Author Archives: Eliza Waters

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About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

IAVOM – Dancing Delights

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Eliza Waters

It is delightful to have a garden full of flowers from which to create a vase or two whenever the inspiration hits me. Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ (light pink/white) and D. ‘Pinelands Princess’ (dark pink) are coming on strongly now, providing … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Buzzing Around the Globe

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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Floral Friday – Sunflowers

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Food Web

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – First Dahlias

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Eliza Waters

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, … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Love-in-a-Mist

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Glorious Gloriosa Daisies

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Summer Sunshine

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Eliza Waters

My sunflower pocket vase arrangement this week celebrates the glory of summer with a mix from my cutting beds (in the background, right): Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis), Zinnia elegans and Z. angustifolia), Gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta), Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Marigold … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Photobombing Bee

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Perspective

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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