We've had a welcome break in the rain since last Wednesday. More rain is expected Tuesday night into Thursday morning this week but it's been nice to have sunshine and blue skies again in the interim. Our climate usually delivers plenty of both and I have to admit I've missed them, much as I've appreciated all the rain we've had this year.
My first arrangement was inspired by the Dutch Iris 'Sapphire Beauty'.
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| The yellow flame on 'Sapphire Beauty's' falls almost requires a pairing with yellow flowers. The Leucospermum 'Goldie' stems I cut last week were still in great shape so I reused them in this vase. |
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| Back view: I keep using stems of Acacia 'Cousin Itt' as my foliage filler because the plants need pruning and I can't bring myself to throw away all those puffy yellow flowers |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Freesia, Limonium perezii, Iris hollandica 'Sapphire Beauty', and Leucospermum 'Goldie' |
My second arrangement was inspired by the calla lilies blooming on my back slope. Last year's poor rainfall gave me just two blooms but this is clearly going to be a much better year.
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| In retrospect, I should've varied the heights of the lilies more |
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| Back view: I limited the floral colors to yellow and white |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Argyranthemum frutescens 'White Butterfly', Freesia, noID Narcissus, and Zantedeschia aethiopica |
I recycled some of the Alstroemeria from last week's pink and white arrangement and cut a few new blooms to fill out a small vase for the kitchen island. The 'Lady Jane' species tulips are still plentiful but I couldn't bring myself to cut any more.
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| Views from 3 sides. The contents include 2 varieties of Alstroemeria, Argyranthemum 'Aramis Bicolor', Artemisia californica, and dark pink and white Freesia |
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