I went around cutting flowers that were bowed down by the deluges of rain we’ve been getting nearly every day. Yesterday, 1.5″ fell in a little over an hour, another inch today… and more tomorrow. And add that to the 8″ we received last week. I would love to share some with anyone whose weather has been on the dry side!
In the vase: feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), oregano blossoms (Origanum vulgare), gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), pink beebalm (Monarda didyma) and spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata), pink and white foxglove (Digitalis purpurea /alba).
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts In A Vase on Monday weekly. Click the link to see what vases other gardeners have created this week.
Eliza Waters 
Oh my, it is Monday there already, and it will be monday in less than four hours here. That is an interesting fleabane. Only a few species are native here, but several that are native nearby, and perhaps a few exotic species, are naturalized here. I can not distinguish them from each other. The most common native species is known simply as fleabane, which is not a very appealing name. Therefore, we also know it as Santa Barbara daisy. Of course, there are a few species with the same common names, particularly since the common fleabane here is not the same that is common elsewhere.
Fleabane makes a great filler in arrangements and the pollinators love it. Win/win!
So pretty. Wish I was close by to get some ….
Thanks, Dawn. I’d send you away with arm loads! 😀
The flower arrangement is so beautiful, Eliza. 😊 Please send your extra rain down to the desert southwest where the drought never ends.
Thank you, John. I’ll try! 😉
You are welcome, and thanks for trying, Eliza!
For flopped flowers, you made them look fabulous! I love the pink beebalm. What a lot of rain…we got much less than that.
Thank you, Alice. 🙂 4″ today already and counting…whew.
We’ve gotten about 1/16th” today
South to north, heading straight up the CT and Hudson river valleys, oh boy!
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Grazie!
I’d sure share our rainfall as well. Dams and roads are giving way which is not a good thing. Your flowers, however, are a good thing – beautiful.
Thank you, Judy. Yes, New England has lots of old dams and definitely, a scary thing when one gives way.
I read a notice from the Vermont area NWS yesterday that didn’t sound good. We’d happily take a bit of that rain from you. That said, your flowerful vase is quite pretty, although I couldn’t help doing a little anthropomorphizing. I wonder if that flower still rooted to the ground on the left might not be envying the chance of its fellows to show off in your vase!
Four inches already today, and more coming. Would love to share some!
Thanks for the vase compliment. That one still in the ground has a sibling in the vase… hope it is proud at least one got in on the show, hehe!
Such a pretty mix of colors. I have been watching all the flooding on TV. Stay safe.
Thank you, we’re located pretty much on high ground, but the stream and river below us are raging. A blocked culvert is flooding our road down aways, one of many I assume… the road crew has their hands full today.
I’ll join the hordes requesting some of your extra rain! Clouds go north of us, clouds go south of us – we’re often in a cute pocket of blue sky. Vacationing beach-goers are very happy about that, of course, but not so much my tomatoes! Oh yes – love your casual vase – so perfect for an outdoor table in the summer!
Thank you, Chris. Wish I could send these clouds north to you and to quench the fires.
Master gardener and master arranger. You’ve got both covered, Eliza. This is a beauty!
Thank you kindly, Steve!
Very pretty Eliza. At least we get to benefit from your deluge!
MJ
Thank you, MJ… that is one way of looking at it, ha!
What a lovely summery bouquet! At least the sun came out for a bit, making a nice picture possible between the rainfalls.
Thank you, Barbara. The rain here is crazy, we’ve already had 4″ today and it is still coming down… good golly!
As always a beautiful and creative vase!
Thank you, Hien!
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Such a lovely bouquet. It has been raining here as well but not as much as what you have been getting and unfortunately not enough in our northern areas where all of the forest fires are but some did fall so the situation is now more under control. (Suzanne)
Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, I thought the same, wishing this deluge would head north and quench those awful fires.
You definitely have a gift! What a beautiful bouquet!
Thank you very much, Dale! 🙂
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Volume, space and movement: you have made up a delightful vase of mid summer specials not totally bowed down by your rain. We are desperate here for rain, a tiny little sprinkling over the last half hour with the roads already dry, at least it is not scorching sun, like it was during our hottest June on record.
Thank you, Noelle. The weather is all extremes these days. Wishing you more than sprinkles!
I’m with you all the way. It is possible to have too much of a good thing! However, the bouquet is charming, and I especially like how all the pink flowers complement each other.
Thank you, Laurie. It really has been quite the wet weather pattern lately… same for you?
I love your vases! Sorry about the rain—ooofff!
Thank you, Ellen. It’s doesn’t feel right to complain about the rain, but this really is way too much!
A really pretty arrangement Eliza.
Thank you, Andrea. ❤
What a great idea! A way to show flowers from around your property in one display. I might be “borrowing” that idea! 😉
Go for it! I was rescuing broken heads of Annabelle hydrangeas a while ago. Cut them, shake ’em out and stick ’em in a vase!
That’s a lot of rain, Eliza! Your garden must be very wet and I am amazed the contents of your vase don’t like bowed down with the weight of the rain on the petals. What a lovely mix you have included – are they all native to your part of the US?
