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.)























