We awoke yesterday to another sultry, steamy morning, with an early mist hanging around doing its best to spread mildew on squash and tomato leaves. It was very atmospheric though, and provided an interesting background for today’s vase: a collection of Zinnias accented by a Begonia fimbriata stem.
Many thanks to Cathy, who, every Monday, hosts In a a vase On Monday on her site, Rambling In The Garden. If you visit, you’ll see links to vases of cut flowers from gardeners all over the world. Have a great week everyone!!
Good Morning! I was working much too late, so it is now a quarter after midnight. Well your delightful zinnias and begonia were how I started my Monday, although I must now get some sleep.
Yes, sleep is a good thing…hope the wildfires have not been too close to you this summer…
Not this year, but we were evacuated while much of the other side of the San Lorenzo Valley succumbed to the CZU Fire.
Beautiful photos. So atmospheric. I love the Begonia leaves, and the lime green zinnia. 😃
HI Cathy! Isn’t that green Zinnia cool? Looks like a small pom pom dahlia. It’s not sending up that many flowers and I keep cutting them…I need to let one go to seed to try and collect for next year…
I especially like the last evocative image capturing the beauty of your Monday vase. The begonia foliage makes a great accent.
Thank you! Early mornings are really lovely this time of year.
The vase is beautiful. It looks like the Celadon glaze that I love. I’m taken with the green Zinnia, too. All of the colors work so well together, and your morning mist really does provide a perfect background.
Thank you! It is similar to Celadon, isn’t it? There’s some sort of mark on the vase bottom – I need to take a closer look…
Oh this is so effective, Chris, the way you have graduated the heights of the zinnias in the tall vase…looks a really useful technique, and the trailing begonia just softens it a little
Thank you! The vase is perfectly proportioned.
Ha! I loved your comment concerning “an early mist hanging around doing its best to spread mildew.” Much as I appreciate the way our morning marine layer moderates our afternoon temperatures, it does have the side effect of promoting mildew on both dahlias and zinnias, usually leading me to yank both well before flower production ceases.
Seems such a waste, eh? And then, there’s a few great autumn weeks, and nothing but bare ground….been there, done that! 🙂
I like basket weave designs on ceramics – good find!
It’s quite pretty eh? Did you get drenched with hurricane aftermath?
Yes, not too bad, just shy of 4″ of rain and a bit of wind. A relief!
Love the mystical morning mist..and the thrift store find. I must plant some zinnia seeds, love yours and the begonia is new to me. So many begonias..hope Henri missed you.
Henri veered north east well before us, giving just more hot, humid air. Breaking heat records all over these days! Your butterflies would ADORE Zinnias!
Ugh.. when I have zinnias..the butterfly friends love them.. figuring the proper season a whole nother story