Agapanthus plants are hardy and easy to get along with, so you are understandably frustrated when your agapanthus does not bloom. If you have non-blooming agapanthus plants and want to know why, this
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Time to have another go at these lovely flowers, which are still in bloom in Cornwall, even though we are well into October. As things are a little less hectic, I have remembered to photograph each stage, so I hope you find the process interesting. I wanted three flower heads but began with a drawing of only one, as this helped me to keep track of where all the stems would be and also did not restrict me to where flowers of the next one would overlap. The drawing was very simple and light to avoid too much pencil in the finished painting I carefully painted in the flowers, trying to vary the depth and mix of colours, using Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue and Quinachridone Magenta. I painted up to but not over pencil lines, and added free hand flowers where necessary to give me a nice dense middle. I added a very small amount of stem so that I could decide later which one would be in front. I then added a pencil drawing of the second flower head, which I painted in the same way. before adding the third. When all three flowers were complete, I painted in the stems and the golden bits of 'leaf' under each flower. When the painting was totally dry, I lightly erased any visible pencil marks. I was really pleased with the painting thus far, but felt that it was a bit flat and wishy-washy, so I mixed up some slightly stronger paint and darkened quite a few of the flowers especially on the LH side, and added a darker wash over the LH side background including part of the first flower. I had to do this really gently to avoid disturbing the under layer, which I had made sure was absolutely dry before proceeding. I am sorry that the colours of each photo vary slightly, but I was painting during the evening and used flash on the camera, which is not always as accurate as daylight, but I think you can get the idea! The finished painting is somewhere in between the 4th and 5th photographs The painting is done on 'Cornwall' Matt paper.
In this video Sarah discusses her favourite agapanthus for borders and pots.
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Evergreen and deciduous Agapanthus. The African Lily (Agapanthus) is popular in gardens in the Algarve and throughout the Mediterranean
This lovely contemporary garden, rich in texture and interest, features a dining terrace with a cedar patio table cantilevered over an area richly planted with drifts of Verbena, Nepeta, Agastache and Lavandula. All of this is delicately veiled by Deschampsia cespitosa.
Elegant with blue or white flowers
A stunning addition to sunny borders or patio pots.
This charming summer border is a marriage of colors, shapes and textures. Fairly easy to replicate at home, it combines the blue rounded clusters of Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) with the rich golden-yellow trumpets of Hemerocallis 'Bonanza' (Daylily) and the flat, honey-colored umbels of Achillea 'Walther Funcke' (Yarrow).
Agapanthus, pen and watercolour. These are some more studies from my large studio sketch book. The purple one below was painted in 2008 - the first painting in the book. The white agapanthus was from last week - the only white one we had in the garden. I am enjoying using more pen again these days, which worked well with the white flowers since this isn't a book for washed in backgrounds. One of the reasons I love painting flowers is that I can work from life - unlike when painting birds. Another reason, of course, is that they are just beautiful. Agapanthus, watercolour.
The Agapanthus, commonly referred to as the Lily-of-the-Nile or the African lily plant, displays large masses of striking blue or white flowers atop a tall and slender stalk. Learn more about this pla
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The beautiful summer blooms of the Agapanthus flower frame this delightful greetings card of Runswick Bay, by North East artist Joanne Wishart. A cosy cottage sits nestled behind, overlooking a secluded bay in this North Yorkshire coastal village. This card is suitable for any occasion and has been left blank inside to allow the sender to personalise it with a special message to a loved one. This 15cm x 15cm card is printed in the U.K. on sustainably sourced board. It is supplied with a white laid paper envelope and no plastic sleeve, to ensure our products are packaged in an environmentally friendly fashion.
Exquisite large 2 sheet flower stencil The Large Agapanthus Stencil – based on Henny’s closely observed drawings of the beautiful agapanthus flower. The Large Agapanthus Stencil perfectly captures the stately elegance of the Agapanthus (African Lily) in full bloom. This design is perfect for creating modern feature walls, panels and fabric drops. Use tones of purple, lilac, blue and green for a clean, fresh modern look, or stencil in silhouette white on coloured backgrounds for a unified style. Use the whole design or just the flower section to create different effects. Two layer flower stencil with easy to use registration dots. VISIT www.hennydonovanmotif.co.uk FOR FULL PRODUCT RANGE AND TOP TIPS Product Specifications Large two layer stencil. The tall single motif is approximately 80cm (31 1/2″) tall x 28cm (11″) wide at widest points. Full flower width 22cm (8 3/4″), half flower width also 22cm (8 3/4″) wide at furthest points. Copyright © Postage/Shipping for this stencil We despatch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and accept orders up to 11am on day of despatch for despatch on that day.
by Christina Simon Agapanthus in Bloom, around 9x12in (paper) - I fell in love with everything about this flower, specially its colours. Reference photo by Nigel Burkitt, with permission. Caran d'Ache Luminance and Pablo on Moulin du Roy HP 300gsm I was born and raised in Brazil and always had pencils and paper in my h
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Rich in texture and interest, this fragrant garden border features a fresh color palette of blues and purples with the intent of cooling and calming down an outdoor area overheated after a warm summer day.
Agapanthus Twister 💙 Isn't she just gorgeous.... love it! 💙💙💙 #flowers #gardening
