Lemonade chilled in a candle/plant stand which we repurposed as an ice bucket. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxqsZ05jFGQHtjymh8ceAvtxAZagI4BBlb329VKsgptINQ8H2MYkfxtT3nXe5f41g6AkzXdLii7W2T3TMnyhHl6VrHGDjrD9KgHLff3Sb1PnjHXfxIoZj_6bF677px1ef3DLR8k4srmM/s1600-h/IMG_1716.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344474128000519890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxqsZ05jFGQHtjymh8ceAvtxAZagI4BBlb329VKsgptINQ8H2MYkfxtT3nXe5f41g6AkzXdLii7W2T3TMnyhHl6VrHGDjrD9KgHLff3Sb1PnjHXfxIoZj_6bF677px1ef3DLR8k4srmM/s320/IMG_1716.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 460px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 380px;" /></a> Beautiful Eden roses from my own garden tumble casually from a stoneware urn. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ypqxltgRR89SC-RutGy0Kgb6rvXx0NWu623m6sbowGxT__GGwaHfdpNSpED_pQCO8_sWMQIPbex0IFsQ-HxfXxabPjo7ybLQsV3MAImc1znF59QQy4-lz1UV_fYP-Aonn856q8KWzVM/s1600-h/IMG_1712.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344474123726096482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ypqxltgRR89SC-RutGy0Kgb6rvXx0NWu623m6sbowGxT__GGwaHfdpNSpED_pQCO8_sWMQIPbex0IFsQ-HxfXxabPjo7ybLQsV3MAImc1znF59QQy4-lz1UV_fYP-Aonn856q8KWzVM/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 377px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 442px;" /></a>The setting was perfect in a private patio Nedra calls her secret garden. It's centerpiece is a musical fountain under an arbor topped with wisteria. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK6nQyXuTkZmDy_t5sA6CVoaJcFBCHlsQFSkx9J5EeYHM2RGJGkr8W46rmBQkBfWvhtOBvvWhK7zcGqolRD7n_c_595GFTo66hkuxrxM9PQmNWGDKgS_OoG73-3mjQtf2KJoaNIUOdFo/s1600-h/IMG_1717.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344474121850486898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK6nQyXuTkZmDy_t5sA6CVoaJcFBCHlsQFSkx9J5EeYHM2RGJGkr8W46rmBQkBfWvhtOBvvWhK7zcGqolRD7n_c_595GFTo66hkuxrxM9PQmNWGDKgS_OoG73-3mjQtf2KJoaNIUOdFo/s320/IMG_1717.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 358px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 438px;" /></a>The arbor was wrapped with tiny white lights. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglVbDpe3dGuJ8fvxEDdAgQoVa8_mZ_NhA7N88ajZJUOZws09sQ91bp2uv74ZcayWEVK1O_epEcNR7kWuAt7VEYIcz9NbCKIjtTyD9PUaBxNtHOIh4O9h96oUU3oatveg3AlDRDTJXYTY/s1600-h/IMG_1713.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344474120770468706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglVbDpe3dGuJ8fvxEDdAgQoVa8_mZ_NhA7N88ajZJUOZws09sQ91bp2uv74ZcayWEVK1O_epEcNR7kWuAt7VEYIcz9NbCKIjtTyD9PUaBxNtHOIh4O9h96oUU3oatveg3AlDRDTJXYTY/s320/IMG_1713.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 471px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 425px;" /></a> I fell in love with these amazing fabrics in muted gold and cream, which I found at my favorite discount fabric store, Home Fabrics (El Toro/Rockfield). </div><div></div><div>I layered two toppers over the round tablecloth, for a casually elegant yet opulent look, and scrunched the top one to let the light play on the silky fabric. The dishes, utensils and glassware are Nedras. </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">To make a square topper</span></strong>, measure the width and cut the length to match. Turn the edges under twice 1/2 inch and sew, hemming the edges. Sew any trim or tassel embellishment as desired.</div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">For a</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">round table cloth</span></strong>,</div><div>measure the height and the width of the table. (You will need twice the height plus the width.) For example, if 2xheight+width comes to 70 inches, add one inch to each side for a hem, or 72 inches. You will need two lengths of the fabric sewn together lengthwise in order to get a 72 inch circle. Fold the sewn-together fabric in half and then in quarters. From the inside folded corner, measure down 1/2 of the total length. Using a tape measure, mark the distance with pen or pencil all across the fabric, keeping the top of the tape measure at the fold point and moving the bottom. Cut through the 4 layers of fabric along the marked line - you should have a full circle. Hem the bottom edge the same as for the topper, adding trim if you wish. </div><div>If you make these linens out of decorator fabrics, please remember to have these dry cleaned and don't put through your washer/dryer. </div><div><strong>Email me if you have any questions on how to make the linens.</strong> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x-08_TUP_hpoqsN5doqW_a6bGxqHCIRh5QHMwa8yDd_XcCJwSPgMczLXi2M580uZIRVnw4l7vEEnPET9r6ufncTMUhGNZe8tdF4hc6pfhHhUcGQeYhyJWUnpRS3Gp2kQKt1vUL6MzNQ/s1600-h/IMG_1714.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344474116614901138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x-08_TUP_hpoqsN5doqW_a6bGxqHCIRh5QHMwa8yDd_XcCJwSPgMczLXi2M580uZIRVnw4l7vEEnPET9r6ufncTMUhGNZe8tdF4hc6pfhHhUcGQeYhyJWUnpRS3Gp2kQKt1vUL6MzNQ/s320/IMG_1714.