In A Vase On Monday
Each Monday brings an opportunity to join in Cathy’s weekly challenge called In A Vase On Monday. The goal is to fill a vase using materials collected from the garden.
Today’s offering is a simple collection of Zinnias in hues ranging from orange, apricot, coral, and pale yellow. Three sprigs of Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’ contribute foliage in dark shades of purple and red. A burgundy dahlia and an umbel-shaped floret of Autumn Joy sedum, now aged to a rich burnt sienna color, complete the arrangement.
In A Vase On Monday
In A Vase On Monday
In A Vase On Monday
The flowers are held in a bright red Waechtersbach pitcher accented with white hearts, a gift from my mother-in-law many years ago.
In A Vase On Monday
Materials
Dahlia ‘Blue Bell’
Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’ (Spurge)
Hylotelephium telephium ‘Herbstfreude’ (Autumn Joy)
Zinnia Cut and Come Again Mix
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting. Discover what delightful things she and others are placing In A Vase On Monday. Perhaps you will be inspired to share your own vase.
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Susie I have just been thinking about what else I can use for a vase and I have an orange pitcher and many other interesting vases or vase-type containers. With your lovely bouquet, I can now see so many possibilities. But I must plant cosmos and zinnias next year…
Donna, I forgot to plant cosmos this year so we’ll have to remind each other next year. There are endless possibilities for containers once you start looking around.
Lovely autumn colours. I love the zinnias, they are definitely on my list for next year. They look so pretty in an arrangement. And I love your bright red jug.
Thanks Liz. Bet you’ll enjoy the zinnias. I kept up dead-heading the mine for a while but lately they’ve moved ahead of my efforts, so it’s getting harder to find fresh ones.
Its rained non stop here all day and is still going, so lovely to such a cheerful arrangement Susie, guaranteed to bring a smile!
Glad these flowers brought you a bit of cheer today. We had a rainy weekend but the sun returned today.
You have had some lovely colours in that zinnia mix, haven’t you? Are they something you can save seed from? Like my own red vase, your jug is perfect for these bright shades – and as you will have noted from reading other UK blogs today these colours really brighten up what has been the most dismal day in a very long time! I have avoided re-introducing any euphorbias to the garden but I do like the shades on this ‘Blackbird’, and the shape of the foliage too.
Cathy, I always save seed from my favorite zinnia colors, put them somewhere never to be seen again, and buy a couple of new packets in spring. It works for me, but I should try harder. I have this euphorbia in a pot because I didn’t want it to take over the garden. Recently I’d been thinking I might plant it in the border–bad idea?
I had a few years of enjoying euphorbias until I realised they were seeding everywhere so I took them all out – and I still find seedlings after all this time! It’s probably a matter of being vigilant I suppose
Very cheerful! Your dahlia is a standout but, of couse, I love the zinnias too.
Thanks Marian. I had used the dahlia several times before so didn’t want to feature it again. Couldn’t resist sneaking one in though. It took all summer but the dahlia is producing lots of blooms now to enjoy inside and out.
The pitcher is just picture perfect for the flowers.
Thanks John. The red of that pitcher is sometimes hard to work with, but today’s flowers had such a range of colors the pitcher worked ok.
I love the color combinations…It is like a hug you did not expect.
That’s a great reaction. I think this year’s mix of colors in the Burpee zinnia packet has been especially interesting.
It makes a very pretty – and autumn appropriate – display, Susie. How I wish my zinnia had turned out so well! I was very disappointed by the few zinnias that bloomed from all the seeds I sowed in spring. Various sources claimed they were drought tolerant but I guess there are different definitions of “drought” – they didn’t cut it with our miserly irrigation this year.
Too bad about your zinnias Kris. I don’t think they need much water and they prefer poor soil (or so I’ve read); otherwise they get too leggy. I try not to water my garden much, but have found over the years most of my drought tolerant flowers look a lot better when we get adequate rain. They may not die in drought conditions but they don’t look great either.
That’s a sweet vase this week Susie – the zinnia colours and dahlia go so well with your jug, but I also immediately noticed the Euphorbia which I like very much in a vase.
Thanks Cathy. I like Euphorbia in a vase too. It holds up really well. I first paired it with the dark red dahlia but knew it would be very hard to photograph so then I added the zinnias to lighten up the vase.
Love your little posy and the little red jug – those hearts are perfect. I’ve fallen in love with zinnias, so much so I’ve bought a packet of seeds so that I can attempt to grow them next year even though they have a reputation for being difficult to grow in our northern climate. And to think I would never have discovered how lovely they are without Cathy’s meme 🙂
Thanks very much Elizabeth. Cathy’s meme has been helpful in meeting new gardeners and learning about new flowers. I do hope you’ll enjoy growing the zinnias next summer.
A very jolly, bright colour mix for a dull day (dull here that is). The pitcher is such a pure red hue, not always easy to find, perfect.
Flowers can brighten a dull day like nothing else. The red color of that pitcher has been difficult to match but the multicolored zinnias seem to work ok.
Better than OK
Thanks Christina!