In a Vase on Monday: Spring Stampede

It feels as though everything in my garden wants to bloom at once.  Many of the winter bloomers made late arrivals and the spring bloomers are now off and running too.  The embarrassment of riches in terms of floral choices could have set my head spinning but I focused my attention on the climbing rose offering its first flush of bloom and let that direct me in preparing this week's arrangement for "In a Vase on Monday," the meme hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.  However, I did stuff the vase full of flowers.

The front view emphasizes the coral colors of the rose

The back view shows off some of my yellow flowers

The top view merges both colors

Here's what I included:

Clockwise from the upper left: 'Joseph's Coat' climbing rose, Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', Cotula lineariloba 'Big Yellow Moon', a red Freesia, yellow Freesia, Heuchera sanguinea 'Bressingham Hybrids', Narcissus 'White Lion', and a noID Narcissus with Coleonema album

The new vase sits on the dining room table

But wait!  There's more.  (Do I sound like an infomercial?)  The orchid arrangement that had been sitting on the dining room table for 2 weeks was looking haggard but the Cymbidium centerpiece was still in perfect condition.  I threw away the other contents of the vase and created a new one using that same Cymbidium flower stalk.

The buds at the top of the Cymbidium's flower stalk have opened since I created the original arrangement for my February 29th "IAVOM" post

Left: close-up of Cymbidium Sussex Court 'Not Peace' shown surrounded by Leptospermum scoparium 'Pink Pearl'; right: Coleonema album

I was tired of breakfasting with the Cymbidium so, this week, it landed in the front entryway

No, I didn't stop there.  With some rain expected Sunday evening, I decided to "rescue" a few of my Camellias as they don't usually look their best after rain.

Camellia hybrid 'Taylor's Perfection' has been blooming for 6 weeks and hasn't received the attention it deserves

I briefly considered creating a blue or purple arrangement as well but I stopped myself.  Maybe next week.

Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other contributors have come up with this week.


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