This week’s arrangement uses a teapot I picked up at the Free Table at our transfer station, where all manner of goods find new owners and avoid going to the landfill. 
It is a great resource for the community and I often find clay pots and other ‘treasures’ there.
To assist in arranging, I used a vintage Beagle Vogue frog from the mid-1950s that came from my mother-in-law’s collection.
Picking up on the colors of pink and red roses on the pot, I chose similar flowers from my garden.
Dark and light pink cosmos (C. bipinnatus ‘Sensation Mix’), bright pink zinnia (Z. elegans), pink and white phlox (P. paniculata), white cleome (C. hassleriana) and button yarrow (Achillea ptarmica ‘The Pearl’). 
Red coreopsis (Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Chocolate’) and red, pink and lavender sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) complete the picture.
Greens are Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), lacy, heart-leaved aster sprigs (Symphyotrichum
cordifolium) and budded goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), all of which are adopted from the wild and welcome in my gardens.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In the Garden, who hosts a weekly meme to showcase what is blooming in our gardens. Wander over to see what gardeners all over the world are arranging this week.
Eliza Waters 
As ever, gorgeous! What a beautiful teapot. Who would have thought???
looks great!
Thank you, Ellen! Hope you’re having a good summer.
Wow, great arrangement. My fist thought on the first photo was high well the flowers and greenery went with the teapot. Reading on I saw that it was no coincidence.
Thank you so much, David!
Very pretty. I especially like the white cleome. I also like the idea of recycling goods via the transfer station. What a wise idea.
Thank you, Micheal. Every year my cleome self-sows, so it is always a surprise what comes up – purple, pink, pink/white bicolor and lots of white this year. It’s a prickly, sticky, stinky plant, but it’s flowers are wonderful! 🙂
Such a delightful compliment … Teapot and flowers go beautifully together 💛
Thank you, Val! 🙂
The flowers and the teapot are just gorgeous! Fine reminder that there’s still plenty of summer to enjoy😊
Thank you, Belinda!
This is a gorgeous arrangement, Eliza. And since I collect teapots, a wonderful inspiration! Great post.
A great thing to collect. Maybe someday you’ll do a post about them?
Thanks for stopping by, Jane.
Great idea, Eliza. I’ve photographed many of them.
So pretty! How wonderful to have so much growing, to cut & arrange together. Cleome reminds me of Kitty whiskers! We have a “Swap Shop” at our Transfer Station. There are many towns with them. Many generous donations.
Thank you, Alice. I like that observation about cleome – they do look like whiskers!
Are swaps a Yankee thing, do you think? They should be universal!
A very romantic vase this week Eliza – it looks like it should be on the cover of one of those glossy magazines. 🙂 Gorgeous selection of flowers and a very pretty teapot!
What a sweet compliment – thank you, Cathy!
Love this Eliza – the colours, shapes, just perfect!
Thank you!
another wonderful arrangement… you are to flowers what an expert writer is to words!
Thank you – what a wonderful compliment!
I like to give praise where it is due, not enough of that going on these days!
It is heartily appreciated!
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Very pretty! And I love the idea of a free table. I might set one up in our village hall. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you, Karen. It is often the highlight of the trip to transfer station! 😉 We also have a shed for clothing, books and kids toys. It is quite popular.
I love this arrangement! Reminiscent of a cottage tea with 2 sisters….. 🙂
🙂 Thanks!
stunningly beautiful…great combination =^_^=
Thank you!
Eliza, this so pretty, with the white cleome just icing on the cake. Love the idea of the free table exchange.
Thank you. Cleome is just such a great flower, isn’t it? Start a free table at your transfer station…or do you have pick up? Pick up is easier, but the swap is a lot of fun!
Oh, so gorgeous! Speaks of summer.
Thank you, Dor, how I love summer!
This a lovely soft and feminine vase, Eliza, and the teapot is the perfect receptacle. The 1950s frog is a brilliant idea and I shall have a browse on eBay in due course as it looks really useful! Thanks for sharing today
Thank you, Cathy. Frogs are really useful when there is a large opening. They fell out of favor when florist foam came along, but there are still quite a few out there on eBay and they are better for the environment. 🙂
A lovely arrangement – I want to call it sweet, but I don’t think that does it justice. Maybe more like delicate.
The last one from spam! Thank you, Sarah. I love this teapot for arranging – it creates a delicate and feminine look, which I don’t usually do, but it is nice every once in a while. 🙂
The very image of a happy summer!Beautiful!
Thank you, Anca. I’m relishing this summer weather for sure!
So beautiful, sweet teapot too.
Thank you. When I saw the teapot I knew it was coming home with me. 😉
Your bouquets always go so perfectly with your containers! You inspire me to finally visit a transfer market, too. There are some regular ones in my part of the city, but I’ve never been (since I already tend to buy too much at flee markets, there is a dangerous element to it ;). Do you treat your chocolate Cosmos like a Dahlia? I love those but I’ve so far had no luck in keeping them alive over the winter.
fyi – my odds improved with overwintering various bulbs when I started buying plastic mesh bags at the nursery or the supermarket. Or maybe the transfer station, who knows? Plenty of air circulation and a winter in complete darkness
and I’m all set.
Thank you. The cosmos I bought this spring as a small plant, but they are not hardy over the winter here. I intend to save seed for next spring. I hope they sow as well as the C. ‘Sensation Mix.’
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All of your arrangements are so beautiful, but this just became my new favorite. I love the teapot. It’s perfect for your selection of flowers. ❤
Thank you so much, Robin. This one got a little bit more of my attention than the others ones have. I tend to be rather lazy most of the time. 😉
We should start ‘In a Teapot on Monday’! I love wonderful found objects. That is just a lovely combination and looks like a perfect table arrangement for an outdoor summer wedding
Thank you so much. Found objects can really spark our creativity!
Love the non vases!
A flowery pot for a flower packed arrangement.
Yes, indeed. Thanks, Brian. 🙂
So gorgeous. ❤
Thank you, Gigi.
I mean this is in the best way – this is the sweetest thing I’ve seen in quite a way. Beautiful. 🙂
Thank you, Judy. 🙂
Very beautiful!! Teapots are my favorite. I have a small collection of them on my bookshelf. 😀 Those are beautiful flowers and I love the Free Table idea! What a great concept! 💚
Thank you, Kim!
Beautiful!
Sorry about the delay in my response – your comment was in my spam folder! – ?? I don’t know why! Thank you for your visit and kind comment. 🙂
So very pretty, soothing and fresh!
Thank you!
beautiful – I love Cosmos 🙂
Thank you, Annette. Cosmos are a great garden flower, I agree. 🙂
What beauty in a beautiful teapot! I enjoyed this post 🙂
Thank you!
Eliza I love your idea of using a teapot. It looks so beautiful full of those lovely pink shades. Delightful!
Thank you so much!
Splendid detail Eliza!
Thank you, Maria!
This is my absolute favorite. And, as we would say in Maine, what a wicked good deal.
Thank you very much, Laurie. I like this teapot a lot for arranging. Matter of fact, I made another arrangement of zinnias and cosmos in it this morning!
Love it!