Tag Archives: Astilbe chinensis var. taquetti

IAVOM – Better Than Ice Cream

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Eliza Waters

My arrangement this week looks a bit like an ice cream cone, but since I can’t eat that wonderful confection, this will suffice! In the vase: Pink spires of Chinese astilbe (A. chinensis var. taquetii ‘Superba’), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Gleanings

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Eliza Waters

As opposed to last week’s Littles, I’m sharing one large vase this week, created from the gleanings of a massive deadheading job (three cartloads!) that I did in my big garden. Deadheading is the major chore at this point in … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Vibrant

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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Floral Friday – Summer Garden

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Eliza Waters
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Summer Joy

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Eliza Waters

We’ve really been enjoying our large, main garden this summer. We eat our meals on the deck that overlooks it, so we get plenty of time to appreciate its beauty. The left side is mostly annuals and the right is … Continue reading →

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IAVOM-Abundance

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Eliza Waters

The garden is blooming profusely with all the heat and rain we’ve had in the past week. The Astilbe chinensis var. taquettii are peaking and the Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) are abundant. The Zinnias (Z. elegans ‘Cactus’) are starting to bloom and are … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Holiday Upgrades

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Eliza Waters

I decided to give my harvest wreath and dried flower bucket a Christmas holiday upgrade by adding balsam fir (Abies balsamea), Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) and winterberries (Ilex verticillata).  Here is the before photo: As you can see, the mermaid is … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Dried Flowers

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Eliza Waters

As I start to cut back my gardens in preparation for winter, I’m finding great dried material for arrangements that are simply too good to just throw on the compost heap. I was inspired to make this arrangement for the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Pretty in Pink

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I used white gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), along with pink astilbe (A. chinensis var. taquetii) and a couple of the last of the lamb’s ears flowers (Stachys byzantina) for vertical appeal. Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) provide focal … Continue reading →

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