In a Vase on Monday – Why Hello!

Chris Mousseau

It’s been a while eh, but I’m happy to join Cathy once again this year for her regular Monday showcase of cut flowers in some sort of container. While there’s still only snowdrops and a few crocuses blooming in the garden, I did cut and bring inside a few Forsythia branches last weekend and forced them into bloom. I was hoping that my last Amaryllis would open at the same time – its huge, deep red flowers would look great with the yellow Forsythia – but the shrub’s flowers needed just a few days of warmth to go from deep dormancy to full bloom. Here they both are, anyway, alongside the Gerbera and Rosemary wintering for a few more months in my dining room. Have a great week everyone!

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  1. That’s a good amount of cheerful flowers. Has your rosemary ever bloomed? The flowers are tiny, but pretty. If you like goat cheese, mix it with chopped rosemary & chopped dried cranberries…yummy on crackers or toast.

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    1. Thanks Alice – I do like goat cheese and will try to remember that tip. I’ve had rosemary bloom in past years but not this particular plant, perhaps because I’ve been snipping away at the tips in my attempt to create one of those round rosemary topiaries.

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  2. Suddenly I’m five years old, clippers in hand, allowed for the first time to go outside and snip a few forsythia branches to bring inside for forcing. In my childhood, forsythia and pussy willows were the important signs of spring — long before tulips or flowering almond! I like the small bouquet in the aquamarine glass vase! And if that tall glass vase is square, I have an identical one.

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    1. Yes, it’s square! I was snipping off the lower side twigs from the larger branches, to fit in the taller vase…but didn’t want to waste/throw them away … hence the small jar. It was originally going to be my ‘prop’ for today’s post but in the end, the whole table is a prop eh? I’m looking forward to mid-May when the table plus the plants will be able to go outside on my back porch again.

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  6. Forsythia stems always look good in a glass receptacle, whether it’s a tiny inkwell or a taller vase, as the glass seems to set off the sticks with their smattering of yellow blooms. Thanks for sharing your tableau, which I hope has also given you pleasure

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  8. That is the beauty of Forsythia – you can force it to flower for some spring colour indoors. When your Amaryllis opens they will look wonderful together! Wishing you some kinder weather and spring sunshine Chris. 😃

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