Rain was forecast for the entire weekend but, for the most part, it missed us until last night. It was dry again for awhile this morning but, it's raining now and we're even getting thunder and lightening. It's an exciting way to start the week in an area that sees relatively little in the way of weather fluctuations. Today's bouquet for "In a Vase on Monday," the meme hosted by Cathy at
Rambling in the Garden, was put together in something of a hurry.
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| Front view |
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| Back view |
I spent time weeding and cleaning things up at the bottom of the slope over the weekend, where I noticed several Calla lilies (
Zantedeschia aethiopica) in bloom so they were the natural choice as the focal point for this week's vase. In addition to the Callas, I included:
- Coleonema album
- Freesia
- Narcissus, dwarf (noID)
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| Common Calla lilies |
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| Coleonema album, which is currently in full bloom |
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| These yellow Freesias differ slightly in color, with the one on the left reading as a clear yellow and the one on the right as gold, although the photos above don't show the difference well |
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| My noID dwarf daffodils began blooming just days ago |
The new bouquet took the place of last week's vase at the front entryway. That vase, featuring
Grevillea 'Superb,' lasted nearly a week. The vase containing
Cymbidium stems, created for my post on February 16th, is
still on the dining room table,
still looking almost as it did then.
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| New vase in position near the front door |
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| The photo on the left was taken for the February 16th post; the one in the middle was taken for last week's post; and the one on the right was taken for today's post. I changed the vase water once but haven't replaced any of the flowers. The Leptospermum and Coleonema appear to be drying in situ and the orchids show little sign of decay. |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to find her newest creation and links to the contributions of other gardeners. If you have a vase created from materials in your own garden, link up!
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