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 in vases, took photos and then placed the arrangements all through the house. I will feature a couple vases each Monday for the next few weeks to share them with you.
The above ‘cat in the garden’ pocket vase is a favorite, but I seldom use it as the opening is rather small and narrow. I filled it with Angelonia angustifolia Guardian Angel™ Berry Sparkler and a few Verbena bonariensis.
A second vase is more autumnal with Nigella papillosa seed heads, foliage from gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) and burgundy Coleus. Blooms of ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum (Hylotelephium telephium ‘Herbstfreude’), love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), pink spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) and hardy daisy chrysanthemums (Dendranthema x) finish it.
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 other happy campers are sharing this week.
Eliza Waters 