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In a Vase on Monday: Airy Fairy
No doubt I have used this title before in a previous post, but it suited the lighter and more delicate stems of the contents of this Monday’s vase, a contrast to the chunkier and more dominant dahlias and zinnias that … Continue reading
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In a Vase on Monday: Single But Happy
Many blooms in the garden are increasingly on borrowed time, partly in the knowledge that we could have frosts at any time (although this didn’t happen until early in November in the last two years) and partly because annuals have … Continue reading
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In a Vase on Monday: Onset of Decay
Contrasting with the splashes of colour featured in ‘Blooming September’ yesterday, today’s vase focuses on the onset of decay that follows the abundance and glories of summer, with a single bloom of Rosa ‘Munstead Wood’ and stems of Persicaria ‘Fat … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, herbaceous perennials, In a Vase on Monday, roses
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Ina Vase on Monday: Meadowsweet
Have I managed to fool you into expecting a vase filled with the wildflower meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)?! Instead, however, we have a vase of cultivated cornflowers and grasses, standing on a piece of artificial turf. A sweet meadow (of sorts), … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial turf, cornflowers
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In a Vase on Monday: Countrystyle
Yet another vase idea has been hijacked before it could be carried out, kicked into touch by the bedding fuchsias lifted from a trough yesterday as part of a mammoth effort to get all my tulips planted regardless of the … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Autumn Colours
Despite shorter days, increasingly cooler nights and the impending likelihood of the first frosts, the garden continues to provide a succession of ‘wow’ moments as autumn takes its brush and repaints it in its own choice of colours. The initial … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Gardening, Gardens, grasses, Six on Saturday
Tagged autumn colour, witch hazels
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Colour Me Beautiful…Addendum
I must apologise for the first Colour Me Beautiful post that was published a few days ago – it was written later in the day than I intended it to be and, logging the progress of tasks for my own … Continue reading
Rambling in the Garden 