An alternative title for this post might be: Not all Blues Go Together. My first
Freesias, a blue variety, began blooming 2 weeks ago. I wanted to use them in a vase and, when I discovered last week that the
Ceanothus at the bottom of my back slope was also in bloom that sealed the deal on putting together a blue-themed vase. The trouble was: I didn't like how the
Ceanothus and the
Freesia looked alongside one another. So, I've got 2 vases - surprise! Yes, I know that's not much of a surprise from me but I'd intended to put together a second vase using red flowers in recognition of Valentine's Day. That plan was scrapped, at least for the time being.
The first vase, featuring
Ceanothus and
Echium, bears some similarity to the
vase I created 2 weeks ago but this one has its own personality.
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| I kept to blue and white flowers this time around |
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| In addition to white flowers, I used the variegated foliage of a Westringia to lighten up the arrangement |
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| As white flowers are in limited supply in my garden at the moment, I used Dianthus again too |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Ageratum houstonianum, Dianthus caryophyllus 'Cut Flower White', Globularia x indubia, Osteospermum '4D Silver', Echium handiense, Westringia 'Morning Light', Westringia fruticosa, and, in the middle, Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt' |
The
Freesia went into a smaller vase, which ended up with a split personality of sorts.
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| Inclusion of the violet-tinged variegated foliage of a Hebe (now classified as Veronica) shifted the arrangement in a pinker direction |
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| The addition of Moroccan daisies and new Narcissus blooms gave the back view an entirely different look |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Freesia, Veronica 'Neprock' (aka Hebe 'Purple Shamrock'), Limonium perezii, Osteospermum 'Berry White', noID Narcissus, and Pyrethropsis hosmarianse (aka Moroccan daisy) |
Last week's vases stood up surprisingly well but I chucked their contents on Sunday anyway. The new arrangements took over the usual spots. For more In a Vase on Monday posts,
visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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