I usually create more than one floral arrangement for "In a Vase on Monday," the popular meme hosted by Cathy of Rambling in the Garden. My decision to limit myself this week wasn't due to a shortage of blooms, although many are starting to look scruffy as summer progresses. It has more to do with the fact that we're in the middle of an unplanned effort to replace all the remaining copper water pipes inside our house. The plumbers' role in the process was mostly completed last week but there are holes in the walls of four rooms, a hallway, and a closet that need to be repaired and painted before everything currently strewn elsewhere in the house and garage can be moved back into place. Meanwhile, I'm preparing to head off on a five-day trip, booked six months ago, leaving my husband with a mess. And, on Saturday, the trauma rippling through the US as the result of an attempted assassination of a presidential candidate increased my tension. Although the candidate isn't one I support and has himself manipulated political divisions within the country, the action by yet another gun-happy murderer is repulsive and just heightens emotions. We can only hope that people on both sides of the political spectrum, as well as those commenting on the divide via mainstream and social media, tone down the rhetoric and focus on the substance of their differences.
With my attention jumping from one issue to another, this is what I came up with this week.
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| The unexpected appearance of a Hippeastrum simplified the selection process |
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| Back view |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Cuphea 'Vermillionaire', Grevillea 'Superb', Hippeastrum 'Dancing Queen', Leucanthemum x superbum, Tanacetum parthenium, and Xylosma congestum |
For more IAVOM creations, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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| With the house and most of my usual vase spots a mess until the construction crew can install new drywall and paint, the arrangement ended up on the kitchen island |
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