Our Jasminum Sambac 'Maid of Orleans' - "Arabian Tea Jasmine" is one of summers delights! Wish you could smell those flowers...
This one is again available at Logee's Greenhouses Tropical Plants.
Of course we have been watering these planters with our jasmines!
Such heavenly fragrance...
Buds look real nice but the flowers actually live but one day...
Even an empty stem, where once a flower was, looks pretty!
Grateful for being watered...
Perfect Antique Christofle silver plated knife rests in a set of 8.
'Prestigious commissions from royalty and heads of state, including King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III, and the supply of silver for grand hotels, ocean liners, trains and airlines bear witness to the house's success and reputation. The most respected French and European museums have pieces by Christofle in their permanent collections as well as it has for years at Christofle Heritage.
So, if you cannot vacation on such a luxury ocean liner, or on the Orient Express nor stay at grand hotels; there is still a chance for creating that romantic touch inside your own home! Just go to my
Spectenoir←click it. Christofle knife rests are very rare and at present not even available at
Replacements Ltd.
This Table Setting is with
Royal Albert Princess Anne and is available at Replacements Ltd. The Flatware is by Gero Zilmeta 528 Menuet. Napkin with rose in ton-sur-ton is by Le Jacquard Français.
These oval and round Christofle napkin rings are all sold out...
These 8 knife rests are in perfect condition!
They rest on 2 of their 4 balls; 4-boules.
Hall mark from Christofle France on all 8.
Top left you can see this 4-boules model.
Sorry Sold out...
Our
Firmiana simplex, Sterculia platanifolia, Chinese Parasol Tree is a very special tree that blooms and six weeks later produces seeds. Yesterday I took photos of those seeds so this makes it complete for showing it to you. This tree is original from China, Japan and Taiwan. German link:
Firmania simplex for my German readers. Also a Spanish link:
Parasol de la China (haga clic en la palabra
). It is a very interesting tree with different attractions, huge leaves and large trusses of flowers, than the seeds. And so far it bears the longest botanical name I have come across! Of course I am not talking about a
Garden Tour during the HEAT of summer.
It was May 31, when this photo was taken.
Quite a load of flowers!
Huge leaves; hence its name 'Chinese Parasol Tree'...
Photo taken this morning, look how in six weeks those berry-like fruits (seeds) have developed!
So tell me; were you familiar with this kind of 'Parasol'...?
