Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Wandering through the Hedge



"All who wander are not lost." While gardening last summer I noticed an odd vine growing through the cedar hedge that provides some privacy on two sides of our yard. When pulled a little I discovered it was a piece of wisteria. Our former neighbours planted it along their fence, then later re-contoured their yard so it wasn't even visible from their home. I wrote about Pat and Wendy last September in a post featuring dahlias.
 


Last week I noticed the wandering wisteria was ready to bloom, so I arranged it artfully (or not) on the newly stacked woodpile. You can see the blooms hanging in mid-air in the top photo. 

 
I like to think the wisteria came visiting, looking for a little appreciation for blooming so beautifully. Each time I go out to the garden I take a sniff of its heady sweetness. Thank you, Miss Wisteria, for coming through the hedge. Feel free to bring your friends and family along. There's room for more!

 

26 comments:

  1. Lovely! By next year your woodpile will no longer be visible under a cloud of Wisteria!

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  2. I love a free plant popping through the fence and such a bonus that it is a Wisteria. I love their heavy blooms. We have a white one that climbs up by our front door but it is very temperamental on the blooming front! Take care. xx

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  3. That is so neat! What a nice discovery to enjoy for a long time to come. I love your art photo.

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  4. What a lovely visitor and a nice surprise. We have an empty lot near us and in the early spring it is covered in a purple cloud of wisteria. I always make sure to get down there and take a whiff. I do love that scent.

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  5. It really looks pretty against the wood pile! And what a pretty shade of lavender! Hugs!

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  6. Such a pretty discovery...I love the delicate blooms.

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  7. The wisteria would be a welcome visitor. It looks beautiful with the backdrop of the woodpile, the delicate shadows showing.

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  8. Heady sweetness is a good word to describe it. There's just nothing quite like it!

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  9. And what a lovely visitor indeed! Swoon...

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  10. What fun to have that come visiting!

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  11. Now that's a lovely visitor...I've never seen wisteria nor sniffed it.

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  12. I'd open the gate wide for such a visitor!

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  13. MMMM wisteria! A lovely visitor. Heavenly.
    On really hot days I often close the dining room window in the late afternoon as the scent can be too strong.

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  14. Free plants and beautiful too. All welcome.
    What could be better.

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  15. Such a pretty visitor! Our wisteria will be much later in blooming - but it just extends the pleasure as we get to enjoy everyone else's first!

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  16. Beautiful! If your wisteria is blooming, mine can't be far behind. Yay!

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  17. Wisteria is so pretty and the Water Colored Piece is wonderful. Loved seeing these.

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  18. Oh quelle bonne surprise ! Celle de notre voisine penche par dessus le grillage, chez nous aussi, et on est bien contents !

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  19. Somebody should enjoy those blooms and I'm glad it's you.

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  20. There is always room for more flowers! Your wandering wisteria is so very pretty, whether water coloured or photographed, and I'm sure, enjoyed the most, in person!

    Have a lovely weekend, Lorrie!

    Poppy

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  21. What a lovely "gift" to appear! Adore the watercolor effect photo too.

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  22. I really love to see wisteria. Yours is a lovely shade...
    Today Katie and I saw beautiful wisteria at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.

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  23. Love the wisteria. The other day I took my camera with me to the gym because I spotted a house
    on the way home that had the most beautiful wisteria over their door. A picture was snapped up
    quickly and ready to share next week.

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  24. Love your quote! It speaks to me today (thank you). I miss having a wisteria plant...but I did get to spend a little time with my sibling's plant last week:)
    Blessings,
    Aimee

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