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Lovely, lovely, lovely!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

PS - What is that flower in the last pic, please?

Thank you. It's a lily by common language, amaryllis otherwise. The flower lasts for a day or two. Read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyranthes. I also have the white version in that pot. Can't say where I got it; I've never seen it in another house or in a flower shop. My mom has it from my grandma, and so on. I guess I'll carry the bulbs away with me to UK one day :)

And many thanks, dear therapists. I was amazed to see so many photos and nearly my entire e-mail published. Very happy you liked my babies :)

Thanks for the info and the link. I did have some orange day lillies (lilys?) that were recently eaten by squirrels (well, the bulbs were) but they didn't look like that. I'll do more research before planting more next year. And invest in 'chicken wire' fencing!

I hope you can find someone who will love the plants that you have to leave behind when you leave. It's hard to leave them after you've babied and pampered them.

Absolutely B E A U T I F U L!! I love, love, love your punches of brilliant color and how they connect elements of your lovely garden.

You're welcome, oceandreamer. I hope you find both the lilies and the solution to squirrels. You know how plants used to proliferate during my mom's and my grandma's times? Each time you'd pass by a garden/ visit a house and see something you like, ask about it and see if they can give you a baby, as well. Then make sure you give baby plants/ bulbs/ etc. to others, too.

Why, thank you, Alice! The colours are important, indeed. Tones of blue, white, and earth remind me of lands and gardens I love around the Mediterranean sea, while red is my favourite colour and couldn't be left out--it works great for accents. Candles are a must in my world, indoors and outdoors. In the end, it's all about playing ;)

Hey, gorgeoux, is there a Romanian equivalent of "Ostalgia" (Ceauşescuphilia, maybe?) and a resurgence of Securitate-style in interior design in Bucharest?

According to Apartment Therapy, Stasi-style certainly seems to appeal to adherents of the (larger) mid-century modernism movement.

How lovely! The teapot sprouting flowers brought a smile to my face.

MrGreen, I believe that few homes here qualify for conscious interior design, implying some level of taste and interest :) In that respect, the answer is no. However, those who make a difference, either as designers or owners/ renters with design gusto have grown up in a very eclectic environment and that still is a major orientation. Eclectic. Securitate-style is more of a joke, sad for many generations like mine and behind, and if I'll ever see it revived, I'm certain it will be treated/ integrated as a joke.

Thanks, J. I wish I could say it was entirely my idea, but I can't: I've seen plants in teapots inside a teas and tea gear shop here, because they wanted to make use of broken teapots. At the same time, it is true that I've always experimented with planting greens in whichever receptacle that was not a typical pot, to the desperation of more conservative spirits.