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In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores With Shades Of Blue
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.
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
I am enjoying the garden’s daily transitions. Columbine is just about to open, as are the first bearded irises and peonies—all are caught in the almost stage.
Iris buds – Iris ‘Crimson King’
While scouting for today’s vase contents I found inspiration from a redbud tree, whose soaring branches are outfitted with ebullient flower clusters.
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
For several weeks I have been tempted by a moth orchid that has been flowering (indoors) for several months. Its color is almost jarring against other flowers, enough so as to make it a feature today. I do not expect it to last more than a few days, but chose it for the way it pulls out the pink in the daffodil’s trumpet and the magenta of the rosebud.
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
After photographing the flowers I went back and added a white daffodil and a grape hyacinth. The arrangement seemed to need the brightness of the white flower, but I am not satisfied with the placement. It was too late in the process to start fiddling.
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
Materials
Flowers
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
Helleborus x hybridus
Iris germanica (Tall bearded iris)
Muscari
Narcissus
Phalaenopsis (moth orchid)
Foliage
Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern red columbine)
Container
Black metal suiban. 4 x 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Japan. With floral pin holder.
In A Vase On Monday – Orchid With Redbud
Thanks to our host Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for encouraging us to share our vases. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are enjoying this week.
In A Vase On Monday – March Mingle
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.
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
This week I offer an arc of delicately colored hellebores in creams and soft pinks, a set of summer snowflakes, and a pair of spirea stems with flowers beginning to unfold.
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Beneath the standing flowers, additional hellebores rest gently, floating atop the pool of cool water.
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Foliage
Gardenia jasminoides
Container
Black metal suiban. 4 x 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Japan.
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
It was warm when I gathered the flowers on Saturday so before arranging them I placed them in water overnight to recover from the stress. By the next morning about half had drooped significantly. Others were fine.
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
In A Vase On Monday – Pastels And Cream
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.
Silent Sunday – Hellebores In Sunlight
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Wordless Wednesday –
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Apricot Blush’, PKF
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
February Trend
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
February days flow between winter’s cold and the warmth of early spring.
On the warm days one can sense the bustle of life underground and know things are happening.
Garden With Meditation Circle
Hellebores seem weeks late this year. At last some are coming into flower.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
I ventured out a week ago, my first garden center trip in two years. To state that in writing seems absurd.
I bought a Euphorbia x Martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ and 72 pot-bound pansies for the meditation circle at greatly reduced prices. There were plenty of temptingly fresh pansies but the tired ones are greening up nicely after receiving some attention. They have yet to make an impact from afar, but up close they are strong.
Pansy ‘Delta™ Berry Tart Mix’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Pansy ‘Delta™ Berry Tart Mix’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Pansy ‘Delta™ Premium Pure Light Blue’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Pansy ‘MG II Clear Mix’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
Pansy ‘Panola® Purple’ (Viola × wittrockiana)
I wonder should the euphorbia be cut back?
Euphorbia x Martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’
One of my favorite ground covers was in stock (and not on sale). I had much luck with Candytuft in the early years of this garden, but of late it is short-lived.
Iberis s. ‘Alexander’s White’ (Candytuft)
As I await many new fall-planted bulbs to appear, I have seed packets on hand and mail orders scheduled to help fill the garden this year. As February days trend toward spring everything seems possible, even lupines.
Perennial Lupine (from seed)
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
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 – Iris With Birch
Our twenty-year-old river birch was on my mind this week. We have had to call to get an estimate for trimming several branches that are wandering toward our neighbors’ roof. Reaching up from our driveway I was able to snag a few stems with male catkins to include in today’s vase.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
But what I had had my eye on for days was to feature a generous number of white Dutch iris. They finally opened mid-week, several dozen, and I selected fourteen stems. Fifteen would have been better.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
I collected cerinthe to accentuate the lavender streak in the iris and snipped candytuft to soften the edge of the vase.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
Arranging flowers often takes much more materials than I first estimate. Eventually I returned outside for extra amounts of cerinthe and candytuft and ending up with hellebores as well. Now aged to a a rich lime green, when it first emerged the double hellebore was creamy white. This became one of my favorite sections of the design.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
I had not seen originally how strongly the color of the river birch catkins would affect the other flowers.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
The idea of white, lavender blue was overtaken by golden catkins.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Iris × hollandica (Dutch Iris)
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Foliage
Betula nigra (River Birch)
Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells)
Container
Crystal pedestal dish (floral foam in plastic 6-inch Lomey dish)
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
In the end I was satisfied with the way this turned out. While I was playing with flowers my husband had been patiently awaiting lunch; I really wanted to get that fifteenth iris (or more) but it was time to stop.
