Category Archives: Country Gardening

Advice, commentary and exploration

Silent Sunday – Purple Bells

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Shade Garden

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Monarda & More

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Eliza Waters

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma), Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Speedwell (Veronica spicata) and Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus). Joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her weekly In A Vase On Monday meme. Click the link to see … Continue reading →

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Fleurs du Jour

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase on Monday – Summer Mix

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Eliza Waters

I went around cutting flowers that were bowed down by the deluges of rain we’ve been getting nearly every day. Yesterday, 1.5″ fell in a little over an hour, another inch today… and more tomorrow. And add that to the … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday – Drought Resistant Bed

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – In Bloom

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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Silent Sunday – Purple Poppy

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase on Monday – Purple & Yellow

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Eliza Waters

I’ve been absent from IAVOM for a while, mostly due to time constraints, but here is a vase I put together this weekend to celebrate the peak blooms of Catmint (Nepeta racemosa), Carolina lupine (Thermopsis villosa) and Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa). … Continue reading →

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Weird Wednesday – Foxglove Fasciation

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Eliza Waters

Fasciation is described as abnormal fusion and flattening of plant organs, usually stems, resulting in ribbon-like, coiled and contorted tissue. The growing tip or apical meristem of the plant, which normally produces cylindrical tissue, instead becomes elongated perpendicularly to the … Continue reading →

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