Bougainvillea In Bloom

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

My lil' monster.

This was an engagment present from Daniel Robinson several years ago. It was a huge stump collected from Hawaii, with almost no branch structure. Everything you see is what we did to it. This is a project tree both the hubby and I have carved on, and trained. So it's a product of our mutual love of the art. Still has a long way to go, but I love it when it blooms.

Enjoy!

Victrinia

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

To give it some perspective... the table top is 2 feet wide.

 

[stacy allen muse]

very nice, glad to see a flowering trop. doing so well that far north...

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

It gets overwintered in a heated professional grade greenhouse as soon as it cools off. Luckily I have one at work. and it is only fed Bougain. Which is awesomestuff.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Gorgeous! Very healthy and nicely styled tree. Great pot selection too; it compliments the flowers beautifully...very impressive Ms. Vic.

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

Thanks Brian!!

Robin's egg blue is always a great choice for a deep purple bougie. That's an antique chinese pot that Daniel sold me... only the tree was a gift. lol

V

 

[grouper52]

Simply gorgeous, Vic! Thanks for posting that heart warmer.

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

Brother...

Are you coming to the convention Sat?? I'm manning the table to sell our books. You don't need to be a participant to get into the vendor areas. So come hawk some books with me if you need some amusement. I am sure people would be enthused to meet the author.

See you and Z soon I hope... V

 

[grouper52]

Brother...

Are you coming to the convention Sat?? I'm manning the table to sell our books. You don't need to be a participant to get into the vendor areas. So come hawk some books with me if you need some amusement. I am sure people would be enthused to meet the author.

See you and Z soon I hope... V

Z has to work, but I was planning on going Sat, so I'll see you there!

 

[JudyB]

Thank you for sharing, it's breathtaking!

 

[jk_lewis]

Great tree. Not at all wild about the pot. Too "feminine" for the massive trunk. And it's blue.

 

[mcpesq817]

Wow, absolutely gorgeous tree! You need to get engaged more often

 

[Smoke]

What a beautiful image. Just an extraordinary color. The pot doesn't bump me that much but it's not quite right somehow. Maybe it just needs a more masculine image to be right.


Now about that referance to "lil' monster"


Is this a crack to get even at my Lady Gaga reference last year? Don't get me wrong...I love her, and I think she is a brilliant 24 year old singer.

A little Gaga once and a while is a good thing

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

lol... Brother... I am appalled to learn that she's only 24. I thought she was at least 35.

I'll be damned.

A rectangle would possibly be nice for this also... but again, as with most things, in person viewing has an enhanced feel. I do love the antique chinese pot. Also, you can't get a sense of just how feminine and old looking she is with her sinuous curves when you look at her in full bloom/leaf. This girl's got a great figure.

Muah!

V

 

[Tona]

Awesome!! I love Bougies.
Thanks for the pics.
Tona

 

[the bonsai kid]

Beautiful tree wish i could grow one here.No greenhouse

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

Lesson for all in this one... No tree will survive drowning. We had left this one in the pot since we got married. It had only one drain hole and was failing. We resurrected it with two tiny roots left on it... Well, Eric and Gerry (the much loved Issho-en apprentice did).... I was gone that day. Lol anyway it was leafless and virtually rootless... But she's recovering.

The universe is kind sometimes when we fix our mistakes.

Literally nothing but a mostly dead stump last fall.

The 1900s antique Chinese pot is sick. (I'm the best sense of the word)

 

[leatherback]

aoch, bit of a shock to see. Glad it is recovering, but still painfull

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

aoch, bit of a shock to see. Glad it is recovering, but still painfull

You should have seen it when it was leafless.