In A Vase On Monday – Iris With Birch
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.
Sights and Sounds At Easter
Iris germanica ‘Orinoco Flow’
It is a beautiful Easter weekend in Chapel Hill. We will wait to see how the hydrangeas do but otherwise the garden survived a couple nights of below freezing temperatures. Iris germanica ‘Orinoco Flow’ is the second iris to appear this spring. It opened just before the cold snap but looked cheerful afterwards.
Soon gracefully nodding columbine flowers will be open everywhere in the garden, as well as in many places beyond where it decided to wander. This first one to open is homesteading in a south-facing position next to the drive.
Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern red columbine)
This past week I have watched peonies rising with amazing speed. Peony ‘Coral Charm’ is always the most eager to bloom.
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Coral Charm’ (Coral Charm Peony)
I counted a dozen buds.
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Coral Charm’ (Coral Charm Peony)
Here are a few flowers and a video with birdsong from yesterday’s Instagram post.
My husband and I went retro yesterday and colored eggs for the first time in many years. If you are looking for a creative way to be in the present moment, I recommend dye. Watching its transformation brings on a true sense of awe and wonder. Wishing you all a wonderful Spring day on this Easter Sunday.
Easter Eggs
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
I gathered the first Thalia Daffodils this morning thinking they would feature in today’s vase. Stems of spirea, camellias, snowflakes and bits of foliage of different sorts, including fresh rosettes of unfurling columbine–all collected up as well.
Narcissus ‘Thalia’ (Thalia Daffodil)
Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern red columbine)
But hellebores being conditioned in a drinking glass engaged my attention and inspired me to use them on their own without adornment.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
For a container today I had already decided to use my grandmother’s burgundy teapot so I shifted the hellebores into it.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
Three sprigs of Cerinthe seemed to add a nice final touch.
Helleborus x hybridus
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
Helleborus x hybridus
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tea
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus hybridus
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Foliage
Container
Grandma’s Teapot. McCormick Tea, Baltimore Md., Made In USA (some history of this teapot)
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to try arranging flowers to share. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are offering this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Glimpse Of Spring
In A Vase On Monday – Glimpse Of Spring
Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share each Monday a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – Glimpse Of Spring
Cold and rain are due back Monday but Sunday brought respite—sunshine and temperatures reaching 77 degrees. Mostly weeds are blooming here, but also I spotted the first yellow of daffodil, not quite open but the sighting is reassuring.
Around the garden hellebores at last are filling out and I included a creamy double in today’s vase. It proved to be floppy-headed but I could not be deterred.
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
The rich color of Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’ is thrilling to see. I find it very difficult to grow and after many years of introducing new corms again only a couple of plants have shown up.
I grew ‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe from seed last year. It got off to a late start and suffered through last summer’s heat. But a few plants have overwintered. I am not sure if the mottled appearance of the leaves is normal but all the plants turned out this way. I have seen cerinthe in other’s Monday vases that is more dark purplish and green and had expected this to look similar.
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe and Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
Daphne odora appeared ready to bloom a few weeks ago. I found one stem with flowers that have opened but most are still holding back. The lemony fragrance is delectable.
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Materials
Flowers
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Foliage
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Triangle Black Wave (6.5 W x 6.5 L x 2H)
In A Vase On Monday – Glimpse Of Spring
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are offering this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share each Monday a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
While so many people suffered from snow, ice and lost power, we felt fortunate to have had merely another cold, rainy week and then the winter sun even reigned over the weekend. Late afternoon yesterday I gathered hellebores and placed them into one of my favorite containers, a porcelain Ikebana vase titled Rectangle Blue Zen.
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
The hellebores are very late this year and most have not begun blooming. These come from a patch along the north side of our house.
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Foliage
None
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Rectangle Blue Zen (6.75L x 3.75W x 2H inches)
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
In A Vase On Monday – Blue Zen
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what surprises she and others found to place in a vase this week.
Silent Sunday – Anticipation
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
In A Vase On Monday – Tardy
In A Vase On Monday – Tardy
Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share each Monday a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – Tardy
As it is Tuesday there is no denying my unpunctuality so I have duly noted it in my title. The hellebores and winter daphne deserve their share of the title as well—both seem a bit late this year by at least two weeks compared to last year.
