Tag Archives: Dahlias

IAVOM – Clearing Cleomes

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Eliza Waters

My spider flowers (Cleome hassleriana) have grown tall, arching over paths making a prickly and sticky mess to pass by, so ‘off with their heads!’ More than a dozen of the topped flowers went into this vintage, cranberry-glass vase. Other … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Tidying Up

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Eliza Waters

Sometimes, simply deadheading isn’t enough and more drastic action is needed to clear paths of overhanging vegetation. This week quite a few flowers got the chop: Gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta), Calendula officinalis, Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’ and Zinnia ‘Zahara Salmon’, plus … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – First Dahlias

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Eliza Waters

It is always exciting when the first dahlia blooms, and this week I have two: Dahlia ‘Hypnotica Icarus’ and ‘Grandahlia Dark Red.’ Orange butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is looking fine, but I’ve seen no butterflies, only ants, alas. My first … Continue reading →

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A Week of Flowers – Day Seven

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Eliza Waters

It is Day Seven, the last day of Cathy at Words and Herbs annual ‘A Week of Flowers‘, where she invites any and all to join her (until 7th December) to share a photo or two of something bright and colorful from … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Post-Frost #2

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Eliza Waters

On October 10, we had our first frost, a heavy one that ended all tender plants in my garden. As I do every year, I gathered all useable blooms the day before, put them into vases, took photos and then … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Autumn’s Glow

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Eliza Waters

An old mustard crock makes a compact vase for this week’s autumnal arrangement. Zinnia elegans ‘Aurora’ and ‘Sprite’, mixed with Dahlias ‘Ice Tea’, ‘Hypnotica Icarus’ and collarette ‘Giggles’ make up most of the arrangement. A few late season black-eyed Susans … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Pure Joy

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Eliza Waters

Give me a large vase with plenty to fill it and I am one happy camper! We finally had two days of rain last week and while welcome and needed, several plants of heavy Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) toppled. Since frost … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Aster Season

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Eliza Waters

I pulled out my two-toned pocket vase for a turn this week. Here’s the other side: White frost asters (Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei), lavender heart-leaf (S. cordifolium) and large purple Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’ provide a filler base for Dahlias ‘Ice Tea’ and … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Last Call Finale

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Eliza Waters

Having gleaned my garden of all viable blooms two weeks ago ahead of expected frosts, today I share my last arrangements I made at that time. The last of all those flowers I picked went to the compost pile today … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Last Call

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Eliza Waters

I’ve gleaned my garden of nearly all viable blooms as frost is likely this week. I’ve made several arrangements and will show one a week so I can continue to join the IAVOM meme for a couple more weeks. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

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