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IAVOM – Last Call Finale

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Eliza Waters

Having gleaned my garden of all viable blooms two weeks ago ahead of expected frosts, today I share my last arrangements I made at that time. The last of all those flowers I picked went to the compost pile today … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Last Call #2

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Eliza Waters

Having gleaned my garden of all viable blooms last week ahead of expected frosts, I made several arrangements and will post one or two a week in order to join the IAVOM meme for a couple more posts. The expected … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Woodland Window

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Last Call

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Eliza Waters

I’ve gleaned my garden of nearly all viable blooms as frost is likely this week. I’ve made several arrangements and will show one a week so I can continue to join the IAVOM meme for a couple more weeks. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Deepening Autumn

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Eliza Waters

Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Hylotelephium spectabile) is deepening to a beautiful burgundy and I paired it with gray-green sage leaves (Salvia officinalis) and burgundy coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides). Light pink Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ and burgundy’Voodoo’, pink and yellow Zinnia elegans, white yarrow … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Season’s Change

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Eliza Waters

Autumn colors continue to creep through the landscape and today’s vase features the colors of the season. My sunflower pocket vase holds yellow, coral and orange Zinnia elegans and apricot Z. angustifolia, yellow/orange hybrid Calendula officinalis, rust-yellow Helianthus debilis, white … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Sunny

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Purplicious

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Eliza Waters

With so many purple/burgundy flowers blooming now in my garden, I felt the urge to do a purplicious arrangement. In the vase: My favorite aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), Verbena bonariensis, flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata ‘Watercolors’), coleus foliage and bloom (Plectranthus scutellarioides), … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Lit from Within

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Zinnias and Dahlias

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Eliza Waters

As you can see in the background, my garden is still filled with a good amount of flowers for making arrangements. How much longer before frost cuts them down is anyone’s guess, but I will enjoy them as long as … Continue reading →

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