Eliza Waters

At least once a summer, I get the itch to create a really large arrangement in one of my hefty vases. This blown glass beauty I brought back (very carefully as a carry-on) from a trip to Poland. The whole thing, top to bottom, measures roughly 30″ x 35″ (76 x 90 cm). Yup, it’s a biggie!

What’s in it: wild goldenrod (Solidago sp.) and woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricata), and from the garden– beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis), four colors of spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), Verbena bonariensis, Zinnia elegans, and a couple stems of triple-leaved foliage from Carolina lupine (Thermopsis villosa) and seed heads and foliage from bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare purpureum).

Then, for contrast, here are a couple of little vase arrangements from my kitchen windowsill. On the left, lime-green Nicotiana langsdorffii, purple Salvia greggii, and black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). On the right, a mix of Cosmos bipinnatus and woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricata).

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.