Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 A tale, sad but true. My cousin planted a white wisteria, as it grew she made it into a standard and had it weeping over a round frame. Truly magnificent, although she was forever having to trim the runners that kept coming up. It had become quite popular around the neighbourhood when it flowered, and she would often find people in her front yard taking photos of it. After a fit of menopausal pique, it is now sitting on the compost heap, and there is a mighty fine agave in its place! Jeanine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 My mom had an old farmhouse on her property that she named " Wisteria Cottage " . I get teary eyed, cuz I lost my mom last year. But that front porch swing has good memories for me. Hugs, Pat , " Christine Ziegler " <chrisziggy@e...> wrote: > Hi Nikie, > > On Anya's Natural Perfumery group Jeanne Rose said to fill a jar with > wisteria flowers, cover flowers with a high proof alcohol, cap the jar > and refrigerate overnight. Next day pour the infused alcohol over a new > jar full of wisteria flowers and keep repeating the process throughout > the wisteria blooming season until you have a fragrant purple alcohol. > Then store the jar in the freezer to keep the pretty purple color.This > she says this can be used as a top note in perfumes. > > Have fun! If you try it and it comes out well, please let us know! I'd > love to try it, but I don't have a wisteria plant here (if I only I knew > about this method when I lived in NYC where there was wisteria growing > all over the back alley!). > > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > > > Nikie Brown - After The Rayne [nbrown@a...] > > > My neighbor across the street has Wisteria growing all over the place. > You > can't see their yard as the entire fence line and trees are covered in > Wisteria. I've heard that you can pluck some off and reroot it, but I > have > a black thumb and don't know if I could get any to grow!! My whole > front > area is covered in violets and larkspur and although I've thrown out a > ton > of Bluebonnet seeds, I have yet to see them grow!! I do know that in a > couple of months my Gardenia bush will be blooming with hundreds and > hundreds of flowers and I can make my Gardenia oil again!!! It smells > so > good in my soap!!!! > > Gotta go look up how to grow Wisteria and snatch some from my > neighbor's!! > > Nikie Brown > After The Rayne - Handmade Soaps and Toiletries > nbrown@a... > http://www.aftertherayne.com > 936-203-3188 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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