Although last week's heat made it impossible to deny that summer has arrived, there's still a lot in bloom, even if some flowers are starting to look a little worse for the wear.
Agapanthus were the most obvious choice for this week's vase but I couldn't think of anything inspiring to do with them. Instead I fixated on the yellow
Cymbidiums that sit in pots in a neglected area of my garden. Their foliage is scorched so I haven't hauled the pots close to the house where the flowers could be admired. Cutting stems for a vase seemed the obvious solution; however, selecting flowers to complement them presents a challenge. I cut other flowers and foliage with similar colors but, in the end, I used just a single foliage element to accompany the orchids - they don't like to share center stage.
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| Don't the Cymbidiums look as though they're laughing at the very idea they'd consort with other flowers? |
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| Leptospermum 'Copper Glow', a plant that can add grace to any vase |
The rest of what I'd cut, plus some ornamental grass, went into a second vase. A photo of the 2 bouquets together shows their incompatibility.
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| You can almost see the vase on the left emanating disdain for the one on the right |
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| The second vase contains (clockwise from upper left): Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' and 'Arizona Sun', Leucadendron 'Blush', Leucadendron 'Chief', and Pennisetuma setaceum 'Rubrum' with Jacobaeus maritima |
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Cymbidiums landed in the front entryway and the second vase took a place on the console table in the dining area.
Visit Cathy, the host of the "In a Vase on Monday" meme, at
Rambling in the Garden to see what she's come up with this week and to find links to other contributors' creations.
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