Four storms are headed our way, all of which have a chance to bring us rain! All we've received this season (i.e. since October 1st) is 1.44 inches (3.66 cm) of rain but
El Niño is finally expected to deliver this week. If we're lucky it will enter like a lamb rather than a lion. I woke early and spent Sunday scrambling to get the garden ready to make the most of it. In the process I caught a beautiful sunrise.
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| The sun highlighted Angel's Gate, the entrance to the Los Angeles Harbor |
While making a circuit through the garden, I spied a
Strelitzia reginae bloom in need of picking. It looked better from a distance than close-up but I decided to make it the centerpiece of this week's vase anyway. Initially, I questioned whether anything else in my garden could hold its own in a vase with a bird of paradise but I surprised myself by finding a full complement of flowers, each well equipped to make a statement all on its own.
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| Front view |
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| Back view |
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| View from the top |
When it was assembled I thought it might be a bit too much but I couldn't bring myself to remove anything. It fit the giddiness I'm feeling about the approach of rain. Here's what I included:
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| Clockwise from upper left: Strelitzia reginae, Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', Gomphrena decumbens 'Itsy Bitsy', Grevillea 'Superb', Leonotis leonurus, and Nandina domestica (Included but not highlighted: Aloe 'Johnson's Hybrid') |
It sits in the front entryway, which felt a little empty once I'd put away all the Christmas decorations.
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| We may have gray skies this week but my entryway now looks bright and cheerful |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, our "In a Vase on Monday' host, to see what other gardeners have found to decorate their homes.
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