IAVOM – Debra Renae and Friends

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Eliza Waters

Dahlia ‘Debra Renae’ is a bold, beautiful red with a dark striped edge, giving it a shadowy look. Also in the vase: burgundy Dahlia ‘Voodoo’, gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), pink blush flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), white and pink spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) and purple Verbena bonariensis.

A second vase holds cigar plant (Cuphea ignea) and Dahlia ‘ Giggles’ (in profile) and ‘Debra Renae’.

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.

**Just wanted to acknowledge that this is my 1,700th post, wow!

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Silent Sunday – Texture

Posted on October 10, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Lichen on Rock

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Autumn Colors

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Eliza Waters

My orange Blenko vase gets a turn this week showcasing Dahlia ‘Giggles’, Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’ and ‘Aurora’ crosses, gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), sedum (Hylotelephium spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’) and lime green flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata).

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.

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Silent Sunday – New England Aster

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Autumn Flowers

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Gladiolus Plus

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Eliza Waters

In mid-June, I picked up a bag of half-price Gladiolus tubers thinking they’d be worth trying. So far, I’ve had a few bloom stalks and today’s vase features one of them. Also included: Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ and ‘Lemonade’, white, pink and purple spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’, purple Verbena bonariensis and wild heart-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) as filler.

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.

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Silent Sunday – Night Work

Posted on September 26, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Inhale/Exhale

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Eliza Waters
White Birch Lenticels

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IAVOM – Sunny

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Eliza Waters

My sunflower pocket vase gets its annual viewing! I missed the flowering of actual sunflowers but here are two Rudbeckias (R. hirta and R. subtomentosa), along with yellow sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), white garden phlox (P. paniculata), collarette Dahlia ‘Giggles’ and two wild asters (Symphotrichum lanceolatum and S. cordifolium).

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.

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