My first vase of the season features Narcissus ‘Thalia’ and a dark purple, semi-double Helleborus hybrid, possibly ‘Wedding Party Dark and Handsome’? in my Lenox daffodil vase. Nice to be back to creating arrangements from my own yard and garden!
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 the fun or see what others are sharing this week.
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Such striking contrast.
Thank you, Tony. And they are planted together in the garden. A happy contrast.
A wonderful reason to welcome Mondays. Lovely vase!
Thank you very much, Deb! 💕
Elegant. Both the vase and its contents.
Thank you, Audrey! 🙂
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Thank you, Karen. Hurrah! 💜
Pure white from the depths of purple black. A birth of something new. Great show it is Eliza, I can almost hear you smiling 🤣❤️🙏
Thank you, Mark. 🙂
…and days way to open the season. Elegant. Classic. Gorg.
… and what a way…
Thank you, Dawn! 💚
How lovely to see the start of the series of your spectacular vases!
Thank you, Anne. Nice to be gleaning from my own garden again. 🙂
Very stylish Eliza
Thank you, Sheree. 🙂
A beautifully unique creation…colors, blooms, really gorgeous…must have felt wonderful to get started with the arranging, again.
Thank you, Alice. Happy to be back in the saddle again. 😉
Beautiful and inspiring!
Thank you, Ilze!
Beautiful flowers and striking arrangement!
Many thanks, Judy!
And I am also grateful to have you again share arrangements from your own space!
Thank you, Karen! 🙂
Love the artistry 💖
Thank you, Val! x
How beautiful….and classic. Love it!
Thank you! Those dark hellebores are wonderful.
Very pretty contrasting combination – you’re off to a great start!
Thank you, Barbara! So nice to be back picking and creating my own. 🙂
The elegant lines of the arrangement and the limited palette makes this especially striking. It’s one of my favorites!
Thank you, Linda! Glad you liked it. 🙂
Love Thalia!!!!! And such a great vase!
Thank you, Chris! Thalia is such a graceful cultivar.
A nice beginning to the season!(Suzanne)
Thank you, Suzanne!
So glad it is that time of the year again. The purple hybrid is gorgeous. Have a great week, Eliza. 😁
Thank you, Pepper!
A beautiful dramatic vase. Oh how I miss Thalia. What a scent.
Thank you, Donna. Its scent is quite strong!
That is a nice contrast between the “black” and white flowers.
Thank you, it is a pleasing combination and is rare to find such dark flowers!
Oooh! Night and Day together! Beauty!
Thank you, Dale!
Stunning! The motif on the vase mimics the flowers. I look forward to more of your vases this year!
If you’re on Instagram, check out my #tinyvases @shrinola. No problem if you’re not on Instagram— I understand the reluctance!
Thank you, Ellen. I try to pick vases that correspond with the flowers. That daffodil vase gets used even without daffs, but in season, it is a first choice. 🙂
Gorgeous!! Here’s too many more bouquets this season(s)!
Thank you, Nancy. Looking forward to it!
What a brilliant vase for showing off narcissi and other spring flowers, Eliza. The white Thalia and the dark hellebores make a glorious combination
Thank you, Cathy!
..and that is one beautiful vase!
Thank you, Maria!
That is absolutely gorgeous!
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Hi Loree! Thanks so much. Nice to hear from you… hope you are well! 🙏🏼 🌿
Oh, happy day! What an elegant arrangement.
Thank you, Laurie!
That is one of the most beautiful still life “paintings” I’ve ever seen!
Thank you very much!
I love the dramatic color mix, Eliza!
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Thank you, Kris!
Great image, the dark and light are an elegant combination.
Thank you, Tom. I’m happy to have flowers again in my garden to play with. 🙂
Looove da purple!! 😉❤️
🙂 Thanks, Bela! Me, too. 😉
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And a gorgeous arrangement it is, Eliza!
Thank you, Monika!
So delightful Eliza.
Thank you, Flavia. Looking forward to some creative fun time ahead. 🙂
I was thinking about “Vase series 2026” on your blog 😊.
These are lovely, Eliza.
Thank you, Rupali! 💕
Hi Eliza. Hooray, the vases are back!! And she begins with something very stylish, elegant and understated. I love the name Wedding party dark and handsome!! Sumptuous. Looking forward to the next one already !
MJ
Thank you for your enthusiastic support, MJ! 🙂
Those colors are so pretty together! We have some white daffodils too, but I don’t know what the purple flowers are. We’re a long way from having any other flowers available for putting in a vase.
Thank you, Dawn. I love having vases of flowers in the house and putting them together is such fun for me.
so elegant!
Thank you, Catherine!
The dark hellebore is really striking Eliza, especially with the white Narcissi. Congratulations on your first 2026 vase! 😁❣️
Thank you, Cathy. Let the creating begin!
I love the contrast! Did not know you could get hellebores that dark, fab u lous!
Thank you, Amy, that one is my best, very vigorous. 👍🏼
Interesting!When I had Hellebores..20-30 years ago, they were pink, dark pink and chartreuse and everybody got excited about the chartruese.
The hybrids these days are coming fast and furious, you wouldn’t believe the varieties!
The variety does astonish me.
How very nice to see again, a lovely arrangement!
Many thanks, Belinda!
That is a wonderful mix Eliza.
Thank you, Eunice!
Ah yes! Your lovely arrangements. I missed them over the winter. So nice to see this!
Thank you for the encouragement! 🙂
Not the spring colors that come to mind but very pretty and unusual!
Thank you, Denise. Tuxedo colors! 😉