In a Vase, on Monday – 3 Small Vases

Chris Mousseau

Every Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what’s growing in our gardens; at the end of July, there’s plenty of blooms to choose from and my back porch cafe table is jammed with small jars and vases jostling for space amongst the ever growing resident Begonia and Coleus. The strappy Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) leaves you see are about to disappear — I’m going to move their pots to a dark dry spot in an attempt to force the bulbs into dormancy before a (hopefully) Christmas bloom.

The soft pink gladiola is a garden casualty – I discovered the stem lying on the ground Friday afternoon, nipped or broken off, I’m not sure, but very wilty. The flower petals perked up after a night in water though, so here it is, the small jar it’s in hidden, but an integral part of this floral tableau. The tall green vase with its top mounted frog has Rudbeckia and Ratibida pinnata (the later shown more closely in yesterday’s post), while the very small bottle has Agastache, Calendula and Erigeron annuus – the native fleabane that pops up unobtrusively all over the countryside here.

Have a great week, everyone!

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  2. I like small vases. Their effect often is out of proportion to their size, especially massed like this. I’m especially fond of the little square one today — but fleabane is a favorite, so it caught my eye immediately.

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  6. It is easy to forget how effctive a grouping f small vases can be, so thank you for reminding us! I especially like the rudbeckia and ratiba – I wonder if the latter can be grown in the UK. My annual rudbeckia are began to bloom nicely so I daresay they will be in a vase of mine soon!

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    1. Annual Rudbeckia has such diversity…looking forward to seeing them! I’m trying to always have two or three vases on the go, outside and in…it’s interesting discovering which flowers last longer, and which harbour spiders and earwigs 😁😁

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      1. One I am growing for the first time – Cappucino – has just started flowering and looks really promising, with very sturdy stems and huge blooms

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    1. It really is pretty! I find larger arrangements challenging, even given the embarrassment of floral riches I often enjoy. Looking forward to an ikebana demonstration tonight…

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    1. This is right on time for the glads if they were planted near the end of May – after last potential frost, when the soil has warmed up a bit. I staggered the planting a bit, so should have them for a few more weeks.

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