Sometimes inspiration for an arrangement comes from just one small corner of my garden, as is the case today.
Narcissus ‘Pipit’, Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) and Korean Spicebush (Viburnum carlesii) are lovely companions in the garden as well as arranged in my vintage blue milk jug. A few flowers from a nearby sedge add accent.
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 or see what others are sharing this week.
Eliza Waters 
Eliza, I’m sitting here mouthing the words Lamprocapnos spectabilis, grateful you aren’t with me to hear my attempts to get it right. My goodness, that’s a mouthful!
I love your blue jug of gorgeous garden gems. You’ve got Monday off to a good start.
Thank you, Alys! It is a mouthful to be sure. I think the official ‘namers’ of these things are playing a joke on us! 😀
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Those colours work together beautifully! (BTW, I still think of Bleeding Heart as Dicentra spectabilis; its new name hasn’t soaked in.)
Thank you, Audrey! Yes, the new name is challenging to remember and pronounce. 😉
Jacob’s ladder is very pretty. I got acquainted with an unidentified species of it only recently. I have no idea how it got into our landscapes. It is not native here.
Thanks, Tony. It forms nice colonies by self-sowing, but is easy to control.
A lovely spring posy and I bet it smells delicious. Pipit is adorable.
Thank you, Liz, that it does. ‘Pipit’ is a favorite.
Such a pretty flower arrangement to greet the beginning of the week!
Thank you, Anne. Enjoy!
What a glorious combination of colour and scent Eliza, such a lovely way to start a new week 💛
Thank you kindly, Xenia. Enjoy the week ahead! x
Hey Eliza, a nice collection. And they speak well, thank you 😀❤️🙏
Thank you, Mark. 🙂
One blue vase that spells SPRING!
Thank you, Judy!
These soft muted colours go so well together. We’re in the same gardening time zone again it seems!
Thank you, Chris! Glorious is spring. 🙂
A gorgeous variety of colors and blooms.
Thank you, Alice! 🙂
beautiful arrangement!!
Thank you, Dymoon!
Hi Eliza.
How satisfying that such a beautiful arrangement all came from your own garden.
MJ
I love being able to walk out and pick a bunch for the table. Store bought just isn’t the same. Thanks, MJ!
Your vase is pretty, but I most enjoyed seeing the bleeding hearts still growing in the garden, arching above their foliage. It’s such a graceful flower!
Thank you, Linda. I have both pink and white, they are a lovely addition to the spring garden.
What a glorious vase that sings spring. Beautiful colors. Amazing how we can look out at one spot and see the vase suddenly.
Thank you, Donna. I always want to bring a bit of those vignettes inside for close up viewing!
So many spring flowers blooming already. I miss bleeding hearts.
Thank you, things are moving along quickly. Summery temps this week!
Beautiful arrangement! We are spoiled by your IAVOM!
Aww… thanks much, Hien!
They look so beautiful together.
Thank you, Andrea!
That is a lovely arrangement, Eliza! So pretty.
Thank you, Dale! 🙏🏼
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Just lovely, as always!
Thanks much, Sandy!
My pleasure.
You couldn’t have selected a better container than that milk jug for playing up the colors in this arrangement! I love how they all compliment one another, both in form and in color. Well done, Eliza!
Thank you very much, Debbie!
Lovely!
Thank you, Cindy!
Such a beautiful bouquet! What a joy to have the ability to bring in a slice of nature to admire on a dining room or kitchen table.
Thank you, Monika. A flower lover must have flowers! (The dining table looks naked without a vase on it!) 🙂
It’s a lovely – and very springy – combination, Eliza. The addition of the bleeding heart is a nice touch. (With all the changes in the botanical names of plants, I may throw up my hands and revert to common names.)
Thank you, Kris. I know what you mean, it is hard to keep up with the changes.
Such a colourful gathering of flowers Eliza in that glorious blue vase. Here are narcissus have gone over but I’m also enjoying the beauty of Jacob’s Ladders. One of the first plants I ever grew from seed 🌱
Thank you, Anna. I love that blueware from the 30s-40s. My mother had a few pieces, so it is a pleasant memory of childhood.
Spring is still lingering in your garden. I love the Dicentra and always pine for them, so pretty. The blue jug really sets everything off.
Thank you, Amy. Warm spell this week will finish the daffs, but more perennials are advancing. I planted my dahlias today… probably too many, but nice to have come August. 🙂
Can’t wait to see your Dahlias..I give up on them..
They take 3 months to bloom, but once they start, it becomes worth the wait.
I’ll be waiting, too. The varmints ate all my tubers.
Ugh, voles are my nemesis here, esp. since I no longer let my cat out. But I’d rather Annie stays healthy. 😉
So, we are not supposed to have moles or voles, however, there are tunnels everywhere!! Probably invasive tropical moles!
😀 I wouldn’t be surprised!
The bouquet is very nicely photographed forming a pleasing diagonal line
Thank you, Maria! 🙂
So very pretty 😊
Thank you, Belinda!
Beautiful arrangement, flowers, and images.
Thanks much, Tom!
What a pretty spring vase, Eliza, and I like the odea of it representing the one part of your garden. Does the polemonium usually flower as early in the year as this? I do have some, but it hasn’t flowered for some years (why?) and I can’t remember.
Thank you, Cathy. Sometimes all I need is in one place! May is Polemonium’s bloom time here. I have patches in both sun and shade in moist soil. They both seem to bloom well, but sunnier is better, a mass of blue.
Hmm, I might lift mine and tidy it up a bit to see if it refreshes it – it’s been quite a few years since it flowered
It is a lovely vase Eliza, and so nice to be transported back a couple of weeks…. spring always progresses far too quickly here! I am envious of that Bleeding Heart plant – so big and healthy! They clearly like your soil and a bit of shade.
Thank you, Cathy. They do seem to do better with a bit of shade and the moister the better. These are mostly in full sun, the ones in another shade garden are 30″ tall, almost a shrub!
Wow!
I love Jacob’s Ladder! That’s a powerhouse of a corner in your yard. Lovely spring vase.
Thank you, Susie. JL has a lovely, bell-like bloom.
The bleeding hearts form a pretty line between the flowers above and below. A very artistic composition, Eliza, and the blue vase is the perfect anchor!
Thank you very much, Barbara! 🙂
Love seeing your spring garden, and your spring garden in a vase … beautiful!
Thanks much, Denise! 🙂
A beautiful arrangement – even better to see them in the garden too.
Thank you, Susan!
Can all your vases and arrangements be favorites?!?! Love this divine inspiration!!!🙂
😀 Thanks so much! 🙂
Wow!!! STUNNING!! I am getting caught up with your beautiful spring posts!! Amazing!!!!
Thank you very much! 💜