My spider flowers (Cleome hassleriana) have grown tall, arching over paths making a prickly and sticky mess to pass by, so ‘off with their heads!’ More than a dozen of the topped flowers went into this vintage, cranberry-glass vase. Other flowers that were also tidied: Zinnia elegans, lime-green flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), purple Verbena bonariensis and pink Chilson’s Pride’ Dahlias.
A second vase contains two Dahlias: pink ‘Chilson’s Pride’ and dark red ‘Debra Renae’ along with a funky Canna seed head that nicely picks up the color of both flowers.
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.
Floral bounty indeed!
Yes, the garden is giving her all! 🙂 Thanks, Audrey.
Lovely that you give the ‘off with their heads’ a second chance to be appreciated 🙂 🙂
Thanks, Anne. They tend to flop, so relieving some of the weight helps. The second chance in a vase is just the ticket! 🙂
Wow! beautiful.
Thank you, Rupali. 🙂
Beautiful flowers Eliza and I love your vintage cranberry vase ❤️ xxx
Thank you, Xenia! 🙂
My Dad was always impressed by how well Cleome grew. I think I have a place where they can grow outside the garden fence.
Six feet tall and equally wide! But they start off pretty well behaved. 😀
What a beautiful arrangement set against that cranberry glass 😊👏
Thank you, Belinda! 🙂
My father-in-law loved cleomes. Every single year at this time I think that next spring I will plant some in my garden in remembrance of him. Every spring I forget. Hoping for next year!
His name was Jack. He used to take care of my gardens back when I was working. His own gardens were always beautiful. He died in August 2004.
Next year for sure.
I would love to send you some seed if you’d like some, mine produce lots and they just go to waste. I have white and pink/purple. Crosses are possible via busy bees. 😉
As pretty as the flowers are, I was most taken by the seed pods in the last photo. Even without your identification, I would have thought “Canna!” because of my familiarity with our own native Canna glauca and its pods.
Thank you, Linda. Anything the least bit ornamental is up for inclusion. 😉
Stunning! Those Dahlias 🩷 ❤️
Thank you, Alice!
If one must do what one must; then what better way to showcase the beheadings!
Yes! 😀
“Off with their heads” made me laugh! Lovely.
I can be ruthless in the garden when I need be, ha! 😉
Beautiful bouquets. Looks like summer is still in session at your garden.
Thank you, Monika. For a while yet, perhaps, but with some nights hitting mid-40s, who knows how long. 🤞🏼
I can’t wait for mid 40’s! Sweater weather will be upon us soon…I hope. 😉
Beautiful, beautiful! The Cleomes brought back a lovely but sad memory. My mother had a tiny, tiny yard but in the summer it was abloom with annuals, and Cleomes featured prominently. A perfect example of how flowers can brighten up even the smallest place.
Thank you, Laurie. My mother planted zinnias and seeing them does the same to me. Anchored in our memories. 🙂
💖❤️💛🩷💕Delightful!!
Thank you, Susan!
And for our enjoyment. Those cleome make a beautiful vase.
Thank you, Donna. The best kind of repurposing! 😉
I wish I had a stand of cleome to chop down like that, Eliza – I have tried from seed many times, but was only successful once. Your garden is still providing such bounty – long may it continue
Thank you, Cathy. From your lips to God’s ears!
Your garden keeps on giving, Eliza! I REALLY need to sow cleome seeds next year.
FYI, something is funky with my blogroll, which isn’t updating itself on a regular basis and I suspect I may be missing posts of a lot of my favorite bloggers. Apologies if I’ve missed any of yours!
Thank you, Kris. My garden is really winding down, alas. 😢
Full bouquets at this time of year, so lovely, Eliza. I l.o.v.e. your giant dahlias bursting with color and light, wow, what a treat.
Thank you, Jet. The mixed blessings of a garden winding down.
so beautiful. the canna seed head is amazing- wow!
Thank you, Pat!
The Chilson’s Pride dahlia is beautiful, your image captures the glowing pink at the center. Kinda sad to cut them down – but then you’re probably planning next year.
Thanks, Tom. The great thing about annuals is that they perform better and longer if the flowers are cut, gives permission to cut with abandon!
This felt like a walk through your late summer garden Eliza! Glorious flowers and how wonderful to have all that froth and abundance to bring indoors too! 😁
Thank you, Cathy. One can never have too many vases of flowers around the house, ha! 😉
Oooh, so pretty and sweet pink, lovely lavender and soft yellow!
Thank you, Tina! 🙂
Two lovely vases, Eliza. You have an amazing collection of blooms to choose from.
Thank you, Alys. I tend to repeat the same flowers over and over, but they shout so loudly, how can I ignore them? 😀
Pink perfections!
Thanks, Jenny!
Love those colors…
Thank you, Barbara. Seems to be lots of pink this year!
Off with their heads lol
🙂 Thanks, Eunice.
Beautiful, Eliza. You are not shy with the shears?! My grandmother collected cranberry glass I haven’t seen any in years. Wondering what happened to it??
I was told in Venice it was discovered that red glass, made with arsenic, sickens the glass makers, thus no more red glass.
Well, that may have been so, but I just looked online and they list selenium, cadmium and gold. Gold is too expensive and cadmium is a toxic metal, so maybe I misunderstood or was misinformed?
I’m running out of adjectives to describe all of your gorgeous flowers!
Ha, thanks so much! 🙂
With autumn right around the corner, this gives me a great ‘summer vibe’ feeling, which is perfect for a Saturday morning.
Thank you, Randall. The summer is waning, alas!
so soothing and pleasing to the eye…. love your offerings!
Thank you, Dymoon!