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In A Vase On Monday – Asters and Cosmos

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Eliza Waters

I usually like to take my time creating my arrangements, as I derive great pleasure from it, but this week I didn’t have the time, so here is my first ‘plonk’ for IAVOM. Of course, I had to use the heart-leaved … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – White & Purple

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Eliza Waters

  This week I’ve used two wild asters for the bulk of my arrangement: blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), (which looks purple to me, you can see a big mound of it in my garden in the background) and white lance-leaved aster … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Mauve & Purple

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I’ve used mauve heads of sedum (S. ‘Autumn Joy’), which are just beginning to deepen in color in my garden, maroon-purple sprigs of shiso (Perilla frutescens), an annual of the mint family that readily self-sows in my herb bed, and … Continue reading →

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