Lately, it seems that many of my vases look markedly different from front and back. This week I had a particularly hard time saying which should be which. Vase #1 features both blue and white
Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus), each of which present a very different face to the viewer.
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| Should this be the front? |
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| Or should this? |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, this arrangement includes: blue Eustoma grandiflorum, white Eustoma, asparagus fern in bloom, Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick', Nierembergia caerulea, and Salvia chamaedryoides 'Marine Blue' (Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Showers' is also included but not highlighted) |
As hard as it was to select the front and back of vase #1, selecting any one side of vase #2 presented still more of a challenge.
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| This is the same vase, rotated a quarter of a turn for each view |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, the vase contains: 'California Dreamin' rose, noID white rose, Abelia 'Confetti', Lantana camara 'Irene', Pentas 'Kaleidoscope Appleblossom', and a mix of Zinnias |
The first vase sits in the dining room, where it can easily be viewed from 2 sides.
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| Although easy to view from both sides, it's not at all easy to photograph from both angles due to the glare from the backyard |
And the second vase sits in the front entry.
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| I gave the 'California Dreamin' rose and the Zinnias the front position but I can spin it around if I get bored with that (or, more likely, as flowers die off) |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other gardeners have found for their vases this week.
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