tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post8856815882357545483..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: The Urns of Darlington: AutumnReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-66150965200006173352014-01-08T06:55:09.731-05:002014-01-08T06:55:09.731-05:00So luck to come across your excellent blog. Your b...So luck to come across your excellent blog. Your blog brings me a great deal of fun.. Good luck with the site. <a href="http://www.perfectmemorials.com/" rel="nofollow">Perfect Memorials</a><br /><br />David talpurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600881829320806595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-33451836312489390162010-11-13T16:27:44.813-05:002010-11-13T16:27:44.813-05:00I agree that the simplest designs are usually the ...I agree that the simplest designs are usually the the most appealing. They are classic and will stand the test of time. Never out of style. And for the use of burnt orange chrysanthemums excellent choice.<br /><br />PaulPaul Byron Downshttp://www.paulbyrondowns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-53858660888459269632010-11-05T13:07:37.921-04:002010-11-05T13:07:37.921-04:00Dearest Reggie, we adore the Urnathon, *and* the m...Dearest Reggie, we adore the Urnathon, *and* the mums! Common doesn't always translate to bad, sometimes it may be best for the situation. <br /><br />And the simplicity, less-is-best philosophy is one we adhere to here at the Prepatorium. <br /><br />Hope your Friday is fab, and the weekend even better.<br />tpThe Preppy Princesshttp://thepreppyprincess.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75485656830972019112010-11-01T20:59:17.361-04:002010-11-01T20:59:17.361-04:00These Mums are lovely! And nothing like the "...These Mums are lovely! And nothing like the "hardy Mums" I see at our local grocer...and I am not referring to the group of ex pat mothers who prance around the market in their tennis whites all winter long...but I digress...I am pleased to see we both share a love of black iron urns...as ours are so similar to Darlington! We keep things even simpler...with just two seasonal changes...Winter: Evergreens/The Rest: Ferns!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519235927578584348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72789424995375538892010-11-01T17:40:33.783-04:002010-11-01T17:40:33.783-04:00Oh darling Reggie, I must contrar here-Sheffield P...Oh darling Reggie, I must contrar here-Sheffield Pink is one of my favorites. It's an excellent garden worthy cultivar, with precious pale pink, daisy like flowers that seem to last forever. You might be surprised. I do not love the autumnal MUM colors- and the yellow seems to be one of the oldest. Do not hate all MUMS because some MUMS are common, like people, some are quite the thing.<br />http://www.mums.org/journal/articles/chrysanthemum_history.htm<br />Your pots are lovely, of course simpler is better as you say & know is my humble opinion. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-79354276126121922372010-11-01T16:48:13.050-04:002010-11-01T16:48:13.050-04:00I agree with 24 Corners (last paragraph) I, too, c...I agree with 24 Corners (last paragraph) I, too, can hear Vivaldi's The Four Seasons" as I read your post.<br />The mums in the urn proudly display their colors of autumn in simple beauty-- just as the beribboned apples were enschoned in the basket. Looking forward to the next and always<br />interesting post on The Urns or Darlington.<br />Your humble reader,<br />BarbaraGBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502598839290385634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-70471654472283004822010-11-01T11:57:48.316-04:002010-11-01T11:57:48.316-04:00The urns of Darlington are the luckiest urns in al...The urns of Darlington are the luckiest urns in all the land!<br /><br />We just could not find any mums that we liked for the half hull planter this year, so went straight to dwarf evergreen trees. Now, they are surrounded by little gourds, to be replaced with bittersweet at Thanksgiving and pine cones at Christmas. "Beauty is simplicity" indeed.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-46428626389596786812010-11-01T11:55:11.422-04:002010-11-01T11:55:11.422-04:00Strong, simple, colorful without being obnoxious. ...Strong, simple, colorful without being obnoxious. Plus I've filled the window box at my office with the same mums, so great minds and all that ...An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-54195196965055218732010-11-01T03:15:39.097-04:002010-11-01T03:15:39.097-04:00Reg,