The rain has been so heavy, that even stout stems are laying down. Standing water all over the yard and our trails are small streams. Similar to the last hurricane we had here. Lots of muddy water churning in the river.
The only two natives are fleabane and bee-balm. The rest have been knocking around my garden for years.
With rain like that the damage can be done in minutes I suppose…
VERY pretty, Eliza! I especially like the Monarda. That’s a lot of rain. If you’re keeping a list to receive rainfall donations, please include SoCal. Yes, we had a great rainy season but the ground is now looking parched and all my rain barrels are empty 😉
Thank you, Kris! I would put you on the top of the list. 🙂 I was thinking yesterday how many cisterns this rain would fill, watching it all thunder down the watershed to the sea.
Stunning bouquet, Eliza. I’ve been reading about all your rain- hope your flowers and plants do ok!
Thank you, Jane. The ground is waterlogged with standing water in all the low spots. All my purple poppies are moldering in the bud, a sad waste of a beautiful flower that only blooms 2 weeks out of the year. We’re supposed to see the sun the next couple of days, so that might help dry things out. Everything is shiny clean however! 😉
I love the wildness of the vase. That is too much rain. We have been dry sith all the rain bypassing us until today. 3 inches so far and needed.
Thank you, Donna. Glad your gardens got a good drink. Hopefully, things will start to dry out tomorrow. It’s pretty soggy out there!
Yeah a good drying out will help.
Beautiful 🍀☘️🌿
Thank you, Karen!
Lovely vase arrangements!
Thank you, Rebecca!
You certainly are getting a lot of rain but your flowers seem to love it! Gorgeous!
Thank you, Belinda. I hope they do and don’t keel over on me!
Oh my! The rain is worrisome. Hope it doesn’t cause issues for you or neighbors Eliza. The flowers are summer in a vase.
Thank you, Susie. Apparently, some houses close to rivers and streams have flooding, and there are road washouts, but at least the skies have cleared and the next two days will be sunny, so things will have a chance to dry out.
They sure got a second wind here in your vase!
Yes, ‘waste not, want not!’ 😉
Ahh, so lovely and summery Eliza. And at least the rain has meant a profusion fo flowers for cutting! Yes, would be great if you could share some of your rain with us in Central Europe. 😉
Thank you, Cathy. If only I could!
These are gorgeous, Eliza! I’m glad you were able to bring some of the outdoor beauty inside. Yes, please, if you find a way to share some of your rainy wealth, we in Central Illinois would gladly take a few inches … not all at once, preferably!
Thank you, Debbie. We definitely have way more than we need!
All so bright and beautiful, Eliza. Thank you for the update on your weather. We watch the Weather Channel and I could tell you’ve been getting a lot of rain. Very glad you aren’t having any flooding and that you could cut and still enjoy the stems that have fallen over. You have flowers in full-bloom that are just a memory for us here, like the foxglove and daisy fleabane. Just a stunning arrangement, Eliza ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you very much, E! Yesterday and today have been sunny, so it has been nice to dry out a bit. Heating up a bit today and more storms coming, I guess. Weather certainly keeps us on our toes!
Yes, it does. We’re also headed into a few hotter days, but I can see the plants responding, at last. So glad to know that you haven’t had flooding issues in your community. Very generous of you to offer to share some of your rain… if only it were so simple…
Gosh, that’s a lot of rain. I’m glad you nipped out and rescued these. It’s such a pity for them to have been knocked down in their prime.
It’d be a shame to waste them, right? 😉 Several mop-head hydrangeas broke under the weight of raindrops, so I have a couple snowy mounds in vases, too. Surprised that they are lasting, too.
I don’t think of hydrangeas as lasting for long in a vase, but Im not sure I’ve ever tried them. I once bought some hydrangea leaves for an arrangement and they were an instantly droopy mistake.
I think if they are fully hydrated (which in this case they were), and then they get into water quickly, they don’t wilt. Perhaps they are one of those plants, like rose canes, which can get an air bubble trapped in their stems, which causes them to wilt.
Love your beautiful selection of flowers and hope you’re finally getting a break from the rain!!🙂 We’ve had more rain than usual, but nothing like what is happening in your area.
Thank you, we’ve had two days to dry out, but it looks like more heavy rain is coming on Friday. Where was this water last year when we needed it? 😀
Yes, please do send Austin some of your surplus rain. We haven’t had any for a month.
I would love to if I could, and lower your heat index, too.
Lovely flowers. Sorry can’t help with the weather Eliza. Raining bucketloads across the pond in northern England.
Oh wow! Both the arrangement and vase are beautiful!
Thank you, Denise! 🙂
Well, so much for my wishes for a summer without the heat we are getting in the south and west… too much rain is just as bad. Beautiful arrangement ~ having such magic in your garden is a special thing.
Thank you, Randall. We’ve been given the treat of two sunny days (yesterday/today) in the 80s and lower humidity. My ideal!
Back to rain tomorrow, but the long range forecast looks promising. We need to dry out a bit so I can mow the lawn. 😉