Tag Archives: goldenrod

Wordless Wednesday – Seen

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Eliza Waters
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IAVOM – Big and Little

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Eliza Waters

At least once a summer, I get the itch to create a really large arrangement in one of my hefty vases. This blown glass beauty I brought back (very carefully as a carry-on) from a trip to Poland. The whole … Continue reading →

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IAVOM – Fruits and Seeds

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Eliza Waters

The season of seeds and fruits is upon us. Today’s vase shows Cotoneaster berries and ruby-red Penstemon ‘Husker’s Red’ seed heads. Goldenrod (Solidago sp.), pale yellow Zinnia elegans and beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis) complete the arrangement. Thanks to Cathy at … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday – Late Summer Gold

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Eliza Waters

In late summer, our fields are full of several types of Goldenrod (Solidago sp.), laid out like a huge buffet for pollinators. Goldenrod pollen is high in protein, just what bees need to prepare for the cold season ahead. An … Continue reading →

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Morning Embrace

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Eliza Waters

November light embraces a milkweed pod draped in goldenrod.

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In A Vase On Monday – Going Native

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I’ve used only wildflowers picked from our fields and woods that are native to the northeastern U.S. Asters have come abundantly into bloom (we have more than half a dozen different species), of which I’ve chosen three: white … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Summer Meadow

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, my spouse requested a “tall” arrangement and I’m happy to oblige. I’ve chosen our tallest vase, a sleek, black glass in the Ming-style, that was a gift from his brother many years ago. Curiously, when held up … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – High Summer

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Eliza Waters

For this week’s vase, I’ve picked flowers from my garden that to me, simply shout “high summer!” Pink garden phlox (P. paniculata), pinwheels of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’), goldenrod (Solidago sp.), little jewels of striped mallow (Malva sylvestris), white flowering … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Orange & Yellow

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Eliza Waters

This week, I’ve combined yellow and orange with a touch of purple and white, using bi-colored hybrid daylilies (Hemerocallis x), white flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), yellow woodland sunflowers (Helianthus divaricatus), goldenrod (Solidago sp.) and purple hosta (Hosta x) for accent color. The … Continue reading →

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Last Hurrah

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Eliza Waters

Oakleaf Hydrangea (H. quercifolia) puts on a show in reddish-orange and burgundy beyond a screen of dried wildflowers – goldenrod, aster and heliopsis – gone to seed at the edge of the field.  

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