You are wonderful!Reg,<br /><br />You are wonderful!janfawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562967571742574117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-67293555541922715782010-10-31T17:25:46.206-04:002010-10-31T17:25:46.206-04:00Oh dear Reggie...first of all, your urns beauty is...Oh dear Reggie...first of all, your urns beauty is magnified by the simlicity of the mums, the wonderful round shape and their gorgeous color let the urn be the star yet the spot light is still shared. Second of all...my mother-in-law is most definitely from that "circle" and just last night we had to hear once again how dreadfully aweful "mums" were, how much they were hated, and why she will never have them in her house! Your post is like a breath of sane air to me right now...and has calmed the boiling blood down a bit, thank you!<br /><br />I haven't been able to read many blogs lately but tonight, while I'm waiting for the doorbell to ring (or actually, to hear a knocking as we don't have a doorbell), I am looking forward to sipping tea and catching up with you! xo J~<br /><br />BTW- Your four seasons of urns were *all* beautiful...I could hear Vivaldi playing in the background as I enjoyed them.24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-59342829978409322852010-10-30T22:37:07.730-04:002010-10-30T22:37:07.730-04:00Reggie,
I like your autumn urn the most. It's...Reggie, <br />I like your autumn urn the most. It's beautiful. I like the way you arranged them, like a furry hat.<br />chrysanthemum are my favorite fall flowers, I like to see them in fall time ONLY, cannot stand it when see them for sale in summer. <br />they remind me autumn in the south of Ukraine (my home country) and they are the flowers for my b-day in November :-)Irinahttp://ilapko.com/irinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-28627657575928462992010-10-30T21:33:45.577-04:002010-10-30T21:33:45.577-04:00I love your grassy urn - perfect example of Wabi ...I love your grassy urn - perfect example of Wabi Sabi. The older I get the more I like to appreciate the downhill side of things!rdcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-28633273688494750812010-10-30T19:23:01.338-04:002010-10-30T19:23:01.338-04:00Reggie, I briefly contemplated embroidering the pi...Reggie, I briefly contemplated embroidering the pillow for you but these days my stitches just aren't up to the standard I set for myself many years ago. xox CamillaCate Fitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835720513248934609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-47798592516246292262010-10-30T16:34:07.821-04:002010-10-30T16:34:07.821-04:00Let the Tide: Thank you.
Stephanie: That quote is...Let the Tide: Thank you.<br /><br />Stephanie: That quote is perfection, thank you for it. Now I shall see if I can find a kind soul to embroider it on a pillow for me . . . but tastefully!<br /><br />Lindaraxa: Reggie will give you a "pass" on the yellow chrysanthemums, as they, he is sure, look marvelous at your lakeside house.<br /><br />Karena: Thank you.<br /><br />DED: Reggie is full of pronouncements today! And he agrees with you that massive borders of thousands of chrysanthemum plants, crowded together, can be heavenly. Reggie has seen such plantings on Park Avenue, to glorious effect.<br /><br />A&A: Peonies common?! That's news to Reggie, who has always considered them to be the Queen of the late spring flowering beauties. He shares your appreciation of them.<br /><br />Hill House: Thank you. <br /><br />Staircase Witch: Reggie agrees that, under certain circumstances (such as you and DED raise in your comments) one can find what may be undesirable in a single plant is transformed when it is one of many. And no, Reggie does not keep his chrysanthemums beyond the end of the season, but rather sends them to the compost heap.<br /><br />Edith Hope: Ah, dear me, Reggie has been shown to be the commoner that he is. He can't help it, he likes chrysanthemums! As he also once confessed to his readers he, too, likes Keebler's packaged chedder cheese sandwich crackers, very common indeed. He thanks you for the compliment on the grass, though.<br /><br />Teacats: Unfortunately wee little trick-or-treaters rarely stop by Darlington House anymore. Last year we decorated the walkways, lit lanterns, and had a large bowl of candy for those that stopped by. And not one did! Reggie nearly got sick eating the candy (he has a weakness for it), and only saved himself from eating all of it by bringing what was left in to the office when he returned to work. We are having a small dinner party tonight, but I am not expecting any of the guests to arrive wearing masks. Perhaps one shall, and will give Reggie a fright!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-27525752774295931082010-10-30T13:25:49.281-04:002010-10-30T13:25:49.281-04:00Since I am such a common wench that lives in a com...Since I am such a common wench that lives in a common house in the suburbs -- I will state that I love mums -- especially in the fall outdoors! The first photo literally took my breath away -- a gorgeous, lush and striking display -- both in color and visual balance! The whole photo would make such a lovely cover for a Fall or Halloween party invitation! Do you and Boy Fenwick (and Pompey of course!) have any celebrations planned for Halloween? Does your neighbourhood have wee Trick-or-Treaters? I am in the midst of placing outdoor decorations for kids and indoor bar preparations for adults -- we live on Lot 13 on Cemetery Hill -- so we have LOTS of little ones that visit! We even constructed an eight-foot spider that straddles the front walkway! LOL! <br /><br />Best Wishes for a Wonderful Jack O'Lantern Night! Will