A couple of hellebores braved 2021 last week and a few more buds are visible at ground level, but I had thought there would be plenty in flower by this week’s vase time. Instead of flowers we have suffered rain (sorry Kris!). Sunday it was pouring rivers all day long, perhaps the hellebores were glad they had stayed tucked away. I know more hellebores will be open soon so I gathered what I could.
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
Similarly Daphne odora (Winter daphne), which first flowered last year on January 6, is delayed by comparison; however, my two shrubs promise many flowers and rich fragrance in due time.
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus
Foliage
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Lavender
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Triangle Black Wave (6.5 W x 6.5 L x 2H)
Wishing you a great week. Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what surprises she and others found to place in a vase this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
I gathered a variety of vase materials yesterday evening, including Thalia daffodils, camellias and luxurious stems of spiraea, but ended up with a simple display using two types of flowers.
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
[Our daughter designed and built the cherry cabinet for the foyer. She named it Trillium.]
Restricting the choices to Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’ and a maturing double hellebore hybrid created a spare but powerful color palette.
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
This fancy hellebore began a lovely, pure white and has gracefully aged toward apple green.
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
I added a strawberry-flecked hellebore for its height and just because it is a pretty one I have not shown this year. It has a red outline at the bottom edge.
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
Materials
Flowers
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
Helleborus x hybridus
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Triangle Blue Wave (6.5 W x 6.5 L x 2H)
In A Vase On Monday – Tender Greens And Purple
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place in a vase this week. Good health and peace to you.
In A Vase On Monday – Color Burst
In A Vase On Monday – Color Burst
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
A snow storm passed through Thursday, flattening most of the daffodils. I picked a few for a vase today but actually I had a different flower in mind to feature. I planted 100 Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’ last year and disappointingly only 5 or 6 survived. The first bloom emerged from the snow unscathed. It opened Sunday and I designated it star of today’s vase, pairing it with hellebores.
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
In A Vase On Monday – Color Burst
Modest in size the anemone was nearly overwhelmed by its taller and bulkier companions but I liked the rich color palette the hellebores added.
In A Vase On Monday – Color Burst
The shorter hellebore in front is Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ and the taller one at back right is Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’.
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
The white/green with pink touches is an unnamed hybrid.
Helleborus x hybridus With Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Materials
Flowers and Foliage
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Triangle Black Wave (6.5 W x 6.5 L x 2H)
In A Vase On Monday – Color Burst
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place in a vase this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Cream To Green
In A Vase On Monday – Cream To Green
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
A dreamy creamy Hellebore, one I have featured before, called my attention again this week. This hybrid purchased from Pine Knot Farms in Virginia in 2016 has been magnificent this season.
In A Vase On Monday – Cream To Green
In A Vase On Monday – Cream To Green
Now that the plant has been in bloom for a few weeks it is interesting to observe how the early ivory buds open to reveal green at center and on the outermost petals before maturing to delicate green.
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x hybridus
Materials
Flowers and Foliage
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Container
Blue ceramic mug with botanical design
Helleborus x hybridus
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place in a vase this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Hellebores and Brass
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
It was beautiful and sunny yesterday with temperatures in the low 60s. In contrast Friday was rainy and so cold sleet glanced off my windshield for about sixty seconds when I was driving home after teaching an afternoon yoga class. Welcome to North Carolina where we frequently remind each other if you don’t like the weather just wait a day. It will change.
Hellebores continue their reign over the garden this week. It has become challenging to find a new way to present them. I considered floating some in a shallow dish, but chose instead to stage them without water at all, tucked into a brass sculpture created by my husband years ago. Visible in the background is a second taller sculpture and a box of paperwhites about to rebloom from last year.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Foliage
Paperwhite narcissus
Container
Brass sculpture
No hellebores were harmed in this production. Soon after being photographed they were safely returned to a small vase of water. I have had good luck keeping hellebores in vases for a week or more this year. That has not always been the case, but I have not treated them in any special way.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In a vase this week.
Garden Therapy
A bit of garden therapy put a spring in my step this afternoon. I saw a breathtaking display of hellebores a few days ago at a local garden center, but I left without indulging, telling myself the plants were much too extravagant.
