I spent a couple of hours working on my back slope on Saturday and, after admiring all the Calla Lilies in bloom there out of view, I felt compelled to use some of them in this week's "In a Vase on Monday." I had a few ideas as to what might be used to complement them but, in the end, I kept the arrangement very simple.
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| Front view: This arrangement is similar to one I created a month ago, albeit without the Moroccan daisies and with a different vase |
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| Back view: Although it's a bit of a shame to cut the long stems of the lilies short, that was necessary in using this ornamental teapot as a vase |
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| Top view |
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| The vase contains just 3 materials: Freesias, Zantedeschia aethiopica flowers, and a few Zantedeschia leaves |
While I appreciate the simplicity of my first vase, with spring in full gear in my garden, I also felt the need to bring some of that riotous color inside. The oldest of my
Grevillea 'Superb' shrubs is now large and floriferous enough to cut long stems so, with those in hand, I hunted down plant material to complement the coral color of the shrub's blooms.
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| Front view: Strong corals and oranges with a touch of yellow as an accent |
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| Back view, showing more yellow color |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, the vase contains: Grevillea 'Superb', orange-tinged foliage of Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', Alstroemeria 'Inca Husky' (shown with a newly opened bud of Papaver nudicaule), Bulbine frutescens, Lobelia laxiflora, Papaver nudicaule, Phlomis fruticosa, and Russelia equisetiformis 'Flamingo Park' |
The vase full of
Leucadendron stems I created over 2 weeks ago still looked good but it got evicted from the dining room table in favor of the vase featuring the
Grevillea flowers. The Calla Lilies sit in the front entryway.
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| Here are the Leucadendron 'Wilson's Wonder' stems photographed on March 3rd (left) and March 19th (right) |
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| And here are the new vases in their places |
For more vases, visit our "In a Vase on Monday" host,
Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, who is also celebrating her 5-year blogging anniversary this week. Better yet, if you have some spring flowers in your garden, create a vase of your own and join the fun.
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