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Tag Archives: floral design
In A Vase on Monday – Aquilegia
It has been a hectic spring and I’ve had little time to blog or even make arrangements, but I was determined to get a vase posted this week! Columbines (Aquilegia vulgaris) are putting on a great show this year … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged Aquilegia vulgaris, floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, In a Vase on Monday
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IAVOM-6th Anniversary
Cathy, at Rambling in the Garden, is celebrating the 6th anniversary of In a Vase on Monday, a meme where gardeners showcase a weekly vase from their gardens. This week she has requested that we make a miniature (six inches or less) arrangement. … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged floral design, flower arrangement, gardening meme, In a Vase on Monday, photography
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IAVOM- Encore
Incredibly, we made it all the way to November 1st before we had a killing frost, weeks beyond the average. I decided to comb my yard on Friday beforehand to see what flowers I could glean that had survived the … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged autumn flowers, floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, In a Vase on Monday
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IAVOM-Small Treasures
Our first light frost came two weeks ago and since then, there have been several more, slowly ending the garden season this year. While the annuals are the first to go, those near the warmth of the paved driveway and … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, In a Vase on Monday
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IAVOM – Tripled
With the abundance of flowers available in my garden right now, it is hard to stop at creating just one vase, so today, I’ll showcase three. All too soon, my gardens will be knocked down by frost, so I’m relishing … Continue reading
Morning Sun
It’s time to use my sunflower pocket vase, filled with assorted sunflowers, of course!A look at my main garden below with its sunflower ‘trees.’ It always amazes me how fast these grow from tiny seeds to more than 10 feet … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, Helianthus annuus, photography, sunflowers
112 Comments
IAVOM-Going Native
Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) has begun to bloom, a sign I interpret as the point where we begin to slide from mid-summer towards autumn. The seasonal cycles continue unabated, ‘time and tide wait for no man’ or woman, for that matter. Bittersweet … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, In a Vase on Monday, native flowers, wildflowers
104 Comments
Honky Tonk
Another mini-arrangement this week features Tulipa batalinii ‘Honky Tonk’, a lovely, butter-yellow species that has increased well in my garden since last year. Also included are Native Crested Iris (Iris cristata) and three different violets that grow wild around my yard, … Continue reading
In A Vase On Monday – 5th Anniversary
Cathy at Rambling In the Garden, host of the weekly meme showcasing arrangements created from our gardens, is celebrating five years of IAVOM. Her requested theme this week is anything NOT in a vase, so I created a wreath. The vine base … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged beautyberry, dried wreath, floral design, gardening, In a Vase on Monday, meme, photography
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In A Vase On Monday – Last Flowers
Frost has finished my annuals and the perennials are slowly following, as Nature pushes them into dormancy. Here I share the last arrangements I made before their demise. I put all the mixed zinnias (Z. elegans) into one vase with … Continue reading
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Tagged floral design, flower arrangement, gardening, In a Vase on Monday, meme, photography, Zinnia elegans
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