Warm colors continue to dominate my choice of vase materials, as rich red and carmine catch and hold my eye. In a rose glass vase, I’ve put a sprig of red coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides), cascading love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), cherry zinnia (Z. angustifolia ‘Cherry Profusion’), pink-bicolor spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) and a few stems of purple vervain (Verbena bonariensis).
A second vase features yellow, orange and purple hues– marigold (Calendula officinalis), orange zinnia (Z. elegans ‘Aurora’), orange cosmos (C. sulphureus), purple vervain (Verbena bonariensis), love-in-a-mist seed heads (Nigella papillosa), a sprig of feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) and bronze fennel foliage (Foeniculum vulgare).
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flower arrangements from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.
Eliza Waters 
Coleus still looks sharp. I noticed that ours still looks good also. (I sort of expect it to be blooming about now.) Zinnias are exquisite in both vases.
Thank you, Tony!
Beautiful arrangements.
Thank you, Di!
To brighten up our Monday. Gorgeous.
Thank you, Rupali!
Definitely warm and rosy Eliza, and the bottom right arrangement blend well. Thank you 🤗❤️🙏
Thank you, Mark
Such a beautiful warm and rosy combination to start the week Eliza! ❤️🩷 xxx
Many thanks, Xenia! 💕
Beautifully brilliant flowers!
Thank you, Anne!
Those are certainly beautiful colors on this gray drab Monday.
Thank you, Judy! Making the most of these last warm days. 🙂
Love the Coleus in this vase well done Eliza 🙂 Something happened to my Cleome, maybe rabbits?
Thanks, Eunice! Rodents and deer will snack on cleome despite its prickly, stinky nature. Go figure!
Because it is so beautiful they can’t help themselves 🙂
I also love that sprig of Coleus. I think, of all the annuals that get pulled and dumped on to the compost pile in October, I regret loosing Coleus the most. It really makes your first vase!
Thank you, Chris! I always take a cutting or two of coleus to overwinter. They prefer more light and warmth than I have here, and by spring they are ready to go in the ground to start the process all over again.
In that first picture, it looks as though the arrangement is about to skitter away. Fun!
Thanks, Laurie. Those amaranths are a lot of fun in a vase!
Both bouquets are gorgeous! The Cherry Zinnia and Cleome 🩷 ♥️ . Verbena b. has been blooming over 2 months, here…Butterflies, Bumbles and Hummies have enjoyed.
Thank you, Alice! I wish I had more butterflies, but the bumbles are keeping me humming happily. 🙂
The deep reds are gorgeous!
Thank you, Barbara!
Both arrangements are winning, but the red one is really striking.
Thank you, Tom. I do have a lot of fun creating them.
You really have an abundance of flowers and so many that I want to try to grow.
Thank you, one of the fun things about garden bloggers is that we inspire one another. 🙂
You pose your vase in the perfect place each week, showing off the true colors. Both are inviting.
Thank you, Alys, the sum of the parts are greater than the whole? 😉
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I would have been happy with nothing but those deep reds; they’re simply gorgeous. Of course, purple and orange is one of my favorite combos, so I’d never denigrate that second vase!
Thank you, Linda. The combinations seem endless, though I wonder if folks are getting tired of the amaranthus? Maybe I am! Still, it’s a pretty interesting flower.
Both are delightful, Eliza, I’m delighted that you’ve used Amaranthus as well. Happy September!
Thank you, Annette! 🙂
Rats, I can’t choose — they’re BOTH gorgeous!! The zinnias (red and orange) are particularly eye-catching.
Thank you, Debbie, luckily, no choice is needed! 🙂
What a beautiful arrangement(s)! While I like both, I’m especially drawn to the red one.
Thank you, Monika. That one is esp. vibrant!
The second arrangement is my favorite but both are lovely, Eliza. Coleus does provide an element of drama. FYI, I recently learned that the Plectranthus classification for coleus has now been dumped due to DNA analysis and it’s once again Coleus scutellarioides! Google AI provides details 😉
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Thank you, Kris. I wish they would make up their minds, lol!
Love the colours and styling! 🩷🙌🏼💜❤️
Thank you, Susan!
Just lovely! 😊
Thank you, Belinda!
Wowza!
🙂 Thanks, Flow!
just stunning
Gracias, Sylvia!
Both vases are lovely, but I am especially drawn to those gorgeous cherry zinnias!
Thank you, Cathy. They are a beautiful, rich shade of red. I bought a 4-pack of yellow and this was the lucky surprise!
Two gorgeous vases Eliza. I especially like the first one – so warm and vibrant with the lovely Coleus, rich Zinnias and dramatic Amaranthus!
Thank you, Cathy. I’m having fun exploring Amaranthus this year. 🙂
These are both beautiful but I especially love the trailing foliage in the first!
Thank you, Denise, it’s so fun creating with those. 🙂
Love, love! Amaranthus is so unique and it requires much thought as to how to use it in arrangements. This is perfect especially with the equally unique Cleome, Verbena and Coleus. Your colourful second is so bright and cheery too. Love them Eliza.
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Thank you very much, Jennie!
OMG, I just love the rose glass vase arrangement and do believe your artistic visions for your flower garden arrangements have been spectacular this summer.🙂
Thank you very much, S, you are so kind to say that! 🫶
Very warm colours, and a great arrangement.
Thank you, Maria!
Beautiful and vibrant Eliza!
Thank you, Cindy!