In A Vase On Monday – Hue And Form
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
I cut lots of flowers ahead of our daughter’s visit on Saturday but stayed busy with cooking her special foods as an early birthday treat. At the last minute before she arrived I grabbed a ceramic vase that was handy at the time and inserted a few stems.
The remaining flowers I had gathered are still sitting in containers being “conditioned.” I just never got back to them, but missing a Monday vase this year would be like putting together a jigsaw puzzle only to find the last piece has gone astray. So with a few quick photos and a fancy title, here I am catching up on Tuesday! Have a good week.
In A Vase On Monday – Hue And Form
Materials
Flowers
Dahlia Ball ‘Petra’s Wedding’
Dahlia ‘Tsuku Yori No Shisha’
Dahlia sp.
Zinnia Cactus Flowered Mix
Zinnia elegans ‘Purple Prince’
Foliage
None
Container
Ceramic vase by local potter
In A Vase On Monday – Hue And Form
As always thanks to our host Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for providing this opportunity to to share our vases. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are offering this week.
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Striking! Now, I’m curious about ‘conditioning.’ 🙂
Cut stems again and place in clean cool water for a couple hours to help flowers hydrate and recover from distress of being picked. Helps flowers last longer in vase.
Aw, what a lovely analogy with the jigsaw and missing piece – I am touched that you feel that way, Susie. Your daughter’s visit clearly means such a to you – how far away does she live and when did you last see her? Is she staying a little while? Anyway, your little Tuesday vase of oddments is still striking as dahlias and zinnias invariably are, so thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
Cathy, yes I really do look forward to Monday vases each week, not only creating them but also getting to know the other participants and seeing what they have gathered from their own gardens. My daughter moved this summer from Los Angeles back to North Carolina after 10 years. She is still a few hours drive away but that’s much better than a few hours plane ride away in this Covid-stricken world. We had such a precious visit.
Distance are so great in the US this must be a real blessing for you. My Elder Daughter in Surrey really misses not being near her Mum and her sister – but it’s probably nearer than your daughter is to you. So pleased you had such a lovely visit from her
At least my daughter is back within driving distance–so important since traveling on a plane in this Covid era would not be fun.
Please that you found the jigsaw piece and time to post! Nice vase….
Thanks Noelle. It’s so sad to see a jigsaw with one piece missing!
I’m glad you and your husband were able to enjoy a visit with your daughter, Susie. I’m sure she appreciated the effort you went to to prepare for her arrival. I appreciate the moments you took to squeeze in a nod to IAVOM too.
Thanks Kris, we had such a good visit with our daughter. It helps set the world right to see her. Despite our horribly dry weather I actually had found a lot of flowers to use for a vase so I still am wistful about not putting them to good use. But then they were still pretty sitting around and didnt really need an arranger.
Simply lovely Susie. Hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend!
Thanks Cathy! Even though retired there is always something wonderful about knowing it’s a holiday! And seeing our daughter made the weekend exciting. Take care.
Hope you had a great visit with your daughter!
Eliza, thank you. Yes, great visiting with our daughter and knowing there are many more ahead than when she lived in Los Angeles!
Zinnias are huge! I am not accustomed to them being as big as dahlias.
These do seem like large zinnias. It’s taken them all summer to really start producing.
Well caught up! Hope you had a lovely visit
Thanks! Yes, the visit was everything! So needed and so welcome.