IAVOM – Pretty Kitty

Today, I stuffed my kitty-in-the-garden pocket vase full of posies to mirror those painted on the vase.

Pollen-heavy Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida), a few stems of second flush foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), pink cranesbill (Geranium x hybrida), white gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), purple anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), Verbena bonariensis, golden bronze-fennel blooms (Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’), pink flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata) and love-in-a-mist seed pods (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 the fun or see what others are sharing this week.

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73 Responses to IAVOM – Pretty Kitty

  1. tonytomeo's avatar tonytomeo says:

    Anemones already? How splendid! and more bronze fennel bloom.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:

      Late summer is here and the bronze fennel keeps on coming, close to six feet tall now. It is covered with lesser bees, wasps and flies, pollinators uncommon in the rest of the flowers.

  2. The colors and shapes match the vase perfectly. Way to go !

  3. Jane Lurie's avatar Jane Lurie says:

    Love! You’re so clever, Eliza.🙂😍

  4. dawnkinster's avatar dawnkinster says:

    Beautiful! My anyone is just beginning to open its blooms.

  5. Rupali's avatar Rupali says:

    Love the flowers and the kitty.

  6. So that’s why cats always hang around in the gardens Eliza, lovely smells and colours everywhere. Who said they don’t have class 🤣❤️🙏

  7. Such a lovely combination, Eliza… perfect!

  8. Anne's avatar Anne says:

    What a lovely idea for a beautiful arrangement!

  9. Dale's avatar Dale says:

    Oh my! That is indeed very pretty and so very whimsical!

  10. Pepper's avatar Pepper says:

    A beautiful spot for a kitty to hide. 😉

  11. Merilee's avatar Merilee says:

    Gorgeous! I love those anemones!

  12. Karma's avatar Karma says:

    So cute! Your vase is adorable and I love how you matched those pretty blooms.

  13. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:

    I just learned about love-in-a-mist seed heads in Chris’s blog, so I recognized their inclusion in your arrangement. It’s a wonderful replication of the flowers on the vase; I’m wondering if the lace table covering is an heirloom.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:

      Thank you, Linda. While the lace runner might quality as an heirloom (being probably 40 years old), it is just a cheap department store buy. But thank you for thinking it noteworthy! 🙂

  14. LightWriters's avatar LightWriters says:

    Love 💕 this and the delightful kitty kat vase 🤗🤩😎😍❤️🐾🌿💚💜💖

  15. absolutely GORGEOUS! Japanese anemone is a favorite 💜🩷

  16. Jewels's avatar Jewels says:

    So lovely, Eliza! 😍

  17. willowspring66's avatar willowspring66 says:

    so beautiful- i’m enchanted!

  18. You picked the perfect vase for this beautiful assortment of flowers!

  19. Such a lovely bouquet. I do like the colours. (Suzanne)

  20. Beautiful Eliza! The vase is such a great conversation piece. You’ve matched the colours and flowers really well!

  21. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:

    I really like this combination, Eliza – you have chosen some great companions 👍 The agastache in my vase from last week still look as fresh as ever…what stars they have proved to be!

  22. Wonderful colors, does the kitty like it? You are making me want to grow Nigella. I love the pods. Really pretty Anemones.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:

      Thank you, Amy. Luckily, my kitty isn’t all that interested in flowers, but perhaps because I give her wheat grass to chomp on. 🙂 I will send you Nigella seeds to try this fall. Been thinking about you, hope the weather isn’t too oppressive. Bet you’re counting the days until October.

  23. krispeterson100's avatar krispeterson100 says:

    Aww, what a sweet arrangement to echo the kitty! Like Tony, I’m surprised that you already have Japanese anemones in bloom, and bountiful too. I’m afraid mine will be seared to a crisp before they ever make it to the bloom stage this year.

  24. Crystal's avatar Crystal says:

    like the kitty plate with flowers 💐

  25. Donna Donabella's avatar Donna Donabella says:

    Absolutely love kitty….and those flowers are so dreamy….foxglove, anemone, agastache and so many more.

  26. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:

    So many lovely things in your pretty vase Eliza. The colours of summer still going strong, and foxgloves still too. Wonderful!

  27. Robin's avatar Robin says:

    So beautiful, Eliza! I especially like the last shot where it looks like the kitty is looking up at us through the beauty of the flowers. 🙂

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:

      Thank you, Robin. I love the idea of seeing a kitty’s face among flowers in a garden. It’s been many years since I had outdoor cats, only indoors for my sweet Annie now.

  28. Absolutely perfect! Wonderful matches. And any vase that features a kitty just enhances the arrangement.

  29. tomwhelan's avatar tomwhelan says:

    Lovely arragements and images. The purple foxglove looks great with the cranesbill and Nigella pods. My japanese anemone is blooming now…

  30. pbmgarden's avatar pbmgarden says:

    Beautiful selection of flowers to fill the special vase. The foxglove especially grab my heart.

  31. Wow Eliza you added a beautiful mix to your cute kitten vase. I Love it!

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