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IAVOM – A Handful of Autumn

Posted on November 1, 2026 by Eliza Waters

One of my daily meanders around our property yielded a handful to share in a vase this week. It started with orange and mustard Asian bittersweet berries (Celastrus orbiculatus), then I picked some dried stalks of male Japanese knotweed flowers … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Along the Trail

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Eliza Waters

I gathered the makings of this arrangement while walking along our trail by the river. As you can see in the background, most of the foliage has fallen from the trees and the garden is heading towards dormancy. Though the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Autumn Colors

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Even though there have been two frost warnings, we’ve only had lows in the the upper 30sF (3C). With the days continuing to be mild, the annuals are still blossoming. For this week, I picked pale-orange, red-orange and pumpkin-colored nasturtiums (Tropaeolum … Continue reading →

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