In A Vase On Monday – March Mingle
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 – March Mingle
I gathered flowers from the garden on Friday ahead of predicted storms on Saturday and deep freezing temperatures Sunday morning. I knew the camellia that has just begun flowering could suffer damage so it was the first stop.
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
I hadn’t grown hyacinths in several years so was excited this week when they began unfolding. I brought in five to enjoy. Their fragrance is nearly overpowering, even from the foyer where this week’s arrangement sits.
Hyacinth Orientalis Shades of Blue
The hyacinths along with the foliage and aged hellebores create one of my favorite color studies—a rich, yet peaceful, combination of blues and greens.
Greens And Blues (or Purples)
Bright sprigs of white spiraea help create contrast against the dark hyacinths.
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea) and Hyacinth Orientalis Shades of Blue
Materials
Flowers
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Foliage
Gardenia jasminoides
Hippeastrum
Container
Black metal suiban. 4 x 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Japan.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Visible from the side angle, at the back right corner and at front center are a couple of pieces of cerinthe that overwintered in the meditation circle. The plant had seemingly shaken off the strains of winter and was just starting to bloom. Fingers crossed it will pull through the weekend’s weather challenge.
In A Vase On Monday – March Mingle
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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I also love the colour combination here as well, And that long arching leaf – makes the arrangement resemble on of those feathered hats worn in the forties or fifties. Or twenties.
Thanks Chris! As soon as I photographed these flowers I realized that leaf could be read different ways. Reminds me now of a brontosaurus model our daughter had growing up.😀
That is a great color combination. The coral camellia is so pretty and I think I need to get one.
The camellia made it a few days but I finally had to remove it this morning. Hoping that our two nights of deep freeze didn’t ruin all the buds.
Oh, now that is so professionally done and so beautiful! And the vase, itself…magic!
Thanks Beth. That vase is a recent acquisition and I’ve found it great to work with.
So beautiful, Susie, every flower is perfectly placed. Your vase reminds me of a ship that has set sail. What is the Latin name of the hummingbird cerinthe? Have a good week 🌷
Setting sail for floral adventures!
Hummingbird Cerinthe Pride of Gibraltar (Cerinthe major atropurpurea) https://www.reneesgarden.com/products/cerinthe-pride-of-gibraltar
I though it was Cerinthe but the Hummingbird got me confused🙃
Oh so pretty and perfect in every way. I love the flower combination.
Thanks Lee. It’s nice to have some variety and choice now that spring is edging in.
Inspired and inspirational.
Kind of you, Noelle. Thanks.
I love the contrast between the purple-blue blooms and that exquisite Camellia, Susie. My Camellia ‘Taylor’s Perfection” has been the saddest loss to this year’s dry and overly warm conditions, which have put an end to whatever hopes I had of adding another Camellia to my small collection. Instead, I’ll just enjoy yours.
This camellia bush isn’t looking too healthy, so I’m surprised how many buds have formed. (Learned a tip from Monty Don last night to lighten the earth around its outer edges so I’ll give that a try.)
That dish is such an asset, isn’t it Susie?! What an intriguing mixture of blooms you have used today and as always you have combined colour and form to great effect. I look forward to being able to cut hyacinths for a vase but am waiting for those that had been replanted outside to flower
Yes, the new dish gives a strong foundation. I’m really enjoying it. I was afraid the hyacinths would be damaged by the deep cold Sat and Sun but the ones I left in ground are looking fine. They are nice but their fragrance is very strong.
And like these narcissi, I expect they maintain their fragrance intensity – I certainly can’t escape the fragrance of these narcissi here unless I leave the room!
The hyacinths nearly gave me a headache the first day.
interesting the interpretations, brontosaurus and millinery? I like the shapes, colors and textures the blue and coral really offset the spirea – I think you are going to have to keep it.
Thanks Amy! (Keep the spirea you mean? I probably will keep it just by my lazy gardening nature. Too much work… ha! ha!)
I adore those blue hyacinths. It’s the slight flush of red in them that makes them so appealing I think. The close up shot of the green/blue/white combo is very effective. Lovely!
Thanks! I’m happy to have hyacinths back in the garden this year, particularly these blues.
Gorgeous arrangement, Susie, it fairly shouts, “Springtime!” The hyacinth is a lovely shade of purple. Happy Spring!
Thanks Eliza. It does feel great to know spring is nearby.
Are hyacinth reliably perennial? I do not grow them because I had not believed that they are reliably perennial here, or, if they were reliably perennial, that they would bloom reliably with minimal chill. However, there are a few that bloom annually within one of our landscapes. Someone put them out there singly years ago. They look lonely out there, so I have considered adding more of (hopefully) the same blue color.
Love the contrasting color…especially the coral camellia and those deep purple hyacinths. Perfect choice of flowers.
The camellia is of course lovely, but I adore those whispy spiraea stems and the hellebore on the edge of the vase on the left that makes me think of a boat, with the hyacinths as sails. 😃 Fabulous!
Thanks Cathy. I enjoyed your sailboat interpretation. This week our state art museum is hosting “Art In Bloom”, an event where floral designers use flowers to interpret works of art from the museum’s collection. I wish I’d based this vase on a painting but it just evolved.
I think you posted about that event last year, didn’t you? I saw some amazing interpretations. 😃