Today’s vase is a bit of a trompe-l’œil, an optical illusion, as the vase is made out of card and arrived flat-packed a couple of years ago although this is the first time it has ventured out of the vase cupboard. It came with its own foldable plastic container to pop inside the cut-out but, for stability, I used a chunky glass one to hold a clutch of blowsy Madame Alfred Carrière roses which are currently arriving at the rate of a handful of new blooms every day.
You will get more of an idea of this delusional vase from these photographs, the first of the original pack as it came, and the second an overhead shot of the vase indicating how it folds out to form the 3D stand.
There must be hundreds of rose buds around the garden just now and it is a delight in mid-May to have my first vase of roses of the year; I am sure there will be many more. It takes the place of last week’s little jug of bellis which looks exactly as it did a week ago, as does the little pile of liquorice allsorts – I say ‘does’, but in fact since moving the latter away from the spot on the kitchen worktop where my weekly vases live some of them have disappeared, never to be seen again…
The tea cup which acts as a prop for today’s vase is from a box of mixed blue and white china we picked up for next to nothing at an auction – so, we have the teapot, the cup, cream blooms and all we need now is the cake… Perhaps somebody else’s vase will feature the cake… If it’s not yours then, not to worry, still share your Monday vases with us by leaving the usual links to and from this post.
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What a cute idea for a vase – I’m wondering if I could make a cardboard ‘vase’ using the same idea – that’s got me thinking. I’ve gone over to the Dark Side today! https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/hubble-bubble/
I am sure you could (and will) Sandra – look forward to seeing it!
Stunning illusion…
Thanks Jenanita – I am glad to have finally used it
What delicious roses Cathy! And I love your ‘vase’! It’s brilliant! How lovely that we are the beginning of the rose season. I have buds but nothing showing yet – it is all to come! Hooray! My vases this week are full of leftovers! Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-vase-or-three-on-monday.html
Just from the kitchen windows I can see a mass of rose buds – hard to imagine what it will be like when they all open… Mme AC is the only one properly in flower yet, but she is one of the oldest and most established, which probably helps
Yes the rose arrangement is lovely…so clear and fresh. The Bellis look delightful and good to know that they last in vase…as for the liquorice all sorts they wouldn’t last a day here! Here is my first rose of IAVOM this year…https://noellemace.blogspot.com/2019/05/in-vase-on-monday-early-one-morning.html
Isn’t it lovely to use roses again, Noelle? I wonder which you have used…?
The Iceberg, used for sentimental reasons….sadly there is not room here to have the variety of roses I used to have, but maybe more will be acquired!
The only way is up…?
How unique. It looks real and goes so well with your tea cup, who would know? Your roses are beautiful and I envy your roses to come. They did very poorly here over the winter and many died. I love roses, but they just don’t do well here in Ohio long term. Thanks for sharing yours with us.
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Thanks Cindy. What a shame that roses don’t do well for you – I have increased the number in my garden year on year and will run out of places for them soon! Can hardly wait for all the new ones to flower!
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One of my very favourite roses. The vase is a clever idea. I’m not home but in the UK for Chelsea.
Ahah – I remember you said that’s the show you would go to this year. Hard to believe it was 2 years ago today that we met up!! Have a great visit 🙂
How lovely to have your first roses. I wish I could come to tea in your lovely garden.
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You can come to tea in my garden any time you want, Chloris – you would be most welcome but I will have to find a better teapot…
It’s a pity you are so far away but I hope one day, I might make it. But I prefer a china teapot.
I hope so too…
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Love the ‘vase’ and the roses. I’ve got roses too
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Thanks for hosting – I’ve missed taking part!
Glad to have you back Jen – and with roses too
Love the cute teapot vase!
Oops! Pressed send too soon….I’m joining the fray if I may, also with s blue vase, filled with spring bulbs which are still going strong here… https://countygardening.wordpress.com/2019/05/
And welcome to IAVOM – you will enjoy the supportive community
Thanks Chris
Oh my, at first I really thought it was an actual teapot. 😊 This is a beautiful idea, and really makes your roses pop. Well, I can finally start participating on IAVOM not just as an active reader since my little garden is finally waking up and it’s just making me so happy! https://angiebaer.com/blog/this-northern-garden-mid-may-update
Thank you kindly, for hosting Cathy!
Oh I am so pleased your garden is waking up – it has been a long winter for you!!
Oh my goodness, yes! I feel like our growing season will be only two months long. But thankful for the awakening in the garden. 🙂
Only two months! But I suppose you must be used to that…
What an interesting card. Your vase of roses is beautiful. Such fun having many more to look forward to.