I remained unconvinced. Nearly every hour thereafter visions of those flowers popped into my consciousness bringing regret.
Now I feel better.
2020 Lenten Rose (southern states)
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’ has large forward-facing flowers. Emerging leaves have pink veins.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus Honeymoon® ‘Vegas Nights’ is described as having slate gray to dark purple blooms. Unlike the other purchases this plant had only one flower, maybe a couple more buds. Hope to see more grayish sepals in the future.
Helleborus Honeymoon® ‘Vegas Nights’
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘HGC® Champion’ ‘COSEH 940’ PPAF is covered in plenty of creamy flowers with pink accents. These hybrids come with complicated names and I wonder if this tag is really correct. In searching the web for more information, COSEH 940 is most often referred to as ‘HGC Camelot’ and ‘HGC Champion’ is associated with COSEH 730. Hmm!
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘HGC® Champion’ ‘COSEH 940’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘HGC® Champion’ ‘COSEH 940’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘HGC® Champion’ ‘COSEH 940’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF has pink buds which open to white flowers brushed with pink. They become deeper pink as they mature. Foliage is described as blue-green. I bought two of this plant.
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Pirouette’ PPAF
Helleborus x b. Gold Collection® Merlin PP#22350
Helleborus x ballardiae ‘COSEH -810’ PP#22350
Outward facing light pink to pink flowers mature to a deep cranberry. Very dark green foliage with dark stems.
Helleborus x b. Gold Collection® Merlin PP#22350
Helleborus x b. Gold Collection® Merlin PP#22350
Do something nice for yourself today!
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Flowers In A Mug
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Flowers In A Mug
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Flowers In A Mug
Walking though the garden I can almost hear plants murmuring, barely able to hold back their energy and excitement. Daffodils buds are beginning to show color but none have opened. Yesterday I discovered a fat bud on a bearded iris–the first Iris germanica to appear so early.
But the week belongs to Hellebores.
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Flowers In A Mug
The flowers are served in a large pale yellow Fiestaware soup mug and photographed on the back screened porch in remnants of the late afternoon sun.
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Flowers In A Mug
Several sprigs of fresh silvery-gray Artemisia foliage is tucked underneath the blooms.
Artemisia and Hellebores
Individual faces capture my heart. Some blush.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Some have freckles.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
This one is elongated with two green petals accented in pink.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Materials
Flowers
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Foliage
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ (Wormwood)
Container
Fiestaware Jumbo Soup Mug
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
If one can have a favorite it has to be this white double. Creamy and pure, with triangular petals, and unfortunately the least prolific, it was purchased at Pine Knot Farm in Virginia in 2016. I expect the plant will continue to bulk up each year.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In A Vase On Monday.
Winter Garden
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
After some very cold days this week with lows around 26 and highs in the 40s, today feels much more moderate, overcast with high of 65. Despite the cold spell Daphne odora (Winter daphne) still scents the air deliciously but the foliage has yellowed a bit. There are two Daphnes planted in front of the house. A variegated one, Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata,’ succumbed suddenly a couple of years ago.
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
More hellebores are opening around the garden. Some I bought and planted 18 years ago, some were a gift from garden club friend, Vicki, about 2006. In February 2016 I added a few more specialty ones from Pine Knot Farms in Virginia that seem to open later.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Daffodils are primed, cautiously holding back. Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft) is waking.
Narcissus With Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Boughs
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Boughs
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
After unseasonably warm (but wet) weather in January, Sunday night lows plunged to 25F. I have seen a clump of yellow daffodils blooming in my neighborhood. None of mine have opened but there are a few buds.
Daphne odora came into full bloom this week and outdoors any excuse will do to walk by the deliciously scented shrubs. For today’s vase I gathered several large stems to feature.
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
A few hellebores just starting to flower were selected also to contribute soft color and form.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Bits of fresh verdant foliage—arum, camellia, and columbine—were added for contrast and texture. The greens serve also to conceal the candleholder adapter filled with florist’s foam.
In A Vase On Monday – Winter Boughs
Materials
Flowers
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Foliage
Arum italicum
Container
Glass Candelabra
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In A Vase On Monday.
January Awakenings
On January 4, 2020 little tight hellebore buds were tucked in close to the earth. I just checked on them yesterday and they seemed content to stay hidden. Today they have awakened.
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Yesterday the lemony scent of daphne odora drifted through the air and with today’s breezes the effect is more pronounced.
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
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