Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Jack and the Beanstalk

Back in May, my friend Christina gave me a 2” pot of some sorts of a runner bean for Mother’s Day… “A Jack and the Beanstalk vine”—she said.

As you would imagine, I was static with joy the moment I heard the name! A magic bean vine, how excited!! Remember the story? You know how it goes: “As Jack slept, the beans germinated in the soil, and by morning a gigantic beanstalk grew in their place. When Jack saw the huge beanstalk, he immediately decided to climb it. He arrived in a land high up in the clouds that happened to be the home of a giant. When he broke into the giant's castle, the giant quickly sensed a human was near...” Remember now? A childhood favorite without a doubt!

Aside from its name and what I assumed it must connoted, I knew nothing about this little plant, or about its growing habits, or what I was expected to see. So I decided I should plant it right outside my kitchen window so I could watch it grow... maybe, if I was lucky enough, one day I would see Jack climbing it?

At the feet of my magic beans I spread some Morning Glory seeds... then I sat down and waited. And what do you know... Puff! My dinning room window got covered in just a matter of weeks...
This little vine can grow so tall and it is such a vigorous little creeper! It truly amazes me. This is what my magic been vine is looking like now at the end of the summer...

This is the lovely view I get to see every day... looking out from inside.

And in from the outside. I love how the vine has practically covered the entire window... if it was for me I would live in a tree, but I would do just fine in a vine-covered house. Wouldn’t that be grand? Oh wait, who's that cooking inside? Is that Jack?

I love this vine. I love how it offers a lovely curtain for my kitchen window... in greens speckled in orange and deep purples... truly beautiful!

What's growing in your garden? Better yet, what are you harvesting from your garden? Fall is such an incredible time of the year with the harvest of vegetables and fruits... Along with these tasks, baking, cozying up our nests for the cold days ahead, and all in all a cheer within, impossible to describe… that’s fall indeed!

May the Spirit of Fall bless your home and all who reside within.

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22 comments:

  1. Nellie from Beyond My GardenOctober 11, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    I had a little red vine like that years ago when I built a frame for climbers. I got one bloom out of it then it dried up in the dirt that then made my garden soil - hard red clay. I have since beefed up the soil, but the frame has long since rotted. I am glad to see that they actually do grow. Perhaps it is not the bean, but your soil that is magic.
    nellie

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  2. SoniaOctober 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    I love climbing vines! The color combination of your bean runner and the purple morning glory is so pretty in front of your windows! My purple and blue morning glories are blooming everywhere..I love this time of year and your garden looks wonderful! Really love your roses too!

    Miss Bloomers

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  3. Heirloom treasuresOctober 11, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    I love purple and that vine is glorious, what a lovely gift. x

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  4. http://www.pattern-addiction-and-more.blogspot.comOctober 11, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Hi - How lovely this bean runner!
    Your garden is wonderful, as a wild garden, I love gardens like this one!
    In our garden we have still a lot of roses (rambling roses)...but soon it will be colder and they will finish to bloom :-( - see label "Rosen" or garden in my blog.
    Keep enjoying your bean runner ;-) Hugs, Barbara

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  5. SuzOctober 12, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Lovely how the vine of flowers felt so at home to grow so well.

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  6. logoian23October 12, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    lovely plant picture in this article it is lovely gift in this article i share with my friend

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  7. CherylOctober 12, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    What a stunning combination, morning glories and orange bean flowers - that is so pretty, enjoy it while it lasts.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    What a beautiful combo!! I will make a note & do it next year..... Let's see .. What window will I do????
    Have a Wonderful Day!
    Marilyn

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  9. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    They really create an enchanting little space.

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  10. KathyOctober 12, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    How lovely and exuberant! I love how the tendrils are reaching out to each other!
    Beautiful!
    Kathy

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  11. DonnaOctober 12, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    I love your Jack in the Beanstalk Vine! It's absolutely beautiful! The Morning Glories are lovely paired with it.

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  12. THE VERANDA HOUSEOctober 12, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    HOLA CIELITO ME ENCANTA TODO ESAS VINES Y MORNING GLORIES TODO SE VE COMO UN JARDIN ENCANTADO,QUE PLACER SENTIRAS CUNDO ESTAS COCINANDO Y VIENDO ESTA MARAVILLA DE LA NATURALEZA..QUE TU HOGAR SIGA LLENO DE BENDICIONES TE LO DESEO DE TODO CORAZON.DISFRUTA TODOS LOS DIAS DE TATA BELLEZA QUE DIOS TE A REGALADO..SINCERAMENTE TE LO DESEO..TE ENVIO UN GRAN HABRAZO..

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  13. KathyOctober 12, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    I just love the deep color and the heart shaped vine. Great view.
    Thanks for sharing
    Kathy

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  14. CarolynOctober 12, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Hi Cielo,
    What a great place to have your morning glory vines-beautiful inside and out....just like you!

    Thank you for remembering Lucas in your prayers.

    Carolyn

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  15. GenevaOctober 12, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    You have created a beautiful secret garden...it's so pretty! Thank You! Thank You! for choosing my Table For Two as your feature for the next Show Off Your Cottage Monday. As a new blogger, just finding my way around I feel so honored! It's baby steps for me but I'm getting there ... thanks to encouraging people like you! Thank you again!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I'm so glad to have refound you! I had followed you long ago but lost you when I closed an old blog. I love this combination!! My daughter loves morning glory's and I love any tale told with exuberance!! Lovely post. Hugs. Tammy

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  17. conservatoriesOctober 13, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    We indeed remember that childhood story and the way we used to imagine long trees to take us to some distant land. It was fun. Your beanstalk is growing great and really fast. The flowers are also beautiful. I hope your climber takes you to a different land preferable an angle's one. Lolz.

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  18. KarenBOctober 13, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Your addition of the purple morning glories makes this combination outstanding! What a perfect pair! Love it. I really miss my morning glories. I always had blue ones, even blue and white striped. They are so pretty.

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  19. achter de 2lindenOctober 16, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Love the pictures!
    greetings from the Nederlands
    Heidi

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  20. ~EstherOctober 16, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    I haven't had arroz con leche in some time, being Cuban I grew up enjoying it often...have to make it for the family soon. I too give thanks daily for a blessed life. Your photos are wonderful, they truly convey the mood of your posts.

    Continued blessings your way.

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  21. ~EstherOctober 16, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Apology, not sure how I posted my comment on the wrong post.

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