In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
Every Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase with materials gathered from our gardens.
A quickly assembled vase for today in blue (more purple really), pale green and white was not quite balanced when I took the photos. (Later I removed the hyacinth on the left and was somewhat more satisfied.)
My friend since college, Susan, brought me pansies last fall for a bit of color throughout winter. With the warmer weather the blue/purple, white and apricot flowers have come into their own. For this vase I connected several of the the bluish ones with strongly fragrant hyacinths of similar shades. In contrast, white summer snowflakes and greenish white hellebores stand tall above the darker layer.
In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus
Hyacinth Orientalis ‘Shades of Blue’
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Pansy Grandio True Blue’
Pansy Grandio Deep Blue W/Blotch’
Foliage
Helleborus
Container
Textured, incised ceramic pedestal vase, rice or bone color. 5×6-inches, with floral pin holder
In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
My husband’s medical issues continue to be a challenge, but I managed an hour in the garden Sunday afternoon, sprinkling some seeds and imagining and designing and reaping the benefit of just being outdoors. I dug some summer snowflakes to share with our caregiver’s mother. Passing along plants is gratifying, especially since I’ve so often been the recipient of gardeners’s generosity.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting each week. Visit her blog to see her hellebores and check out others’ vases from many parts of the world.
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You captured spring in a vase here. 🙂 Beautiful. Since it snowed all day yesterday and will start again this evening, it is much appreciated.
Judy, I hope the snow is manageable and spring will find you soon!
It’s good that you can spend a bit time in the garden. It always clears my mind.
Yes, even just a few minutes help. Thanks.
What a wonderful friend to bring you pansies for winter. I am purple with envy especially of your vase. It will take 2 months before I see any of these especially after the last storm of ice and snow and the next tonight. Sending you thoughts of ease as you deal with your husband’s medical issues my friend. Much love to you both!
Donna, you must be tired of cold winter weather. Hope spring gets there soon.
Your arrangement may have been quickly put together but it is witness to your skills – perfection as always. 🙏 I’m so sorry to learn that your husband still isn’t well. Sending you both warmest wishes x
Thanks Annette. Yes he fell and has fractures so moving around is no fun for him. There’s limited time for arranging so I had to just so with it. I always see things I wish I’d done differently.
Oh no, I didn’t know that! Hope his heart condition has improved at least. Wishing him a good recovery 💐
It’s a beautiful color combination, Susie. I love the subtle variations in the Hyacinths. I’m glad you’re getting a bit of time in the garden – and that you have the support of a caregiver. Best wishes.
Thank you Kris. My husband has multiple issues so we’ve needed caregiving relief for a long time. Just a few days here and there so far. He fell last week and has fractures. The garden needs a lot of attention as spring has really come here full force but I’m just doing what I can.
I’m sorry to hear of your husband’s fall, Susie. Those always make a complicated medical situations even worse. I’m thinking of the two of you.
So sorry to hear of the continued medical challenges, Susie. No wonder you grab whatever chance you have to spend time in the garden. The blues make a lovely contrast with the hellebores and it was kind of your friend to supply the pansies – as you say, sharing plants brings such joy. I plan to send some snowdrops to my Mum’s neighbour once I finally manage to begin splitting them , as I do every year
Thanks Cathy. My husband fell last week and has fractures. Moving around is painful but he’s managing as best he can. Your snowdrops gift will be a special treat for your mother’s neighbor. How lovely of you.
Oh Susie, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope it doesn’t slow his progress down too much. It must be a huge concern for both of you
Gee, those hellebores are big. That still impresses me. Although ours happen to be performing a bit better than they typically do, they are still not like those in pictures from more favorable climates. Since we still lack snowdrops, we can still refer to summer snowflake as such. I wanted to move some into our landscapes from a naturalized colony nearby, but they did so already! I am pleased that they are here, where I can perhaps divide a few for relocation later. I suppose that I should eventually try real snowdrops also.
Good luck with the hellebores. These Leucojum have been rewarding to grow. I haven’t been bitten by the snowdrops bug but love seeing those of others.
Yes, that is my situation, and I intend to keep it that way. I would like to try a basic snowdrop, perhaps the straight species, but do not want to get as obsessed with them as others do. Realistically, I am more than adequately pleased with the snowflake (which we know as snowdrop).
I love the color combination and enjoyed your comment about removing the left hyacinth. I have similar thoughts weekly. I am sorry to hear of your husband’s continuing ill health, but glad you are able to get outside and share your treasures with other gardeners.
Thank, Amelia, I’m happier with that left hyacinth in a different room! My husband fell last week and has thoracic fractures. He’s (we’re) dealing with it as best we can. I have lost of ideas for the garden but it’s so far “conceptual art.” Hope you are doing well yourself.
God is in the details, as always. Falls are terrifying and that sounds painful. So far, so good here is all I can say. I am hoping to do more gardening in March.
Oh-so-pretty! I love the purple and green-white combination, Susie. It lifts my winter-weary heart. 🙂
Purple and green and white are one of my favorite pairings. Glad you enjoyed it Eliza.
Oh that is such a lovely combination of both colours and flowers Suzie. I’m sorry to hear that your husband’s health issues continue – no doubt a most worrying time for you. I’m glad that you were able to get some precious therapeutic time to yourself in the garden at the weekend. Take care .
Thanks Anna. We’re dealing with the aftermath of a fall last week. It’s just going to take some time. Meanwhile I’m happy for the garden’s awakening. Hope all is well with you.
The way you have brought all these spring flowers together is wonderful Susie! I know I would have struggled to arrange pansies with hellebores. The snowflakes are so pretty too. I think I may have seen them first on your blog (many years ago now!) and then tried growing them in my old garden, with limited success. But maybe they will like this garden. I will try! Being in the garden is such good therapy, so I hope your husband will be able to get into the garden in spring to enjoy it with you. Sending warm wishes to you both. 🤗
Hope you’ll find a happy spot for summer snowflakes. Thse have made large clumps and were early to open. They do take a long time to die back so I’m trying to find something to hide them later on. Thanks for the good wishes for my husband and me. He’s recovering from a fall last week. Take care.
You’ve brought the garden together in a most select way and I hope your husband enjoyed these.
Thanks Noelle. These Monday arrangements seem to delight my husband more and more and he frequently mentions it’s nice to have fresh flowers in the house. Of course, I agree. Best to you.