I'd planned to construct an arrangement around Lilium 'Pretty Woman' but discovered that it was past its sell-date as the saying goes so I had to switch gears. I noticed that my Leonotis leonurus (lion's tail) had started to bloom and, as its tall stems were camouflaged by both a tree-sized Callistemon and an overly exuberant Daucus carota, they became my new inspiration for an arrangement.
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| Unsure what to combine with the Leonotis after I cut it, I turned to my ever-dependable Grevillea 'Superb'. I was initially disappointed with that match but, after adding more flowers, it seemed to come together. |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Bignonia capreolata, Lobelia laxiflora, Tanacetum parthenium, Grevillea 'Superb', Leonotis leonurus, Leucanthemum x superbum, and Rosa 'Golden Celebration' |
I recycled elements of last week's first arrangement to fill another vase.
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| I plucked the stem of Lilium 'Friso' (minus 3 of its spent flowers) and 2 stems of the white Agapanthus used in last week's first arrangement, reducing both to fit into this smaller vase featuring 2 clasped (and well-manicured) hands |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: noID white Agapanthus, noID pink Alstroemeria (still in bud), Lilium 'Friso', and Monarda hybrid 'Peter's Purple' |
I've gotten used to flowers on the kitchen island so I picked a few more to fill the small vase that often sits there.
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| Clockwise from the left: the small vase, Agapanthus (also from last week's arrangement), Duranta repens 'Sapphire Showers', Eustoma grandiflorum (aka Lisianthus), and Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman' |
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