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In A Vase On Monday – Last Dregs

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Most of the foliage in my garden has succumbed to repeated frosts, but a few things hang on. As I went out to gather these, a cold, gusty wind was swirling snow flurries all around. Winter is right around the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Wild Things

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Eliza Waters

  Though my garden is finished, I picked these wild goldenrod flowers (Solidago sp.) on a walk last week. Nearby was a delightfully-curled, dried stalk of grass, which I tucked into an old bottle. Simple things can be so pleasing, even … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Autumn Hues

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Eliza Waters

My orange Blenko vase was just the thing to hold an arrangement featuring all the hues of autumn, starting with orange and yellow calendula (C. officinalis). Small wands of wild goldenrod (Solidago sp.), picked from an area that was mowed in August, … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday View October 18

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Since I received a few requests for one last look at the garden post-frost, I thought I’d oblige. I’ve removed the sad remnants of annuals, so the look is rather sparse. However, the maple foliage more than makes up for … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Autumn Pocket

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Eliza Waters

This week’s flower colors reflect the yellow and red-orange autumn foliage in the background. I’m using another of my hand-painted, pocket vases made in Ecuador by Artesia. Each side offers a different color, either cobalt or turquoise. I think the cobalt looks better with … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday View October 4

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Eliza Waters

  The trees have begun to turn in earnest, all the way to the sumac at the river you see through the window in the forest. The blue-violet, heart-leaved asters (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), have flopped a bit from the drizzly rain … Continue reading →

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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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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Eliza Waters
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The Tuesday View September 27

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Since a frost was predicted for Sunday night, we covered a few things, my spouse made a support to hold a tarp to cover the largest zinnia and dahlia patch (see D. ‘Voodoo’ below), and I picked nearly every tender flower in … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Frost Warning

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Eliza Waters

A cold front swept through Friday night and temperatures plummeted within a few hours from summer to autumn.  With frost warnings for Sunday night, I was scrambling Sunday afternoon to pick my tender annuals for vases in the house, three … Continue reading →

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