Eliza Waters

As opposed to last week’s Littles, I’m sharing one large vase this week, created from the gleanings of a massive deadheading job (three cartloads!) that I did in my big garden. Deadheading is the major chore at this point in the season, at least for me. Some flowers still have a few days beauty left in them so I tossed them into a vase to enjoy. The goldenrod was leaning into the path around the garden, so it got the chop as well. The geotropic effect from leaning, when flipped, made for a nice drape around the base.

Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) forms the base, filled with Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro), Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricata), Chinese Astilbe (A. chinensis var. tacquetti) and Phlox (P. paniculata).

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting the weekly garden meme In A Vase on Monday. Click the link to see what other gardeners have created this week.