I’ve been absent from IAVOM for a while, mostly due to time constraints, but here is a vase I put together this weekend to celebrate the peak blooms of Catmint (Nepeta racemosa), Carolina lupine (Thermopsis villosa) and Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa).
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Thanks much, Catherine!
That is absolutely gorgeous, Eliza! You definitely have a gift for flower arranging!
Thank you very much, Dale. You flatter me! 😉
I speak the truth! 🙂
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Beautiful Eliza. The flowers in their complementary colors are striking and the vase is perfect for them.
Thank you, Susie! I put the vase near the window so I can enjoy the cobalt blue vase, a color I love.
Wonderful the way those lovely flowers seem to reach out with their own energy. I, too, love cobalt blue.
Thank you, Laurie. I enjoy making flower arrangements… perhaps I will make an effort at posting them again. 🙂
Always a pleasure to see them.
Thank you kindly!
What a lovely surprise! The table top is a pretty color .& I spot a comfy Kitty!
Yes, my lovely girl got in the photo, too. 🙂 That stool was painted by a local artist and I got for a song at her tag sale years ago. It has made a great plant stand. 🙂
A nice selection from your garden. I always try to test myself on plant ID. The Sundrops had me.
Thank you. Your area’s Oenothera tend to be pink and white, right?
I think what we have are Evening Primroses that are mostly pink and I grow a yellow one. I’m not very familiar with them.
I love your vases— inspired combos!
Thank you, Ellen!
I’m glad to see these IAVOM back on your blog. This one certainly did not disappoint!
Thank you kindly for the encouragement, Hien!
Paradise of beauty…
Thank you, Stormie! x
I love the blue glass which is perfect for the colorful blooms you chose. Lovely and glad you are back!
Thank you very much, Donna!
What a beautiful array showcasing your garden picks!
Thank you, Belinda!
Lovely colours! The yellow lupins are gorgeous Eliza. Do they grow wild? We have blue ones at our roadsides in May.
Thank you, Cathy! Thermopsis is native to the more southeasterly US regions. I’ve only rarely seen it here in gardens in the northeast, never wild. It deserves to be more celebrated, it’s a great perennial.
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Thank you, Elena!
Wow, I love the photo! A very beautiful room and hello kitty!🥰
Thank you, John. I bought that photo from an art fair last month, I just fell in love with it. Love my kitty, too. 😉
Oh, oops! 😂
Beautiful flowers!
Thank you, Diana!
What a great looking combination of colours, and so well chosen to go with room as well as the view of the tree outside.
Thank you, Noelle!
These look really effective together, Eliza, and the slim deep blue vase is perfect for them – is it quite a heavy vase, as I wouldn’t want your arrangement to be in danger of toppling over? I wonder if anyone knows why the US and UK lupine/lupin difference came about? 😉
Thank you, Cathy. Yes, it is a very heavy glass vase with a thick bottom. Stability is essential for tall arrangements! I’m also grateful that my cat leaves arrangements alone, even if there is Nepeta in it!
Lovely, Eliza. I so enjoy your arrangements.
Thank you, Sandy, nice of you to say so. 🙂
Beautiful
Thank you!
Love the freedom in the yellows complemented by the purples. You are talented, Eliza. 😄💜💛
Thank you very much, Jane! x
Beautiful flowers Eliza and my favourite colour combination! 💜
Thank you, Xenia, glad to hear it! x
Purple and yellow is always a stellar combination, Eliza! How do you keep you cat away from the Nepeta, though? Every time I plant that in my garden one of the neighborhood cats eats it to the ground (unless I cage it).
Thanks, Kris. My little miss doesn’t like fresh catnip for some reason, but she goes crazy for the dried. The dog likes to eat it, too, ha.
Lovely arrangement, Eliza. No surprise there. 🙂
🙂 Thanks, Steve!
Gorgeous! Purple and yellow make a stunning combination. Happy Monday!
Thank you, Judy!
I love the lupines and have been wondering if they cut well. Very nice color combination, nice to see you IAVOM!
Thanks, Amy. They make great, long-lasting cut flowers. Highly recommended. Did you ever see Thermopsis growing in GA? It’s common name makes me think it is a southern native.
No, I always loved the lupines. I think they are in the higher areas of the Carolinas.
Oh, that’s really pretty! Very nicely done. Lupines are amazing plants and great cut flowers!
Thank you, Beth! Agreed, Thermopsis is such a great perennial, I can’t imagine my garden without it.
Beautiful 🌸
Thank you, Karen!
A cool and exhuberant vase 💕
Thank you, Val. I love in the summer when I can make really large arrangements from my garden without budget constraints! 😀
Go for it❣️it fills the senses and the heart 💖
It truly does– gives me much joy to express my creativity with flowers. 🙂
Hey, like the Los Angeles Lakers! (I am neither a fan nor near Los Angeles.) Lupine and sundrop actually look Californian, since they resemble species of the same genera that are native here.
🙂 Thanks, Tony.
Those Carolina lupine are lovely … surprisingly elegant too! 🙂
Thank you, Allison. They make a nice, long-lasting cut flower. Great for vertical interest!
Your Carolina lupines resemble our Baptisia sphaerocarpa so closely I had to take a second and third look. I’ve not come across Thermopsis before. When I looked at the BONAP map, I saw why; there’s not a single species native to Texas. Yours certainly look good in that cobalt vase.
Is that kitty as large as it appears in the photo?
Yes, the flowers do look similar and if not for the leaves, I’d have a time of it. My kitty is lean, but long. Curled up, she looks big. She’d be bigger, if she had her way with the kibble!
Eliza, your vase is stunning! I’ve always liked the paring of purple and yellow. I’m glad to see that your kitty also made it into the shot. He/she?
Thank you, Alys! She/Annie is my sweet girl, for sure.
Glorious!! The arrangement is splendid, and the colors go so well together.
Thank you, Debbie!
Hi Eliza. I love your vases! Keep them coming.
MJ
Thank you, MJ. I will try to oblige!
Oh, how I have missed your beautiful vases and love the gorgeous room with a lovely view and adorable cat!!🙂
🙂 Thanks much, S. I will endeavor to share more this summer.
This is a spectacular arrangement, Eliza. How amazing to have all these flowers blooming in your own garden!
Thank you, Tanja! I have to have cut flowers in my home year round for my sanity. 🙂 During the warm seasons, I always have several vases spread around. It is such a joy to pick and create from my own gardens.
A gorgeous summery arrangement. Lovely colour combination.
Thank you, Liz.
Lovely, Eliza!
Thank you!
Looks beautiful.
Thank you, Rupali. 🙂
Very Pretty ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you!
That’s a beautiful bouquet and home setting. (That birch photo in the background looks like one of my aspen photos!)
Thank you, Denise. It definitely could be, but was taken in NH. 🙂