Category Archives: Country Gardening

Advice, commentary and exploration

A Week of Flowers – Day One

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Eliza Waters

Cathy at Words and Herbs has presented a challenge to cheer us all up: “From Sunday the 22nd through to Saturday the 28th let’s share a photo a day (or more than one if you like) of our flowers and gardens and brighten … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase on Monday – No Flowers

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Eliza Waters

This week, we celebrate the anniversary of In a Vase on Monday, a meme that has delighted us over many years. Cathy’s request this week is for arrangements made without flowers, perfect for my post-frost and post-snowy November garden. Twigs of … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Five ‘C’s

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Eliza Waters

This week, I share my last, pre-frost bouquet– one made of three ‘C’s: Calendula officinalis, Centaurea cyanus and Cosmos sulphureus. And I could add another two ‘C’s– color and contrast! These flowers are now just a sweet memory, but my … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Autumn Colors

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Eliza Waters

This week, I share my next-to-last, pre-frost bouquet in my orange Blenko Glass vase, a perfect color for fall. This one is more of a ‘plonk’ job, but I think at this point all I wanted was to get all … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Autumn Orange

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Eliza Waters

This week, I continue sharing the arrangements I made from flowers salvaged before our first frost. This one is my favorite of the bunch, a nice autumnal orange to welcome the first week of October. It is made with only … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Zinnias

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Eliza Waters

A week ago, we had our first frost. Beforehand, I spent several hours in the garden harvesting what I could and ended up with five arrangements, the first of which I posted last Monday. Here is the second one, a … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase on Monday – Frost Comes

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Eliza Waters

Early Sunday morning, we had our first frost. Saturday afternoon, I spent four hours in the garden harvesting what I could save of beans, basil and flowers and ended up with five arrangements. I plan on featuring one at a … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Creamy White

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Eliza Waters

This week, I decided to combine all my white (or close to white) flowers into my arrangement. My Italian bunny jug seemed like a good choice, its pale yellow complements all, especially the few blooms of ‘Italian White’ Sunflowers (Helianthus … Continue reading →

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