How To Use Bougainvillaea In A Sentence
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It had arches and balconies entwined with bougainvillaea, and wide patios with tubs of vivid red geraniums.
At The Spaniard's Convenience
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We were happy together, sitting on this balcony shaded by bougainvillaea visited by bees, but now it is the war; the war has returned, and Pelagia knits her brow and frowns.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
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The exhibition includes a South African ficus, a tamarind with pods, elephant grass from Africa, cherry, bougainvillaea, fig, Accacia and trees collected from forests.
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A heavy scent, mimosa or bougainvillaea, gave the air an oppressive, physical quality.
LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
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On the right-hand side were small bungalows with tiled roofs and gardens in front, each one planted with bougainvillaea.
The Empty Family
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Exotic plants such as bougainvillaea, duranta and pyracantha have been used in gardens for many years.
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We parked up under some bougainvillaea that fell down the walled garden of the house on the opposite corner to mine.
INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
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Palm trees did not sway, nor did bougainvillaea flower in the botanically anonymous uninterrupted scrub.
Sulfur Island
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And there, behind the flowering bougainvillaea, was a sprawling villa: two storeys high, with white shutters, many of them hanging loose.
Above Suspicion
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And the hibiscus, the bottlebrush, the ghost gums, the bougainvillaea up above the world so high, the pepper trees.
THE THORN BIRDS
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Tall plants like palms or bougainvillaeas can be put on little trolleys and wheeled across the roads when the clock strikes six.
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With the artist as a guide, Henry also learned to savor the infinity of violets in the clouds above the luminous sea which was “butterfly blue,” according to La Farge, the purplish-rose of bougainvillaea blossoms, the brilliance of the lemons, and the “fiercely green” acacia.
The Five of Hearts
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The seven boys who beat him are in jail, but their benefactors, the two sarpanch brothers Niranjan Singh Sidhu and Jaswant Singh live barely half a kilometre away in a faux haveli, with bougainvillaea spilling out of their walls.
Archive 2006-07-01