IAVOM – First Dahlias

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Eliza Waters

My first dahlias opened this week, an annual that I always look forward to as I love their perfectly formed, long-lasting blooms. These were a passalong and are a short variety bred for containers and front of the border planting. My taller dahlias will take a bit longer to bloom, maybe another 7-10 days.

Accompanying them are Zinnia ‘Aurora’ and ‘Yellow Profusion’, white pearl yarrow (Achillea ptarmica ‘The Pearl’), red Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, and purple Veronica longifolia.

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.

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Silent Sunday – White Stars

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Eliza Waters
Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia  clethroides)
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Wordless Wednesday – Summer Rain

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – First Zinnias!

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Eliza Waters

My first zinnias opened this week (Z. elegans ‘Aurora’) and I am pleased with the color, they live up to their name– goddess of the dawn.

Accompanying them are gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), red/orange yarrow (Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’), anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), poppy seed heads (Papaver somniferum), dill (Anethum graveolens) flowers and bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) foliage.

A second bouquet was a gift for a friend that I thought I’d share as well. I really packed it with lots of different flowers, a classic meadow posy! Speedwells: white and pink (Veronica spicata) and purple (V. longifolia), bugbane (Actaea simplex), bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata), sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) pink and white mallow (Malva moscheutos), oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare), fleabane (Erigeron annuus) and white yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

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

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Silent Sunday – Morning Buzz

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Eliza Waters
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Floral Friday – Mauve Poppy

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Eliza Waters
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Wordless Wednesday – Canada Lily

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Summery Yellow and White

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Eliza Waters

To celebrate the sunny days of early summer, a vase of composites– oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) and white yarrow (Achillea millifolium) are accompanied by white astilbe (A. chinensis), white mallow (Malva moscheutos) and stars of yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata).

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

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Wordless Wednesday – Indian Pink

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Eliza Waters

Spigelia marilandica

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IAVOM – Penstemon and Honeysuckle

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Eliza Waters

Sweet-scented honeysuckle blooms (Lonicera periclymenum ‘Serotina’ ) tempt both me and the hummingbirds to stop to enjoy a sniff or a sip. Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ is also in peak bloom with its blushing pink, surprisingly furry, blossoms. Also included are a couple small red Astilbe blooms and a few stems of fleabane (Erigeron annuus).

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

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