In A Vase On Monday – Thanksgiving Sugar Rush
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share an arrangement using materials collected from our gardens.
This week we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Today’s sugar rush is from the discovery of Erysimum ‘Sugar Rush Purple’ preparing to bloom. I included a couple of stems along with another surprise, a sprig of Meadow Sage ‘May Night.’
Meadow Sage, Erysimum
Meadow Sage, Erysimum
Thinking there would be nothing else flowering except the previously featured chrysanthemums and camellias, I planned to concentrate on foliage today. The Spiraea shrub has been gloriously orange this week; lavender is producing fresh young leaves; Gold Dust Aucuba leaves maintain year-round interest. From the back screened porch I also harvested a few leaves from a potted Begonia, a cutting from a succulent (that ended up hidden at the base) and fronds of fern.
In A Vase On Monday – Thanksgiving Sugar Rush
The focal flower of the design, a soft yellow chrysanthemum, picks up the aucuba’s yellow accents.
Chrysanthemum With Begonia, Aucuba, Lavender Foliage
Several dried coral roses saved from a purchased bouquet complete the color harmony.
Dried Roses With Spiraea Leaves
Materials
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Erysimum ‘Sugar Rush Purple’
Meadow Sage ‘May Night’
Rose (dried)
Foliage
Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ (Gold Dust Aucuba)
Begonia
Fern
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Dutch’ (Dutch Lavender)
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Succuclent (unknown)
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Rectangle Blue Zen (6.75L x 3.75W x 2H inches)
In A Vase On Monday – Thanksgiving Sugar Rush
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us a chance to express our flower arranging passion. Visit her to discover what she and others found this week in their gardens to place In A Vase On Monday.
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Wow! the colour of the Erysimum ‘Sugar Rush Purple’ is so beautiful, amazing that it is flowering now. Another stunning arrangement Susie.
Thanks Christina! I planted the Erysimum last December after stumbling upon it at a garden center, then I think it bloomed in spring. Perhaps it was fooled by a few cold nights, followed by a warming period into thinking it was spring. This is my first time planting it.
The Erysimum ‘Sugar Rush’ is exquisite. Does it usually bloom at this time of year? I love the way you have picked out the yellow of the Aucuba with your chrysanth.
I bought the Erysimum in early December last year. It overwintered and bloomed in spring. So I was surprised to find it in bloom, but maybe it likes the cool days. I’m planning to look for some more at the garden center.
You have used the colours of the elements to perfection – your experienced eye invariably gets it right! Thank you for sharing, Susie
Oh Cathy, thanks for the generous praise. I always see things I wish I’d done differently, but knowing there’ll be another vase to work on next Monday helps makes experimenting fun and not stressful. It’s a great way to learn.
Oh yes, I agree – it is such fun experimenting and picking up ideas from everyone else. A real learning curve 😊
Love it!
Thanks. I’m enjoying it too.
Pretty colors…love that coral rose. Happy Thanksgiving!
Marian, hope you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving too. Thought about you the other day–it was about a year ago when you came to Chapel Hill to speak.
Perfect for Thanksgiving. I especially like the closeup photo with the mum, the Begonia and lavender. Such a soft grouping.
Thanks Linda. That pale yellow mum has been a treasure this year (one of my favorite passalongs).
Susie your vases always bring me such joy. They delight my creativity because they challenge me to look outside the box when creating vases. This has such a peaceful look and I love the colors of the Erysimum.
Thanks so much Donna. The feeling is mutual. The Erysimum was a complete surprise and a nice one.
Love the way you have arranged each element, a harmonious whole.
Thanks Noelle, I’m glad you like it. When I see the photos I always spot things that need adjusting a bit, but I rarely go back and make changes at that point.
The dried roses are a wonderful touch, Susie. I love that Erysimum too and shall remain on the look-out for the plants locally – I need more seasonally appropriate floral color in my garden. Have a very happy Thanksgiving!
Hope my comment went through ok on your blog. Loved both your vases. I just realized I bought that Erysimum last December so I should be on the lookout for more also.
The beautiful Chrysanthemum at the heart of the arrangement is wonderful. Overall a lovely shape. I had no idea Erysimum is also called Meadow Sage. I love the Acuba foliage too. I have a small plant, but they grow so slowly here that I hardly ever cut any! Have a lovely Thanksgiving!
Sorry for the confusion Cathy. The Erysimum actually is separate from the Meadow Sage ‘May Night’. I didn’t label them very clearly. My Aucuba is also is growing very slowly, but it’s in an out-of-the-way spot so I rarely see it unless I bringing a few leaves.
Oh yes, silly me! I see now, looking at the photo again!
This is very pleasing and your roses have retained their colour well. I have found roses to be one of the easiest flowers to dry. Pretty Erysimum too.
I don’t usually have roses so it was fun to see these dry so well. Don’t know if my comment went through but I liked the dill in your arrangement.
Oh no, I don’t think it did. I don’t understand comments sometimes mine just disappear. Thank you and thanks for trying. Gales here today so the dill may be on the ground tomorrow.
Exquisite, Susie, as usual. Just beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving.
John, hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving also. Thank you!
I love that erysium. Haven’t seen that variety here. Sumptuous colours. Thanks for sharing. Here’s mine https://bramblegarden.com/2017/11/20/in-a-vase-on-monday-in-the-pink/
Just checked and I bought that Erysimum last December, so maybe this is the right time for it to bloom. I’ll have to look it up again. That sugar rush series seems to be popular at garden centers online.
Beautiful colors and arrangement! Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks Peter!
So elegant Susie. I was expecting to see your lovely Camellia Yuletide. I hope we’ll get another glimpse of it before Christmas. But this is gorgeous, I love the erysimum.
Thank you. I expect Yuletide will indeed make another appearance. Glad you like that camellia. My grandmother had one in her front yard that was a huge tree.
Yuletide is my favorite! I love Sugar Rush as well – completely new to me. Lucky you to have those blooms in November.
Thanks, the wallflowers were such a great surprise.
I would have been surprised as well.
I’m in envy of your wallflowers – a treasured childhood memory of my grandmother’s garden in Wales. The colour of yours is outstanding; much richer than her yellows and oranges. Do they have the same delicious scent?
Hi Helen, it’s lovely how flowers remind us of place and people. These wallflowers are supposed to be fragrant but I find it elusive.
I’ve never been successful at growing Wallflowers. That said, ‘Sugar Rush’ looks sweet indeed.
These are the first Wallflowers I’ve had luck with. They’re still blooming despite some below freezing nights. Gotta love that.
Beautifully balanced and elegant. You are a gifted arranger, Susie.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks Eliza. Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful.
Beautiful dried roses represent autumn really well. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks Pris, the roses were purchased but I loved the way they dried and held their color.