22 huhtikuuta 2022

Friday Bliss #188 - Shades of Green


Today I’ll share with you these face pots with curly Tradescantia hair.
I bought the pots last summer at 7 € each, one is white and the other grey.
I don’t have any big green plants because of the kittens.
That is why I often visit garden centers and admire their great assortments.
A few photos from such visit to follow.
















On Sunday 24 April we celebrate the flag day of Åland.
Åland  / Ahvenanmaa is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 
by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area 
and population of only 30.000. Its only official language is Swedish and Mariehamn is the capital city.
In this new unstable geopolitical situation (Russia’s attack to Ukraine) there has been
discussions whether the demilitarisation of Åland is wise or not. 
Some say it should be cancelled, but no decisions yet on the matter.



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35 kommenttia:

  1. Good morning Riita,
    That's a lot of plants, I like all of them very much.
    I wish you a nice weekend, many greetings Eva

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Hi Eva,
      As I can’t have green plants at home, I love to admire them at garden centers. Wishing you a sunny weekend and nice bike tours!

      Poista
  2. your two pot ladies have adorable hairstyles! unfortunately for potted plants I have no green thumb, but I like to go to nurseries to look at perennials and flowers for the garden.
    have a nice and sunny weekend!
    mano

    VastaaPoista
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    1. I often buy these small green plants that fit in my big lanterns, out of reach of the kittens. Soon it will be garden season and that is great! Warm greetings over to you Mano.

      Poista
  3. Liebe Riitta,
    es macht immer Freude durch ein Gartencenter zu streifen um sich neue Anregungen für Haus und Garten zu holen. Bei mir ist das der Gärtner meines Vertrauens. Deine Gesichtstöpfe gefallen mir sehr gut da man die " Haare " nach Lust und Laune gestalten kann.
    Herzliche grüße
    Lieselotte

    VastaaPoista
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    1. You are so right Lieselotte! I have to wait for warmer days till it is safe to plant annuals. Have a great gardening weekend!

      Poista
  4. Liebe riitta,
    was für eine beeindruckende Auswahl der herrlichen Grüntöne .
    Und besonders toll finde ich die beiden dekorierten Köpfe, eine superschöne Idee !
    Liebe Grüße
    Jutta

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    1. This Kukkatalo / Flower House is a very big garden center and I visit it often because it is near. Plantagen and Bauhaus are situated a bit more far. Wishing you a great weekend Jutta!

      Poista
  5. I like the face pots. The Silver Inch plants or Wandering Jew plants is very suitable for the pots.

    VastaaPoista
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    1. This sort of Wandering Jew is pretty with its puple under leaves.

      Poista
  6. These are beautiful plants. It seems like a well organized plant nursery. Also, thanks for sharing about Åland. I learned about its history.

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Åland is a wonderful place to visit in the summer and while it is flat with many bike routes, it is popular among campers and cyclists.

      Poista
  7. Dearest riitta; I loved the first picture of two sweet ladies with Tradescantia ♡♡♡ Happy coming day for your country♬
    We are having comfortable spring days here, Hope your beautiful plants enjoying the helpful weather for their growth.
    Lots of Love; Miyako

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment Miyako! We have had great sunny days this week. Warm greetings over to you.

      Poista
  8. It's very depressing, the situation in your country as in the other Baltic states. There are also Russian statements that they would then have to denazify all of Europe. The beautiful flowers cannot always consol me about these thoughts.
    Herzlichst
    Astrid

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Hi Astrid,
      It is very probable that Finland will leave our Nato application in the next few weeks, together with Sweden or alone. There was a big discussion at our parlament and it stood very clear that our previous ’good’ relations with Russia are gone for good. The Russian propaganda is outrageous and full of lies. After this Ukraine episode no state will trust Russia nor want to cooperate with them in business in the future.

      Well, despite all this madness I wish you a pleasant weekend.

      Poista
  9. Dear Riitta,
    the face pots with their plant hair look beautiful and were real bargains at €7 each! Your garden centers really have a lot to offer - even pineapples! I can imagine that it's not always easy to resist the temptation ;-)
    I have fond memories of Åland / Ahvenanmaa. What I didn't know is that the only official language is Swedish. Russia's attack to Ukraine unsettles many people and the ability of countries that are relatively close to Russia or Ukraine to defend themselves is being questioned... as is the case here.
    Let's hope the best!
    Sending hugs from Austria!
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/04/italien-reisebericht-zwei-relaxtage-und.html

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Dear Traude,

      Otherwise Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish but Åland is an exception. I have spent there vacations before the time of digital cameras. It is very small island and we circulated with car all over. Wonderful memories from a sunny summer.
      Alles gute, riitta

      Poista
  10. Green is on its way...
    A lovely weekend to you, Riitta!

    VastaaPoista
  11. Beautiful flowers. 💙

    VastaaPoista
  12. ...the shades are endless.

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Also in the garden I love to combine different shades of foliage.

      Poista
  13. Hello Riita!

    The flower pots look great!
    And also your pictures of all the plants. Do you also like going to flower markets? Me too, but I don't dare to take pictures.


    Have a nice weekend and best regards
    Anne

    VastaaPoista
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    1. I take openly photos here, they won’t mind, on the contrary. They will have plenty of perennials and an uals later, in May and June.

      Poista
  14. I love the face pots.
    Wonderful tour through the garden centers.
    So much colour and greenery; it really perks one up.
    Have a lovely weekend...

    VastaaPoista
  15. The face ports are delightful! One more reason for me to do pottery:) Sweden and Finland and Poland are in a tough spot right now - hope there comes a resolution of the war in Ukraine soon! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

    VastaaPoista
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    1. My ant used to make pottery, heads, plates etc. Reading the news from Ukraine is so sad.

      Poista
  16. The flowers look like garlands adorning the head of an ancient athlete who has won the race.

    VastaaPoista
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    1. Yes indeed, that too, from the ancient Rome!

      Poista
  17. Nice images! Hopefully the villain will be consumed by the heat of his hellishness before wreaking damage on another country.

    VastaaPoista
  18. Beautiful antique heads with flowers. I love walks in garden centers.
    I am delighted with your wonderful photos.
    Have a nice Saturday and Sunday:)

    VastaaPoista
  19. Me encanta ir a ver plantas a los centros de jardinería. Feliz día de Aland. Besos.

    VastaaPoista

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