Category Archives: Country Gardening

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In A Vase On Monday – Foxglove & Iris

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I used white and purple foxgloves (Digitalis) and a purple/white Japanese/Siberian/Louisiana? iris that I picked up at a yard sale, so I am uncertain as to its name. A search online has yielded no close identification. … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase On Monday – Last of the Peonies

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I feature the last of my peonies. This week’s warm temperatures will finish them for the year. They were spectacular and I am happy I got to enjoy them for three weeks. Yellow thermopsis (Thermopsis villosa), an American native … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Foxglove & Peonies

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I again chose peonies, which are at their height of bloom, perfuming the air around them like a little slice of heaven. Foxgloves have come in this week, standing sentinel in the spring bed, taking over from … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Peonies

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Cathy at Rambling In the Garden, hosts a weekly meme to showcase what is blooming in our gardens by creating arrangements to enjoy inside our homes. Wander over to see what gardeners all over the world are arranging this week. I used … Continue reading →

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Ferns Unfurling

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Eliza Waters

The unfurling of fern fiddleheads in spring is one of the things I look forward to every year. To me, each one is a work of art. Above is a lovely reddish-bronze Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) named for its quick demise when … Continue reading →

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At Last

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Eliza Waters

At last, there are flowers in my garden! While large patches of snow remain all over the yard, the sunny front bed offers up its gift of snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in the spring sunshine. I’ve been waiting all winter for this … Continue reading →

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Tulips in Color

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Since I received a couple of inquiries as to the color of the tulips in my last post, I thought I’d show what they look like in color. Tulipa ‘Purple Prince.’

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Orchid Show Redux

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Since there were still some more great images that didn’t make it into my first Orchid Show post, I thought I would offer another view of the marvelously varied world of orchids.

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