Eliza Waters

On October 10, we had our first frost, a heavy one that ended all tender plants in my garden. As I do every year, I gathered all useable blooms the day before, put them into vases, took photos and then placed the arrangements throughout the house to enjoy. To share them with you, I featured my first two vases last Monday, my second post today and there will be another next week.

The above vase is a beloved one that I bought from a potter in New Hampshire over 40 years ago. She had changed her technique and I was fortunate to get one of the last in her old style of glazing. The flowers are: Dahlias, red ‘Debora Renae’, yellow ‘Lemonade’ and pink ‘Chilson’s Pride,’ Zinnia elegans ‘Aurora’, Nicotiana alata (right foreground) and Nicotiana x sanderae ‘Select Watercolor’ in back. Filler is feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium).

My second vase has pink Dahlia ‘Chilson’s Pride’, spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), and Zinnia angustifolia ‘Profusion Cherry Bicolor’.

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