Category Archives: Country Gardening

Advice, commentary and exploration

IAVOM – A Handful of Autumn

Posted on November 1, 2026 by Eliza Waters

One of my daily meanders around our property yielded a handful to share in a vase this week. It started with orange and mustard Asian bittersweet berries (Celastrus orbiculatus), then I picked some dried stalks of male Japanese knotweed flowers … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – All Things Must Pass

Posted on October 18, 2026 by Eliza Waters

The garden season is officially over in my neck of the woods with a killing frost ending all but the hardiest of plants, and even those are signaling their own ends are nigh. Any possible future posts most likely will … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Debra Renae and Friends

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Eliza Waters

Dahlia ‘Debra Renae’ is a bold, beautiful red with a dark striped edge, giving it a shadowy look. Also in the vase: burgundy Dahlia ‘Voodoo’, gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), pink blush flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), white and pink spider flower … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Autumn Colors

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Eliza Waters

My orange Blenko vase gets a turn this week showcasing Dahlia ‘Giggles’, Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’ and ‘Aurora’ crosses, gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), sedum (Hylotelephium spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’) and lime green flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata). Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – New England Aster

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Gladiolus Plus

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Eliza Waters

In mid-June, I picked up a bag of half-price Gladiolus tubers thinking they’d be worth trying. So far, I’ve had a few bloom stalks and today’s vase features one of them. Also included: Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ and ‘Lemonade’, white, pink … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Sunny

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Eliza Waters

My sunflower pocket vase gets its annual viewing! I missed the flowering of actual sunflowers but here are two Rudbeckias (R. hirta and R. subtomentosa), along with yellow sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), white garden phlox (P. paniculata), collarette Dahlia ‘Giggles’ and … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Clearing Cleomes

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Eliza Waters

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 … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Changing Seasons

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Bumblebees on Anemones

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Eliza Waters
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