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In a Vase on Monday: Upright Citizens

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

I was cajoling various allium into becoming more upright citizens yesterday when I had a little accident, changing the course of my Vase on Monday. Instead of the blooms already in mind, the shortened stem of Allium christophii became the … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

… for tomorrow the branch they were growing on will be lopped off! In the lead up to the garden opening time is indeed very much of the essence and every day needs to be seized and filled productively, but … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: More Bang for Your Buck

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

Concise and to the point sums up today’s Monday vase: ‘Red Georgette’ tulips, multi-headed and thus giving more bang for your buck, popped into the gifted vase that you have seen many times before and accompanied by a shapely and … Continue reading →

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Ina Vase on Monday: All White’s All Right

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

I picked a mixture of tulips for today’s vase, some of the purple mix I spurned last week, newly blooming Merlot from the shrub border, Exotic Emperor from a big pot of tulips grown for cutting, White Dream from one … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Fire in the Belly

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

I resisted picking any of the pretty purple blend tulips that I showed yesterday as they are in a tub in full view if the kitchen windows where I shall continue to enjoy them; instead I started with some of … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Sugar and Spice

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Thanks for keeping IAVOM afloat last week whilst I was away and apologies for not doing my job as a hostess as much as I would have liked. I was able to read all your comments and kind words and … Continue reading →

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In A Vase on Monday: Big Skies

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Up at my Mum’s for a few days, I have but a simple and brief offering today: a vase of daffodils, plucked from a bed normally overgrown with reeds and hogweed where they are currently the only visible occupants. Not … Continue reading →

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