Yes, I came across by chance on Amazon
What a clever idea for a card/vase. I have purchased a number of cards over the years with teapot images but none that could be used. And I can just imagine the fragrance. I have too much shade for roses; but seeing your bouquet suggests that I really need to think about what other fragrant shrubs I could add. My vase is here: https://www.lindabrazill.com/each_little_world/2019/05/ivom-color.html
There are some roses that are OK with some shade – worth checking out? But yes, increasingly I look for plants with fragrance too
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I’ve not come across anything like this before! Gorgeous roses and a nice play on words 🙂 It’s lovely to have the time to join in today, Cathy. Thank you for hosting. https://wp.me/p5Pz00-297
I found the ‘vase’ quite by chance Sam and am pleased to have finally used it! Good to have you with us again today
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Lovely roses, and what an amazing container! Here is my vase for today. I always forget to use props but must try to remember next time! https://wordsandherbs.com/2019/05/20/in-a-vase-on-monday-may-bouquet/
Thanks Cathy – and props are not obligatory 😉
Blue china is my favorite, I love this. My first thought was ‘looks like my vase’ in my alternate Florida universe. I have no roses and shudder to imagine the fungal implications. Yours roses are lovely and a treat for me. Here is my vase http://theshrubqueen.com/2019/05/20/in-a-vase-on-monday-scentsational-moonlight/
Oh dear, ‘fungal implications’ sounds nasty!! Glad you enjoyed my roses instead though 🙂
The fungus here can be quite nasty. There are roses grown on Fortuinana rootstock for Florida, I am just not a tender of roses.
At first look…What? How cute . The roses look especially nice in the blue and white.
Thanks Beverley – I like the combination too
That’s a very effective illusion, especially against the black back-drop! The card must have been sent by someone who knows you well. The white roses are wonderful with the blue and white props. I went with blue and white myself this week: https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/05/in-vase-on-monday-blues-have-it.html
Well, it was me that bought it and I guess I know myself quite well…!
Ha! That’s always a good thing – and more than some people can boast of!
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Wonderful illusion!
Thanks – it works well, doesn’t it?
Oh that’s a most natty vase Cathy and such a clever idea! The little china tea cup is the perfect match. Fabulous blowsy roses too. I have some catching up to do here as we have had a busy week or so with various trips away from home. My vase is here : https://greentapestry.blogspot.com/2019/05/in-vase-on-monday-butterfingers.html
Thanks Anna – it was a joy to be picking roses again. I hope your busy week has been a good one
A clever and unusual vase, Cathy. A perfect gift for someone to give a gardener. Not sure if you are getting my pingbacks, but here is my vase this week: https://wp.me/p3O3z4-2kg
Thanks rickii – no sign of a pingback, though…
I thought that teapot looked strangely flat – what an illusion! The roses are fabulous and it sounds as though your garden is about to burst forth in roses. My Gertrude Jekyll has one flower and several buds, I must start trying to train it as a climber, but I have planted here in a very awkward to reach spot!
Thanks Jude – I have moved my GJ to a better spot and am hoping it will do better now. No buds on it yet though, unlike most of the others. I have moved 4 or 5 different roses this last year and fortunately they are all doing OK
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What a clever teapot! 😉 And just the thing for white roses. Somehow I hadn’t known about your Madame Alfred Carriere – just lovely! I am returning to antique varieties myself now, or so I think – though still waiting for my rose order to arrive! Sorry I have been so dilatory with IaVoM, though the same could be said for my gardening and blogging generally, as settling in and recovery have taken precedence. But I have done some foraging today as there is much to be had growing wild right now. Here is today’s vase: https://www.smallsunnygarden.com/2019/05/20/in-a-vase-a-field-of-wildflowers/
But settling in and recovery should be a priority Amy, and the aftermath of your traumatic uprooting will have its own difficulties too, I am sure – so no apologies are needed. How exciting to be waiting for a rose order – is it coming from within the US or do you buy directly from the UK?
I had ordered from an old- and rare- rose specialist in California, but one of my selected varieties was too small for shipping so we delayed the whole order to give it time to bulk up. Must check into it now!
I will be interested to find out what you have ordered
Last night at about 9pm I made a little video of my wander around the garden pop along over if you would like to join me: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/come-walk-with-me-at-dusk/
Cathy I love the trompe-l’oeil of the vase: it looks like a real teapot, although I prefer them in porcelain. Your Roses Madame Alfred Carrière I love them. It must be wonderful to enjoy them in the garden and also inside the house with such a unique vase. Greetings from Margarita.
Thanks Margarita – more and more buds on Madame Alfred Carrière are opening every day…so lovely!
Wonderful! Cathy there is nothing more charming than a rose garden, and you have it. My most sincere congratulations. Greetings from Margarita.
Thank you 😊
How interesting: I wouldn’t have noticed it was paper stock until you mentioned it. It’s a creative idea. The flowers you’ve used for your vases are lovely.
Thanks Beth – sadly the roses did not last long, but I had picked them when they were fully open so didn’t really expect them to
Sorry I missed Monday.
Not to worry