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 348px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 420px;" /></a> A HUGE thank you to Nedra for making her beautiful space available for our visit.</div></div><div></div><div>NEXT INSTALLMENT - MATTIE'S HOUSE (TUSCAN CHARM). </div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS! </strong></div><div>Thanks to all who attended. </div><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">RECIPES</span></strong></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>LEMON GLAZED POUND CAKE</strong></span></div><div></div><div>Makes 2 loaves. 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan / 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan / 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk / Zest of 2 lemons, finely grated / 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons) / 1-1/2 teaspoons salt / 1/2 teaspoon baking powder / 1/2 teaspoon baking soda / 2 cups sugar / 5 large eggs<strong> / </strong><strong>Lemon Glaze (below)</strong></div><div>DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lowest position. / Butter and flour two 4 1/2 -by-8-inch (6-cup) loaf pans. / </div><div>2. In a small bowl (or liquid measuring cup), combine buttermilk with lemon zest and juice. / In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. / </div><div>3. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. / Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. / </div><div>4. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three parts alternately with the buttermilk mixture in two, beginning and ending with flour; beat just until smooth (do not overmix)./</div><div>5. Divide batter evenly between pans; smooth tops./Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes (tent with foil if browning too quickly). / Cool 15 minutes in pan. / Turn out cakes onto a rack; cool completely before glazing. </div><div>6. Set rack with cakes over a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Pour glaze over cakes, letting it run down the sides; let dry, about 30 minutes. <strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">LEMON GLAZE</span></strong> 2 cups confectioners' sugar / 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice <strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Directions</span></strong> 1.Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl or liquid measuring cup; stir in lemon juice (glaze should be thick, yet pourable). / Add more sugar or lemon juice, as necessary, to achieve desired consistency.</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></a>And varieties that smelled as sweet as roses! Amazing! </a>There were more varieties of Orchids this year than I knew existed. </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UBSQhUS6YitxfddwFdoZ23K4wZGJdbobkldQbTR9QqtgBIwSeYnE9kRr09hndJ5wHjbxoBLmLvNUr5GlQ0PAhZv3CQsd84ewjSIh-Ou6p2TxLTVf2fmSSn1Ao9HfVjtmkjzP4GT-C6k/s1600-h/IMG_2114.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476394114304258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UBSQhUS6YitxfddwFdoZ23K4wZGJdbobkldQbTR9QqtgBIwSeYnE9kRr09hndJ5wHjbxoBLmLvNUr5GlQ0PAhZv3CQsd84ewjSIh-Ou6p2TxLTVf2fmSSn1Ao9HfVjtmkjzP4GT-C6k/s320/IMG_2114.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 467px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 388px;" /></a> LOVE these stripey ones! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits5nFBxAI82T0-eQ3lopcDUvo2aLesaGOPsuaKS2K9M99IfoNkfdeksJDee25815OrzBHC210taMb0X45LdPr3IJZrgdEAfj17OPLWVLJhvmNMYstHGg-KsjfCVjJLYI1CTP5Ng5XWTc/s1600-h/IMG_2113.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476387218689570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits5nFBxAI82T0-eQ3lopcDUvo2aLesaGOPsuaKS2K9M99IfoNkfdeksJDee25815OrzBHC210taMb0X45LdPr3IJZrgdEAfj17OPLWVLJhvmNMYstHGg-KsjfCVjJLYI1CTP5Ng5XWTc/s320/IMG_2113.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 316px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 387px;" /></a> Beautiful new orange colored Cymbidiums. <br /><br /><div align="center"></div></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51WBw3PK0z0GhGROEVM93iVoOs2JWy25wtG3L8-EGYRBOmge2M2yUv1Id9DNAl0wDInD2syHyYoS8wN5YJS15yp0Guo8-DZAcLm9u0-JYx51BrOEFiWXZhHLhtBLeFR4Zj1Iz2aC63cQ/s1600-h/IMG_2112.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344476385759210226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51WBw3PK0z0GhGROEVM93iVoOs2JWy25wtG3L8-EGYRBOmge2M2yUv1Id9DNAl0wDInD2syHyYoS8wN5YJS15yp0Guo8-DZAcLm9u0-JYx51BrOEFiWXZhHLhtBLeFR4Zj1Iz2aC63cQ/s320/IMG_2112.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 430px;" /></a> Put it on your calendar for end of April next year!! I was a little focused on the beautiful orchids, but there were amazing plants of every kind, garden gadgets, outdoor decor - and the great Home decor stores like Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Z Gallerie, etc. in this annex as well. A great way to spend an afternoon. <span style="font-size: 180%;">THE GARDEN TOUR - PART II</span>

GARDENING: GARDEN TOUR, PART II

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