It is Day Two of Cathy at Words and Herbs annual ‘A Week of Flowers‘, where she invites any and all to join her each day this week (until 7th December) to share a photo or two, taken over the past year, of something bright and colorful from our gardens. Click the link to see what others have shared or to join in yourself.
Thanks, Cathy, for this cheerful pick-me-up meme to brighten our early December days!
Each December for the festive holidays, I fill an old wooden bucket on the front porch. I usually start in November with a harvest look of dried ‘Annebelle’ hydrangea flower heads and curly seed heads of willow herb (Epilobium ciliatum). Later, I add Christmasy greens from Japanese holly (Ilex × meserveae) and mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), as well as white painted branches and finished with a bow and a little gnome for whimsy.
Cathy at Rambling in the Garden hosts the weekly meme In A Vase On Monday, an addictive meme connecting flower lovers and gardeners all over the globe. Each week, she invites us to share arrangements made from our gardens. (Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.)
Virgin’s-bower (Clematis virginiana) seed succession October 10, October 25, November 15
Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday (featuring flower arrangements from our gardens), celebrates her 12th anniversary of the meme this week. She suggests a theme annually for gardeners to join in celebrating with her. This year she has chosen Puns and Props, something she enjoys including in her weekly offerings all year through. (Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.)
The pun I chose is: “Geology rocks, but geography is where it’s at!” My props are two geode crystals, amethyst and citrine, and an atlas open to the UK, where our host lives.
My arrangement was collected from my yard and trails, seeking out colorful foliage, fruit and seed heads. I happily cut invasive plants– euonymous, privet, barberry, burning bush and bittersweet, which all show beautiful autumn foliage. Also included: raspberry leaves, dried hydrangea flowers, Japanese anemone, goldenrod and coneflower seed heads.
Thank you, Cathy, for twelve years of hosting this addictive meme and connecting flower lovers and gardeners all over the globe.
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