you be telling ghost stories by the firelight? <br /><br />Jan at Rosemary Cottage (renamed Hemlock Cottage for the big Night!)Teacatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899566893360863672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-76889909049117803172010-10-30T13:05:41.086-04:002010-10-30T13:05:41.086-04:00Your post puts me in mind of Frederick Law Olmsted...Your post puts me in mind of Frederick Law Olmsted, who saw not individual blooms, which could well be commonplace and, as the previous commenter puts it so aptly, "serviceable," but the astonishing cumulative effect of masses of flowers. I too love chrysanthemums in abundance, which is a good thing, because that is what appears to be available to me right now in the part of the country in which I live. And while I've never been fond of those with pinkish hues, and yellow does seem out of place, I do confess to a fondness for deep purple and also to white, both of which seem to me to coordinate well with an autumn palette.<br /><br />Do you treat your 'mums as perennials and simply transplant them in a sheltered spot at the end of the season, or do you discard them as annuals? I am trying to figure out what to do with mine.Staircase Witchhttp://staircasewitch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-32724985892877175732010-10-30T12:07:19.893-04:002010-10-30T12:07:19.893-04:00Dear Reggie, I am afraid to say that I am with MD ...Dear Reggie, I am afraid to say that I am with MD on the topic of Chrysanthemums. As the indomitable Maggie Smith said in the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie....."Chrysanthemums are such serviceable flowers". This, I believe says it all. They oblige with flower at the end of the garden year, they are available in colours that would make rainbows blush, they are reluctant to die unless treated with absolute neglect and they are oh so stiff!!<br /><br />However, your urn filled with the seemingly everlasting grass looks wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-91696753418275343852010-10-30T11:53:30.323-04:002010-10-30T11:53:30.323-04:00Hi Reggie...I agree about the mauve and fuschia va...Hi Reggie...I agree about the mauve and fuschia varieties of mums. They always seem a bit garish and out of place.<br /><br />Lovely photos, as always! I think the grass in your urn is just perfect. As are your chrysanthemums and pumpkins. Everything looks tastefully Autumnal and gorgeous. <br /><br />H.H.Hill House Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412649709294802444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74361537990708028242010-10-30T11:48:47.476-04:002010-10-30T11:48:47.476-04:00They look simply fabulous! Peonies were considered...They look simply fabulous! Peonies were considered once to be very common.They are cherished favorites of the A&A house!Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64433805388413007232010-10-30T11:46:38.874-04:002010-10-30T11:46:38.874-04:00My great conversion about mums (I'm too lazy t...My great conversion about mums (I'm too lazy to type out the full word) was years ago in the conservatory garden in central park---the borders just alive with graceful, leggy, gently colored mums (still lazy). Just beautiful.<br /><br />aesthetic pronouncements, as people, even sometimes the Dilettante, are prone to make are dangerous things, because there is always the exception that breaks the rule. Thank goodness.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-40816594837886315792010-10-30T11:41:27.704-04:002010-10-30T11:41:27.704-04:00This is a most beautiful outdoor plant. I love the...This is a most beautiful outdoor plant. I love the deep crimson shade the most. Your urns are magnificent, Reggie, howvever you adorn them.<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-41477826506402778532010-10-30T10:47:13.779-04:002010-10-30T10:47:13.779-04:00I agree with MD that cut mums are tacky and should...I agree with MD that cut mums are tacky and should be avoided at all cost but outdoor mums in the Fall, whether on the ground or in urns, are superb. Unfortunately I planted some yellow ones in my humble lake house before I read this post. Now I am eyeing them with slight contempt and planning their early demise, although they look awfully nice with the pumpkins next to the front door. Wait! do I see a tinge of gold?<br /><br />Those mums look divine on the urns and the grass with the pumpkins...very Martha Stewart!lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-76421457485742655172010-10-30T10:39:19.911-04:002010-10-30T10:39:19.911-04:00Often simple is just right. What was that quote b...Often simple is just right. What was that quote by Leonardo Divinci? "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." I think your Darlington is simply charming in it's fall splendor.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026642983521186196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-32479542794498733962010-10-30T09:54:08.625-04:002010-10-30T09:54:08.625-04:00Stunning! xxStunning! xxLet The Tide Pull Your Dreams Ashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562352584417194891noreply@blogger.com