I had a pre-Christmas family gathering on Sunday for which I created two small vases to add life to areas otherwise bereft of holiday decorations. With rain coming late Saturday afternoon, I dashed out to cut flowers and foliage. We didn't get much rain - just 0.21 inches (5.3 mm) - but it came down hard and fast under a darkening sky so I didn't have time to deliberate over my choices.
I crammed most of my selections into a small vase received from co-workers as a wedding present many, many years ago. I seldom use the vase because it holds relatively little water. It's 6 inches tall, 3 inches wide at the mouth but less that 1/2 inch in depth.
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| Front view |
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| Back view |
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| Side view, showing just how narrow the vase is |
Here's what I snipped before the rain soaked my clothes:
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Top row: Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick', a California native, which is more lavender-blue than it looks in this photo
Bottom row: Achillea 'Moonshine', Artemisia 'Powis Castle', and Lavendula angustifolia 'SuperBlue' |
I had a few leftover stems that I couldn't squeeze into the vase shown above, which I used to refresh the 3-inch vase that held pink flowers last week.
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| The tiny vase contains Salvia 'Marine Blue', Tagetes lemmonii, Gaillardia aristata, and Duranta erecta 'Gold Mound' |
The first vase sits in the living room and the second sits by the kitchen sink.
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| The vase was a good fit for the small glass side table under a lamp |
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| The tiny vase looks good with just about everything |
And the
succulent vase, created 3 weeks ago, sufficed as the centerpiece for the dining room table.
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| Despite running the heater much of the time for the past 2 weeks, my most recent succulent vase is still holding up remarkably well |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, the host of "In a Vase on Monday," to find other floral and foliage arrangements.
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