Tuesday, August 12, 2014

What Bunny Mellon's Terra Cotta Pots/Topiaries Can Teach Us

House, cabin, barns, pastures, lakes, meadows, orchards, livestock are part of her domain.
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Family, friends, church, community building, volunteering are more of her domain.
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She's recently asked for something 'small', local terra cotta pots, known not to freeze/crack, with plants.
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Property is ready for this layer but how to have this layer leverage her garden & life?
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Plainly, "How do they get watered & how do they not add more work to the farm?"
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Connected with a potted plant specialist yesterday, we will meet at the farm next week to see if it's a good fit.  Aside from maximum talent, need a team player, someone willing to build a long term relationship.  
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Once the 'fit' is finalized I look forward to sharing her work with you.
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My job, keeping things fabulous yet easy, demanding magic from my muse & each person on the team.
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Leaning toward creating 3 greenhouse zones for myriad potted plants, drip irrigation included.
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Caretaker will move the pots, as the owner chooses, for events.  To move pots from greenhouse to garden a 4-wheeled wagon with tallish sides that can be pulled with the Gator.
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1 greenhouse, small, in the courtyard next to the potager, for the owner to easily use for the house & covered porches.
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Live plants in terra cotta pots have been a missing layer in her home.  According to me, & of course I told her.  Go me.  (This type of thinking, and blurting, does get me into a pickle or two.)
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For sure, ivy topiaries in several sizes/shapes, orchids, old fashioned begonias-geraniums, whatever the client wants, and lastly the potted plant specialist creates wonderful potted plants we don't know we need yet.
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Exactly, teamwork.
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Have been a fan of Bunny Mellon for decades, she had many homes & a busy life.  How did she manage her terra cotta pots with plants?  With greenhouses & a caretaker.  Voila.  Caretaker is already part of our team we simply need to add the greenhouses with drip.
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If you see any disaster zones let me know.  If you see something fabulous to add, let me know.
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I wake up at 3am too often, but know to push my brain into a garden.  This morning at 3am it was 'this' garden.
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Garden & Be Well,     XOTara
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Pic found online, no provenance.
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