greentapestry : In A Vase On Monday ~ 'Walking On Sunshine'

Monday 23 July 2018

In A Vase On Monday ~ 'Walking On Sunshine'


In a departure from my usual colour palette in this week's 'In A Vase On Monday' a decision was made to opt for shades shades of yellow, toast and butterscotch with a little bit of contrast thrown into the mix. In this week's vase are :

  • A huge zinnia grown from seed. I can't describe how excited I was when I snipped this for my vase. Finally I have zinnias to snip after several attempts have gone by the wayside. This might be a one off event thanks to this summer's heatwave but I shall celebrate whilst I can. This is a flower from Sarah Raven's 'Pale Zinnia Mix'. A definite will try again next year.
  • Kalimeris incisa 'Charlotte'- a hardy perennial bearing small pale mauve aster like flowers which the bees and hoverflies like. The plants are looking rather world weary at the moment but they are in a dry spot. 
  • A couple of coppery spikes of amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'. I grew this from seed and wonder now if I had my specs on at the time when I was catalogue browsing. I was expecting the flowers to dangle but instead they appear in upright clusters which don't appeal even though I like the colour. It's a definite not to be repeated experience.
  • Calendula 'Snow Princess' - another hardy annual grown from seed.
  • A couple of flowers heads of an old favourite in the shape of Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' or bronze fennel. 
  • Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton' - this hardy perennial came from a cutting I took at an excellent propagation workshop at Bluebell Cottage Gardens Nursery, a good few years ago now. This anthemis has attractive ferny green leaves and bears soft pale creamy-yellow daisies atop stiff stems. If flowers throughout the summer.
  • Achillea ptarmica' The Pearl' - another hardy perennial. It has small dainty button-like white flowers but its innocent appearance belies the fact that it has the potential to become invasive. 
  • Inula - I'm not sure which variety it is but I think it's hookeri . The plant came home with me after a visit to a beautiful fellside NGS open garden in Cumbria last summer.
  • Some frothiness in the shape of alchemilla mollis also known as lady's mantle.
  •  Finally a couple of spikes of buddleia - variety unknown. It's a seedling from a buddleia that came from my parent's garden. Its scent is delicious on these warm sunny days.






















On reflection I think that I've probably plonked too much in this week's vase and I might deconstruct it later and spread the contents across two vases. I was going to leave it with the yellows and rusts but himself decided that I needed contrast. In fact himself was wandering round looking for flowers to add to the vase! Maybe the heat has got to him. Should I be seriously worried?

Thanks as always to the lovely Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for hosting.

29 comments:

  1. Anna, that some zinnia, wow! And it's keeping fine company. Great mix of flowers and textures.

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  2. A beautiful arrangement and I love the color of that zinnia! Calendulas are a favorite, too. :)

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    1. Thank you for your visit and comment Joanna. The zinnia is a most unusual colour and I am besotted :)

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  3. Whoohoo!! Another zinnia success! I know how thrilled you must be because I have been the same this year ;) I have an upright amaranthus this year too, a red/pink one, but at least I knew it was upright...I quite like these Hot Biscuits though... And yes, the heat is certainly doing things to non-gardeners as the Golfer has been noticing and admiring grasses in the last couple of weeks! ps I like your Busy Vase!!

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    1. It's most exciting indeed Cathy. I think that I probably realised that the amaranthus was upright when I ordered it but had forgotten by the time it flowered. Now a floppy version in that colour would be most welcome. Oh dear it sounds as if the Golfer has had too much sun too :)

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  4. And pps - great title of course!! :)

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  5. You've chosen some delectable colours Anna. Each bloom is worth here...but I bet you are really chuffed with that Zinnia.

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    1. Thanks for your comment Noelle. Yes you are quite right in your assumption :)

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  6. These soft colors are beautiful and refreshing during the heat of summer. Beautifully done!

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    1. Thank you kind sir for your lovely words :)

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  7. I love the buttery yellows and I think the summer abundance of the vase is perfect. I haven't tried tat mix of zinnias, but there are so many, too many!

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    1. The word "buttery" hits the nail on the head Christina. There are definitely too many zinnia mixes out there to tempt us.

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  8. I was going to comment on the lovely buttery yellows but Christina beat me to it! That yellow and the delicate lavender accents is perfection, Anna. I planted seeds of a Calendula the color of yours but, unfortunately, they've yet to make an appearance.

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    1. Oh thank you Kris. I hope that your calendula soon makes an appearance. It's really rather lovely.

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  9. This vase is sheer perfection, a very pleasing arrangement. I love the soft colors and the contrasts in size and shapes of blooms. Just wonderful.

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    1. Thanks for your visit and comment Alison. I'm flattered to have such a positive comment from a professional :)

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  10. I thought that I recognised Snow Princess. I am growing the same calendula this year. I much prefer it to the usual orange.

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    1. It's rather attractive isn't it Sue although I do have a soft spot for the orange calendulas. They were the first annuals I grew here along with borage.

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  11. This flower arrangement is absolutely beautiful! I love the colors you picked for this bouquet they compliment each other so well! Thanks for the share, love checking out your blog.
    World of Animals

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    1. Thank you for your visit and comment and welcome. I will be over to see you soon.

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  12. I like the spikes of Buddleja - makes the yellow sing.

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    1. You are quite right Diana. I will pass your comment on to himself as it was his idea to introduce the purples :)

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  13. these pale yellows and lilacs look lovely together - I've seen lots of lovely zinnia in InAVoM so I'm going to try growing them in next year. My vase is bright reds and yellows reflecting the boiling hot weather in Manchester love Bec

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    1. Welcome Bec and many thanks for your kind words. Good luck with the zinnias next year. It's taken me a few attempts to succeed with them. It's great to see a post from somebody not so far away. Will pop over to your blog soon :)

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  14. I love these soft colours. Unfortunately adding to my long list of plants I fancy for next year. The little Kalimeris is very sweet and adds lovely movement. So did you deconstruct? I like the full vase.

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  15. Such a pretty arrangement and lovely colours and a very pretty zinnia. They are loving the sun this summer.I would be seriously worried if the Pianist started looking for flowers for an arrangement. Or even noticed that there was arrangement there at all.

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  16. Thank you Alison. Sorry if I'm responsible for any additions to that long that long list :) I didn't deconstruct in the end.

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Namasté

- Anna.