Ginger seeds have an elaiosome, a lipid-rich appendage, which attracts ants who carry the seed back to their nests. But now it is established, it has happily extended itself to other parts of the garden, with the help of ants, of all things. The first plant took two to three years to establish a decent-sized presence in the garden bed. This ginger species (not edible, by the way) is one which has been in our garden for about 15 years or more. Now, I do know I have mentioned this plant before but well worth yet another. Moving on… Asarum europaeum, European wild ginger. But only a few and they are easily snipped out without any loss of symmetry to the overall effect. Granted, there is a bit of scorching on a few fronds.
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It will also thrive in full sun given our two patches have increased in size where some of the ferns are receiving a healthy dose of pure sunshine throughout the day. Anointed with the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 1993, this delicate-looking, shade-loving fern gives full measure in each of my criteria categories, including tolerating minimum water.īut there is a bonus feature from the maidenhair. So, not to keep you in suspense any longer… the first plant is Adiantum pedatum, common maidenhair fern. The following plants are not in any special order of “best” to “least best.” They are just in the order they were entered onto my list as I have walked around the garden, with a few additions from John. A mention of one or two of them again here just means they are still impressing me as our garden is winding down its 21st season. I know I have mentioned a number of “standout” plants in past columns, so bear with me. (I love plants that look good with minimal work involved!) My criteria are: heat tolerance, low water tolerance, pest resistance, disease resistance, long season interest and maintenance intensity. “An 18-karat-gold cigarette case from Cartier-engraved with a map of Europe and set with 37 gems to mark the couple’s premarital holidays-sold for more than $290,000 Elizabeth Taylor phoned in a bid of $623,000 and snagged a diamond brooch.This time of year I start paying particular attention to which plants make a statement in the garden. She amassed a huge collection of jewelry which was sold at auction in 1987 for a record-shattering $50 million. Her taste ran to big colorful stones and yellow gold. Against this plain backdrop, she dripped with sometimes enormous jewels, sometimes mixing real gems with costume pieces, the real things being given to her by the Duke. She selected simple, well-tailored clothes that accented her slim, almost boyish figure. What she lacked in looks, she made up for in other ways. ” Nobody ever called me beautiful, or even pretty.” She knew she wasn’t a great beauty, having once said, Wallis had always been obsessed with her appearance. She had never gotten over being snubbed by the British Royal Family and being barred from getting the attention she felt she and the Duke deserved.
A glamorous social set of fashion designers, Nazi sympathizers, American heiresses, British ex-pats, and assorted other idle rich people welcomed the Windsors and became a sort of parallel court for the displaced royals. This French upper-crust group was dubbed “the Windsor Set.” The press buzzed about them like bees around a hive. All their comings and goings, designer clothes, fancy homes, and elegant soirees were endlessly photographed and reported in the society columns of the day.Īt the center of this new social whirl was the Duchess of Windsor.
In my previous post, “ Coco Chanel, Nazi Lovers, and the Windsor Set,” I described the wave of attention the Duke and Duchess of Windsor received when they settled in Paris in the late thirties. In 1935, she made the Paris Couture best-dressed list and remained there for 40 years. The Duchess of Windsor was always immaculately dressed and never casual. She filled her empty life by buying expensive clothes from the big Paris fashion houses like Chanel and getting the Duke to buy her costly jewels from Cartier. Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), is remembered for her stylishness.
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