Each Monday Cathy from Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase assembled from materials collected in our gardens.
Spring is in full swing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Pure white Thalia daffodils and graceful stems of Leucojum brighten the outside borders and form the basis of today’s arrangement.
I hadn’t grown tulips in years but last fall decided to try give them a try again. Perhaps they would have fared better with pre-chilling in the refrigerator; their growth is stunted with the flowers opening at ground level. A few in pots did a little better. Despite short stems these Negrita tulips have a beautiful rich color and I am happy to have a few to include in a vase.
Mr. Fokker anemone is just starting to flower and the rich bluish purple is strong against the red tulips.
A hellebore from last week’s vase complements the tulip color.
Several sprigs of Candytuft and a dozen stems of muscari provide more texture.
Materials
Flowers
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Iberis (candytuft)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Muscari ‘Armeniacum’
Narcissus ‘Thalia’
Tulip Triumph ‘Negrita’
Foliage
Iris
Container
Hand thrown ceramic bowl, periwinkle blue glaze
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower designs across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In A Vase On Monday.
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Very, very elegant. I really don’t know how you manage to get tall flowers to stand so well using pins, mine always fall over. Really love the effect of this.
Thanks Christina. A few stems bent close to the cut end. I just kept trimming. Conditioned them too before arranging but only for a short time.
Such a creative vase. I love the white Thalia and noticed they are showing up in others’ vases.
Yes, there are a lot of Thalias showing up. They’re a great mid season daffodil.
Oh those Thalia look absolutely stunning in ‘bulk’ like that, Susie, and the iris foliage makes an appropriate contrast to show them off even better. Your other spring bulbs just make ithe vase even better – lovely stuff, and thank you for sharing
It’s not often I have enough flowers to mass together. Fun to gather loads of blooms!
I wouldn’t have thought it possible but I swear your skills as a floral designer get better with every arrangement, Susie. I absolutely love this one. Both the color mix and the positioning of the flowers are perfect. Each element is allowed to shine.
Kris, you’re so sweet. Thanks. I’m so glad I ordered some bulbs in autumn and actually got them planted.
Wow, I can imagine the beautiful odor that is coming out of this creative vase. Amazing, PBM
Thanks. They are fragrant Beth but not overpowering.
Lovely to see Spring in full force in North Carolina..
Spring has been unhurried and lovely this year.
Absolutely delightful arrangement, Susie, it’s gorgeous!
Thanks Eliza. It was fun to assemble.
Hello Spring in the most beautiful way. 🙂
Happy Spring to you , Judy!
Wow! That is glorious!
Thanks Sandra. Happy Spring!
Beautiful absolutely beautiful!
Thanks Malc. Hope you’re having a great spring.
What a beautiful arrangement Susie! Your tulips are really pretty and the anemones are as gorgeous as ever. When I saw the first photo I took a deep breath, expecting to smell their delicious scent! 😉
Wish the fragrance could have been passed on through to you Cathy! I’m excited the tulips bloomed.
Exquisite as usual Susie. Do you use a pinholder?
Well thank you! Yes, three pin holders actually this time. I like working with them.
Beautiful, especially ‘Mr. Fokker’ and ‘Thalia’.
Leucojums are what I tried to pass off as snowdrops. I have never grown snowdrops, so they are the closest I have. Now that I got them, they are multiplying at an alarming rate.