A Week of Flowers – Day Five

It is Day Five 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!

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A Week of Flowers – Day Four

Robin’s Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) iin a sunny lawn meadow 🌞

It is Day Four 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!

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A Week of Flowers – Day Three

Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

It is Day Three 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!

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A Week of Flowers – Day Two

Spring bouquet: Narcissi, tulip, primrose and Japanese quince

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!

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IAVOM – December Bucket

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.)

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Silent Sunday – Crackle Ice

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Wordless Wednesday – Gratitude

On this day and every day, share an attitude of gratitude 🧡

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Silent Sunday – Fence-line

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Wordless Wednesday – Last Light

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Silent Sunday – Progression

Virgin’s-bower (Clematis virginiana) seed succession October 10, October 25, November 15

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