Sadly, there were neither blue skies nor sunshine yesterday, when I created this vase, and if I had checked the forecast when I first got up I would have searched for and picked blooms, popped them in a vase and photographed them first thing, when it was at least dry. As it was, however, with other commitments later, I found myself dashing out in the rainy late afternoon to find something I could quickly cut and display and photograph.
In the above photo, you can see Narcissus ‘Grand Soleil d’Or’ (big golden sun) peeping out from a sea of sky-blue muscari in my little tradesman’s sample Bretby Pottery jug, an even smaller vase than last week at around 5″ (13cms) tall. To screen the sun, there is a little paper parasol in the form of a cocktail umbrella; here, a real umbrella would have been more appropriate.
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Your title this week had me thinking you had lovely, sunny weather, Cathy! You did well to still bring some flowers indoors amid the rain; the blue and yellow look great together. 🙂
My vases, picked just prior to a heavy downpour, are here ~ https://homelifeonlineblog.com/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-remnants-of-summer/
They were both quick to pick, Joanne – there is quite a big clump of the muscari and the narcissus only needed one stem. I agree about the blue and yellow – very spring-like combination
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A lovely combination. And at least you have some blue skies and sunshine indoors now, even if the vase is tiny! We have been lucky, but the sun has not brought us much warmth as yet, so let’s hope for a bit of spring warmth this coming week. ☀️Here is my vase for today Cathy. Happy gardening! https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-floating-hellebores/
It’s been dry today, but not sunny – although last week when I was out in the garden there was the occasional moment when you could feel a little warmth
I love the blue and yellow..So Spring!
Yes, definitely spring colours, Beverly!
I got caught in the rain yesterday as well. I love the little vase and the umbrella prop, grape hyacinths were my favorite bulb further north, I always enjoy seeing yours. I hope a little sunshine comes your way. It seems the sun brought the wind here. https://theshrubqueen.com/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-gingerly-into-the-garden/
Quite breezy here too of late, making it feel cooler than it was. I love the blue of the muscari, but am very wary of their thuggish tendencies – the newer varieties seem to be better in that respect
New and improved is better! That is one of those things I would adore until I was overrun!
And the standard variety easily does!
Oh that is too bad about the weather, but oh what lovely blooms for early spring. I am seeing my bulbs making headway, but alas the weather was not conducive for more to bloom and we got another blast of cold and a few inches of snow. Thankfully I have your blooms to look at while mine are growing and/or buried for a day or so. I did dash out on Saturday and cut the couple of brave blooms that showed up before the snow. So I now have a proper vase from my garden. The first of the year https://gardenseyeview.com/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-on-the-brink/
You must be thrilled to be able to cut your own blooms again, Donna! Is your winter usually as variable as this one seems to have been?
Happy spring! It is such a joy to see the first blooms of the season in the garden. Your little jug vase is perfect, too.
Thanks Beth – I love this little vase, a perfect miniature. I have an even teenier one, in exactly the same design
Sometimes you just have to create your own blue skies and sunshine, Cathy! I hope your weather is more favorable as the week progresses. There’s nary a chance of rain here in the 10-day forecast but I’m hoping we’ll get a little more before our rainy season comes to its usual abrupt end in mid-April. Meanwhile, we’re very much in spring-mode: https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2024/03/in-vase-on-monday-new-spring-blooms.html
Yes, that’s what I thought, Kris!
Well you have magicked up your own sunshiney blue sky day Cathy and very prettily too. That narcissus is most aptly named and the muscari so intense in colour. Here yesterday it rained from early morning to goodness knows what time – it was still raining when I retired for the night! My little vase picked before the deluge is here :https://greentapestry.blogspot.com/2024/03/iavom-snippets.html
You were clearly more far-sighted than I was, Anna! Same for us with rain -still raining when I went to bed, about 18mm in total
They are such sweethearts, the little muscari!
Yes, such a glorious true blue!
Did you feature grape hyacinth (muscari) last week? I can not remember. I was surprised that someone else appreciates it. I know it is not big, but that blue color is rad. I also got white, which is my favorite color, from Tangly Cottage Gardening.
(Although white is my favorite color, I still prefer blue grape hyacinth because it is more traditional.)
Not me, Tony. I also have some white, not flowering yet and not as striking
Muscari are wonderful to feature and the narcissus gives a nice pop. Almost didn’t make a vase today, just too many things going on, but a friend intervened. Thanks for hosting Cathy. https://pbmgarden.blog/2024/03/11/in-a-vase-on-monday-ikebana-bestowal/
Interestingly, the blue of the muscari is fading in a kind of ombre way
That blue is so clean and intense! My muscari are a random collection of varieties I experimented with for colour, form etc, but I missed a trick not having a patch of that true blue.
The original varieties are possibly more realiable, which could be why they can be thuggish, as the varieties I grow in pots and then plant out don’t always return