My first dahlias opened this week, so my vase celebrates their arrival. Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ (light pink/white) and D. ‘Pinelands Princess’ (dark pink) are accompanied by light and dark pink Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana), purple Verbena bonariensis, yellow Zinnia elegans, yellow Hummingbird Mint (Agastache ‘Poquito’), white Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata) and seed heads of Dill (Anethum graveolens) and Persian Jewel (Nigella damascena).
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 
Exquisite!
Thank you, Monika!
Oh, I really should try Cleome hassleriana. I have seen it “in a vase on Monday” before, and have been intrigued by it, but have not yet tried it.
A great and easy, self-sowing annual. Cultivars range from white, pink to purple with bi-colors, too.
Lovely! Your garden flowers remind me of my Grandfather’s northeastern Ontario garden. He loved dahlias and I recall not only counting the new buds in the early mornings as a child but also digging up the tubers to store in the basement over winter. He was a gardener and a poet, inspiring me to do the same throughout my life. I also became a floral designer, now retired, as is my daughter, so we’ve also created many a floral bouquet and arrangement too. I’m delighted to see your post. 🤗💐💕
Thank you! Flowers have always captivated me as well, with my maternal grandfather’s garden being an early memory. Sweet William, a shiny-red-barked cherry and a grape arbor to hide in. Great influences!
Simply exquisite Eliza. Can’t believe it’s Dahlia time already. A week today we go back to the Shack after nearly four months away. My vase would be full of weeds, with a bit of bramble thrown in for good measure!
MJ
Thank you, MJ. I can imagine it will be a bit of a jungle. You’ll need a machete!
Your vases of flowers bring joy to my winter world 🙂
So glad to know that, Anne. Thank you!
A lovely summery vase Eliza. I especially like the darker Dahlia. 😃
Thank you, Cathy. I think next year I’ll be freshening my dahlia stock, but it is hard to let go these stalwart performers. 🙂
All gorgeous favorites!!
🙂 Thanks, Alice!
one of my favourite late summer flowers here in the UK. They brighten up any garden or vase.
Dahlias are such a perfect flower, both in and out of a vase. Thanks, Brian!
I love the combination of pinks and the gray background. Very pretty!
Thank you, Barbara!
I was confused by the name Persian jewel; I thought you had featured the same flower in your previous post, and called it love-in-a-mist. Apparently it’s the same flower, with multiple common names.
Yes, sorry to confuse! After my previous post, in which the dew really made them seem jewel-like, I opted to use this common name to mix it up, hehe. LIAM is the common name I use most, or Nigella, which of course, is most accurate.
A Nigella by any common name is just as pretty!
Ha, yes! 😉
Such a pretty flower. Wish I could grow them here.
Thank you, Laurie. They do need a lot of sun, alas.
Gorgeous IAVOMs! Your Dahlias are beautiful. Maybe I’ll try to grow them again next year.
Thanks, Hien. Now that I’ve grown them for many summers, I can’t imagine not having them for late summer vases.
😍💛🩷🤗 perfect!
Thank you, Susan! 💜
A beautiful selection of flowers!
Thank you! 😊
That is some celebration vase. So many gorgeous blooms shouting!
Thanks, Donna. Lots blooming in the garden these days, tough to choose just a few to share. 🙂
Very educational. I’m glad you always provide their names!
Thanks, Maria, glad you liked them!
Really beautiful flowers!
Thank you! 🙂
Such an interesting mix Eliza – do you grow your cleome from seed? I have tried several times without success
Thanks, Cathy. My cleome have self-sown for years, I just sprinkle seed in the fall (or transplant in spring) where I want them to grow. I suspect seed is best fresh, seed packets are not always the freshest. Maybe ask another gardener for some seed, I’m sure it will be readily shared, there are hundreds per plant!
Thanks Eliza – I will try an autumn sowing, I think. Sadly, I don’t know anyone who grows it, but will keep an eye open for any of our UK blogging community who do
The Cleome makes an excellent companion for the dahlias, Eliza. My dahlias are only just getting started too – I guess they didn’t appreciate the long stretch of morning marine layers and were waiting for temperatures to climb a bit!
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Thanks, Kris. Mine are a bit early, but otherwise showing up on time. I don’t start the tubers ahead of time, just put them in the ground around mid-May. They do love the heat, of which we’ve had plenty!
I’m just pea-green over your beautiful Dahlias, Eliza. I bought one this year and sadly, it has yet to bloom. Perhaps I’m doing something wrong … or maybe it’s just that the weather hasn’t cooperated. Anyway, your vase is gorgeous!
Thank you, Debbie. Yours might still come along, they tend to be late summer bloomers.
Such a wonder splash of colour. Love it
Thank you, Karina. I love the fruits of my labor! 😉
There’s so much to appreciate and enjoy in this marvellous arrangement 😊
Thank you, Belinda! 🙂
Beautiful! I love dahlias 🙂
Thank you! I love their long season of bloom… worth the effort and the wait.
I envy your ability to grow these lovely blooms. I’ve had no luck growing Dahlias so I will live vicariously through you. Happy Monday, lovely vase.
Thank you, Alys. They are pretty specific in their needs, aren’t they? Glad to share them with you. 🙂
Glorious! I love the colours ! All my Dahlias accidentally died when we moved last winter. It was a v very cold day in January -20C/-4F. Even if I tried to protect everything living during the move the Dahlias froze and all the monsteras got damaged, and eventually died. The snake plants didn’t get harmed in any way, even though they went though the exact same move.
Thank you for sharing your Dahlias. Enjoy summer!
Thank you, Maria! So sad about all the plants you lost. 😦 Snake plants are the toughest of plants!
Wondrous, to me! Dahlias and summer glories. How long does the Agastache last for you?
This Agastache seems to last about a week, (with removing spent blossoms and fresh cuts as the stems tend to rot pretty quickly). Its Poquito name indicates how small it is and so needs shorter vases. However, it forms a beautiful 15″ mound with lots of flowers.
Oh you have some lovely favourites in there! I am admiring everyone’s dahlias this week including yours – they are real show offs aren’t they? Fabulous and I love the Chleome effect.
https://zonethreegardenlife.blog/2024/07/29/in-a-vase-july-29th/
Thanks, Jenny. Dahlias put on a really big show, for sure!
Gorgeous!!
Thank you!