At this time of year the garden seems to produce something new nearly every day. Last week, I saw something I'd never seen before and it took me a minute to realize that the first of the species tulips I'd planted as bulbs in early December were blooming. Conveniently, I also discovered some pink
Freesias to complement them. Those two elements kicked off my first vase this week.
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| The 'Lady Jane' tulips are new to this garden, although I tried species tulips more than a decade ago in my former garden. The lower light inside the house keeps them from opening fully but allows the bight pink on the reverse of the petals to shine. I'm hoping the tulips will return for another show next year but our exceptionally mild winters may not support that aim. |
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| The Freesias provide a light perfume to the air |
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| Rosy-hued Grevillea 'Penola' picked up the pinks in the bulb blooms |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane', Grevillea lavandulacea 'Penola', white and pink Freesias, and Pyrethropsis hosmariense |
The large-flowered
Grevilleas bloom year-round but they're flowering especially heavily at the moment. The arrival of the first yellow
Freesias clinched their selection for another vase this week.
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| Grevilleas 'Ned Kelly' and 'Superb' were both in need of pruning, as was Leucadendron 'Jester', so this vase was an opportunity to use some of what I planned to cut anyway |
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| The back view looks relatively similar to the front view in this case |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Grevillea 'Superb', G. 'Ned Kelly', Euryops virgineus 'Tali', yellow Freesia, Leucadendron 'Devil's Blush', Leucadendron 'Jester', and Xylosma congestum |
I hadn't planned a third vase (really!) but my cutting garden is producing a steady supply of hybrid
Anemone blooms and they're only going to last so long. I couldn't ignore them, could I?
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| I kept this arrangement fairly simple |
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| Back view: The Limonium perezii (aka sea lavender) on the right is another plant that has just begun its bloom cycle |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the top: Two hybrid Anemone 'Mistral Azzurro', Limonium perezii, Osteospermum 'Violet Ice', and Salvia 'Mystic Spires' |
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