Today, I’m celebrating my 11th blogiversary! I can’t believe how the years have flown by. With over 1400 posts and counting, a few of you have been with me since the early years 👏🏼 and have witnessed the evolution from wordy to ‘Wordless’ and ‘Silent’, while others have joined me here more recently. (If you are curious, check out a couple of my earlier posts when I felt all those words needed to be expressed!) I am grateful to all of you for your views and kind comments. You are very much appreciated– thank you! 💖
It is delightful to have a garden full of flowers from which to create a vase or two whenever the inspiration hits me. Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ (light pink/white) and D. ‘Pinelands Princess’ (dark pink) are coming on strongly now, providing a base for this week’s arrangement. Purple and pink spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), purpleconeflower (Echinacea purpurea), pink and yellow zinnias (Z. elegans), and Hemerocallis ‘Hyperion’ vie for attention, while white/pink flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), white yarrow (Achillea millefolium),Verbena bonariensis and a sprig of anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) add the finishing touches.
Some more diminutive blossoms called to me to create a small vase (below) for the dining table. Orange pastel ‘Profusion’ zinnia (Z. angustifolia) and calendula (C. officinalis), flowering tobaccos (Nicotiana alata and N. langsdorffii, a favorite annual with lime green bells), orange hummingbird mint (Agastache ‘Poquito’), feverfew daisy (Tanacetum parthenium), Verbena bonariensis and seed pods of love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).
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 or see what others are sharing this week.
My first dahlias opened this week, so my vase celebrates their arrival. Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’ (light pink/white) and D. ‘Pinelands Princess’ (dark pink) are accompanied by light and dark pink Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana), purple Verbena bonariensis, yellow Zinnia elegans, yellow Hummingbird Mint (Agastache ‘Poquito’), white Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata) and seed heads of Dill (Anethum graveolens) and Persian Jewel (Nigella damascena).
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 or see what others are sharing this week.
My sunflower pocket vase arrangement this week celebrates the glory of summer with a mix from my cutting beds (in the background, right): Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis), Zinnia elegans and Z. angustifolia), Gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta), Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Marigold (Calendula officinalis), white and apricot Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Dwarf Hummingbird Mint (Agastache ‘Poquito’), Poppy seed-pods (Papaver somniferum), Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare purpureum) foliage and flowers.
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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 or see what others are sharing this week.
Today, I’m celebrating my 11th blogiversary! I can’t believe how the years have flown by. With over 1400 posts and counting, a few of you have been with me since the early years 👏🏼 and have witnessed the evolution from wordy to ‘Wordless’ and ‘Silent’, while others have joined me here more recently. (If you are curious, check out a couple of my earlier posts when I felt all those words needed to be expressed!) I am grateful to all of you for your views and kind comments. You are very much appreciated– thank you! 💖
Eliza Waters 