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In a Vase on Monday: My Vase Runneth Over

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

Today’s vase quite simply celebrates abundance and the best the garden has to offer. Almost all of the blooms in this chunky rectangular glass vase came from the cuttings beds and were picked purely for their gloriousness and without any … Continue reading →

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Ina Vase on Monday: After the Ball is Over

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

This week’s In a Vase on Monday offering consists of ‘ball’ Dahlia ‘Glow’ and Amaranthus caudatus courtesy of the cutting beds, new vase courtesy of lovely blogging friend Anna of Green Tapestry and a now redundant poster courtesy of the … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: From Zero to Hero

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

A week or so ago it occurred to me that the Iris ensata next to the stream were flowering last year when we opened the garden informally: would it do the same this year? Within days several stems were apparent … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Pinks

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

It was the presence of a number of blooms of cosmos that determined the way today’s vase was going: Candy Stripe, Click Cranberries and Fizzy Rose Picotee, all sown at the beginning of March, although two year old Candy Stripe … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: There’s a Word For That

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

There is so much to wonder at as I ramble around the garden these days, whether it’s the rapid progress of young seedlings once they are planted out in the cutting beds, diversity of the numerous aquilegia,  an almost constant … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Over and Out

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Today’s vase is quite alien compared to any I have produced before but that’s purely down to the content: a bearded iris. I am not against irises altogether, having others which have been included in vases over the years, but … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: a Habit of Decades

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

The freshness and prettiness of this vase still takes me by surprise as I observe it whilst writing – there is something about the pink of the sweet peas offset by the white and greens that gives the impression of … Continue reading →

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