On October 10, we had our first heavy frost, ending all tender plants in my garden. As I do every year, I gathered all useable blooms the day before, put them into vases, took photos, then placed the arrangements throughout the house to enjoy. (Most are now in the compost!) To share them with you, I featured my first two vases two weeks ago, my second two last Monday, ending today with my last installment.
One bright red zinnia (Z. elegans ‘Sprite’) accompanies yellow and orange marigolds (Calendula officinalis) in a cluster of several bronze fennel blooms, as well as a black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta), a nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) sprig, Verbena bonariensis and flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata and N. langsdorffii).
The above stoneware pitcher is filled with daisies of feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) and garden mums (Dendranthema), lavender aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) pink, purple and white spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) and flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata and N. langsdorffii).
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flower arrangements from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.
