Saturday, September 15, 2012

Baskets of Color

By September the hanging baskets that dot downtown Eugene are exuberant cascades of color.

I always enjoy taking a closer look at the composition.

I think the Petunias are the 'basket thugs' - they seem to win out over whatever else they've been planted with. 

Case in point - the Black-eyed Susan Vine has almost disappeared.

I liked this two-toned basket.

What's better than one basket?  Two baskets!

The baskets will be up for a couple of more weeks, then a frost will hit and down they will come until next Spring. 
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11 comments:

  1. cuckiSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    simply beautiful xxx

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  2. VickieSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    We have beautiful pink flowing baskets in downtown Menomonee Falls also.

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  3. priscillaSeptember 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    Gorgeous baskets !

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  4. BarbSeptember 15, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    The flowers are beautiful!

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  5. TraceySeptember 15, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    Oh, so pretty! They sure held up better than the baskets hanging in our downtown this year... someone there must give them lots of water :-)

    Ours here are taken down already, and replaced with cornstalks tied to the lamp posts in preparation for our annual Fall Fair next weekend.

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  6. blue star stitcherSeptember 15, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    It's amazing how full the baskets get, just beautiful!

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  7. Kathy EllenSeptember 15, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    Thank you for sharing your pics of all of those gorgeous baskets of flowers! It must be quite a sight to behold downtown where you live!

    Blessings!

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  8. Bev CSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    Hello Beth,

    Thanks for sharing, amazing colours amongst them. Just love hanging baskets.

    Happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  9. Samplers, Silks and LinensSeptember 16, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    I've always wanted to do those baskets of flowers but they just never end up looking like that - I think it has something to do with the pots they put them in - they do look fabulous though.

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  10. Athena at Minervas GardenSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    Gorgeous baskets--they are looking super for this late in the season, although it's warm in Eugene so they probably last longer than here.

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  11. MelanieSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    How wonderful that you still have such beautiful baskets of flowers this late in the season!! They are very pretty.

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