In honor of Independence Day tomorrow, I'd intended to create a red, white and blue arrangement but the reds I have on hand are limited and they didn't mix well with the blues I'd selected so instead I have a red and white arrangement and a separate blue and white arrangement.
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Daucus carota 'Dara' was the inspiration for this arrangement but Lilium 'Pretty Woman' assumed center stage
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Back view: Unfortunately the small white flowers of Leptospermum 'Copper Glow' were almost lost in the arrangement
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Top view
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Clockwise from the upper left: Argyranthemum 'Grandaisy Red', Coprosma repens 'Plum Hussey', Leptospermum 'Copper Glow', Daucus carota 'Dara', and Lilium 'Pretty Woman'
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I spent a lot of time dithering with the blue arrangement, although Agapanthus remained the primary element from the outset.
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Like a lot of flowers in my garden, the Agapanthus were slower to get started this year but they're currently coming on like gangbusters
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Back view: I included cuttings of the twisty mystery vine I discovered in my cutting garden to add some interest. The stems of Salvia 'Winnifred Gilman' I added were largely lost among the Agapanthus but they do add scent.
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Clockwise from the upper left: Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White', Osteospermum 'Violet Ice', Prunus ilicifolia, noID blue Agapanthus, Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman', noID vine, and noID white Agapanthus
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Our marine layer is still intact but it's been clearing between 10am and 11am each day so our afternoon temperatures have crept up.
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I took this photo Saturday morning but the view was the same on Sunday morning. Our temperature reached a high of 84F/29C on Saturday but it didn't climb above 80F/26C on Sunday. However, our humidity levels remained significantly higher than usual both days.
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For more IAVOM creations, visit our host, Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. For those of your celebrating Independence Day, best wishes for a happy and safe holiday! Avoid the noise, air and water pollution caused by outdated firework displays and the heightened risk of wildfires that accompany them and try out the new drone-driven light shows if you have that option. It frankly sounds - and smells - like a war zone in my area on the 4th of July. The Los Angeles Regional Water Control Board recently nixed the professional firework displays along a large stretch of our south coast due to the plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean. Amateur displays of even the so-called "safe and sane" fireworks are illegal in my high fire-risk area but that hasn't stopped the fireworks we've been hearing regularly for more than two weeks leading up to the holiday, despite the exposure to hefty fines.
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