In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
I usually like to prepare my vase on Sunday but felt too indecisive. Being out in the garden early this morning was not a bad thing though. It was sunny, already above freezing and now just after 11 a.m. it is 57°F. and heading toward 66°F.
I returned indoors with snips of hellebores, daffodils and pansies, winter daphne, spirea and gardenia foliage, set to work. Eventually I found myself emerging from a satisfying floral meditation.
Belying the serene atmosphere in which it was created, the resulting arrangement feels rather festive and full of energy.
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
In A Vase On Monday – February Revelry
Materials
Flowers
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Pansy ‘Delta™ Berry Tart Mix’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Pansy ‘Panola® Purple’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Foliage
Gardenia jasminoides
Container
Textured, incised ceramic pedestal vase, rice or bone color. 5×6-inches. Red wooden platter.
The daffodils…
Daffodils in Blue Vase
Thanks to our host Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for providing this opportunity to share our vases. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are enjoying this week.
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Those Hellebores are just perfect, they don’t even look real.
Thanks Judy. Caught the hellebores at a good stage.
Oh, this is a gorgeous spring arrangement, Susie. I love the color palette! Superb!
Thanks. I feel buoyed by the arrival of some spring color.
Yes! Most definitely a festive feel! And they really do look as if they are enjoying a good old knees-up…. 😁 Have you conditioned them in any way? I like that you have been able to meditate as you prepared your vase, Susie, what a lovely start to the week. Oh, and you can’t beat daffodils in a blue vase!
Well I guessed I knew what you meant by knees up, but had fun looking up your very British saying. No time to condition the flowers this week but hope they’ll be having such a good time they will last all week. Thanks for hosting, Cathy.
I wondered as I wrote it if it was purely a British saying! 😉
I liked your blue vase of daffodils arranged with twigs. I can only say that everyone has already taken the words out of my mouth as far as the first arrangement is concerned. I like the vase balanced on the large maroon plate, a lovely choice to complement the blooms.
Thank you Noelle. The spirea branch is not quite open for much impact but maybe it will open indoors. Was glad to find a use for that red plate today. I’ve had it a long time and never’ve known quite what to do with it.
Both arrangements are perfect, Susie, but I adore the first one. Using the red platter to echo the darker floral elements and ground the arrangement was an inspired touch.
Thanks Kris! You’re right–I was trying to pull out the darker reds. Not many of the darker hellebores are open yet.
A perfect platter of the wonders of tempting spring in the south. Maybe I should say tantalizing? Beautiful, love the colors and the red platter is a perfect complement. Enjoying the sticks with the daffs, too.
Thanks Amy. Spring is closer, closer. Not yet as warm as where you are.
I know, March can be so annoying.
Oh, lucky you! Nothing obviously even poking out of the ground here, which is probably a good thing because our weather is a ping-pong ball, and we have ice and bare soil everywhere (not much snow). Thanks for sharing the beauty!
It does feel lucky. I’m always surprised how quickly things catch up for you once the weather lets up. Ice doesn’t sound like fun at all. Stay safe.
The word that came to mind when I gazed at the hellebore arrange was ‘swoon.’ That has to be one of your top three most gorgeous arrangements. Beautiful!
Well, thanks so much Judy! I appreciate that. I have increasing respect for hellebores the more I garden and they are nice when all fresh and new.
That is quite a few hellebores of good quality. I probably mentioned earlier that I would not dislike them if they performed as well here as they do elsewhere. There are a few here, but they do not perform well.
Thanks Tony. Increasingly I am glad hellebores do well here. They bloom early and last for several months.
This is a lovely arrangement Susie, singing Spring with all its heart! You have such a pretty array of hellebores… and so many too! Enjoy!
That’s a lovely turn of a phrase Cathy: singing Spring with all its heart! The hellebores have been a delight.
Look at those early spring blooms….I am so looking forward to spring. Your vase is just gorgeous! Brings me such joy. Thank you.
Thanks so much Donna. Glad to share our early signs of spring. Hope it warms up for you soon.
Yes back to snow so winter is hanging on.