Silent Sunday

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Skipper butterfly

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Eliza Waters

floral arrangementSince today is Memorial Day here in the U.S., I thought I would do a red, white and blue arrangement to commemorate the day. The last Monday in May is set aside to honor those who died in military service, with people placing flowers on the graves of the fallen, attending parades and speeches as part of the ceremony.

I used red Azalea blooms (no ID) that were planted here when we bought the house nearly 30 years ago, blue Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) and white Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Alba’) and two types of white Narcissi (N. ‘Cheerfulness’ and ‘Pueblo’).

I’m linking to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden‘s meme, In A Vase On Monday. Click the link to see what other gardeners the world over have arranged this week.

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Silent Sunday

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Swamp Pink & Carpenter Bee

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Honky Tonk

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Tulip/Iris flower arrangementAnother mini-arrangement this week features Tulipa batalinii ‘Honky Tonk’, a lovely, butter-yellow species that has increased well in my garden since last year. Tulipa batalinii 'Honky Tonk'Also included are Native Crested Iris (Iris cristata) and three different violets that grow wild around my yard, including the speckled hybrid I adore, Viola sororia ‘Freckles’.

Iris cristata
Tulip, Iris & Violets
Viola ‘Freckles’

I’m joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden’s In a Vase on Monday meme. Click the link to see what gardeners the world over are arranging this week.

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Silent Sunday

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Water Strider

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Lady fern fiddleheads

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Spring Flowers

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Eliza Waters

spring flowersI made a little birthday bouquet for a young friend who was celebrating her 11th year last week. She’s been a garden buddy since she was a toddler and I hope that she will be for many years to come!

butterfly daffodil

Pink Hyacinth, small-cup and split-corolla Narcissi, Tulipa ‘Analita,’ a few buds of Epimedium × versicolor and Viburnum carlesii, and greens are Lonicera tatarica and sprigs of Acer rubrum.

Linking to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for In a Vase on Monday. Click link to see what other gardeners are arranging this week.

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Eliza Waters
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This poor guy is recovering from a window strike. This angle barely shows his rosy breast for which he is named. Fortunately, he regained his senses and flew away safely.

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Earth Day Blues

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Blue spring flowersBlue flowers, that is. Today is Earth Day, and although I think every day should be Earth Day where we do our best to take care of our planet, that’s not the focus of this post. (You can visit here to read a previous one I wrote.)

There are more things just beginning to come up in my garden, but I chose to make another small arrangement this week to offer for In A Vase on Monday. I used Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica), Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) and Striped Squill (Puschkinia scilloides) with a collar of Geranium macrorrhizum leaves in a small, cobalt-blue tincture bottle.

IMG_7744Happy Earth Day – Love Your Mother! ❤

 

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Easter Greetings

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Eliza Waters

sunburst

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