In a comment to my post yesterday, Meike mentioned heather as autumn decoration. I didn't include them in yesterday's post, but I've had these three pots of tricolor heather hanging on one side of my balcony rail for over a month already. (Nature just put on such a glorious show of tree colours in October that I never got round to showing these back then.)
I don't think I've seen three colours of heather together like this in one pot before, until this year. I've sometimes bought three of different colour and planted together myself in a box, but as these were already mixed, I just kept them in their original pots in separate holders (which I've had for years and use for different plants depending on season).
For Halloween/All Saints, I also brought up my LED-light tree from the storage room - bought some years ago to replace a string of fairy lights, as the tree is easier to handle. A few branches don't light up any more, but still "enough" for another winter, I think.
I put it up early because I prefer to do it on a dry day before it gets too wet and cold. I keep the lights switched off most of the time until Advent, but in the daytime it serves as winter decoration anyway, resembling a bush with white berries.
i like that tree, both day and night version.. so festive in the dark. you can so much with your small balcony and enjoy it even from inside in the warmth. beautiful heather
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra. In the winter I don't really use my balcony much except open the door sometimes to feel how wet or cold it is outside... :) But it is nice to have some decoration there even in winter, and the extra light in the evenings.
DeleteThe heather is gorgeous! Does much grow around there? I don't think I have ever seen any growing wild. To me, it always seems it is a plant of the English Moors.
ReplyDeleteGinny, wild heather is quite common all over Sweden, I think. It is even the flower symbol of the province where I live, Västergötland. I've never seen white ones in the wild here, though, only mauve.
DeleteSeeing your tricolour heather, I now really wish I'd planted my mini garden with heather, too! I am not going to start now, but maybe I will add something Christmassy in time for the first Advent Sunday (or maybe not).
ReplyDeleteYour light tree is pretty, with or without the lights on.
Thanks Meike, and I hope you find something nice for your mini garden for Advent/Christmas :)
DeleteThe heathers are lovely and the tree is very effective lit or unlit - something to brighten the winter.
ReplyDeleteThanks CG, and yes, it's nice to have some extra lights to look out on during the long winter evenings.
DeleteI love the Heather. we mostly have the pink variety here, it tends to grow wild in coastal sandy areas. As for your wee tree, I have one that's similar, I"m thinking it will much easier to put up and take down.
ReplyDeleteAmy, in the wild I've only seen the pink (mauve) ones here, too.
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