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Monday 25 May 2020

IAVOM ~ Calm


It's a glorious late spring day here but had 'In A Vase In Monday' been a couple of days earlier it would have been night on impossible to pick let alone photograph a vase. We had an absolute hooley that whipped itself up on Friday and only finally blew itself out yesterday afternoon. Some rain would have been more than welcome but not a drop fell. Our garden was littered with willow and sycamore branches but luckily no serious damage was done. At the allotment my plot neighbour's polytunnel covering flew off leaving his tomatoes and various annuals exposed to the elements. He is not convinced that they will make a full recovery.


My vase this week was mainly picked from the garden but there is one contender from the allotment in the shape of :

  • Allium schoenoprasum or chive flowers. These are appreciated by the bees and usually have a second flush later in the year. Both the leaves and the flowers are edible but my preference is the leaves especially finely chopped in scrambled eggs. I'm always intrigued by how wiry and strong the stems of the flowers are. 
  • From the garden are stems of rosa 'Luisa's Daughter' now in its fourth year and most floriferous. I've mentioned before that my dear sister had the rose named and sent to me as a birthday gift in memory of my mother. I wish that it retained the creamy colour of its buds but these gives way to large and blowsy white roses. Still they are most pretty and have a most pleasant light lemony scent.
  • Lastly a couple of annuals that were sown in the greenhouse in the third week of September, namely nigella damascena 'Double White' and orlaya grandiflora. Now these are himself's pride and joy as he sowed the seeds under supervision when my right arm was in plaster. The rest of the journey from seed to plant though was left to me but I'm most grateful for his efforts. I'm hoping that these will flower for some time and will self-seed. I had hoped that the nigella at the allotment would have self-seeded but there's not a single peek of it. Maybe it was a result of all that February rain.
Thanks as ever to our lovely hostess Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden',  who this week has some delicious sweet peas in her vase. Do go and have a look!

16 comments:

  1. That is a really choice spot for staging your vases Anna. I had quite put the strong winds behind me. I think I have been able to do this, as the wind was from the southwest and most of the tree leaves did not in our garden this time. Like you we had no rain whatsoever. Hope you manage to take loads of cuttings of that rose and share them amongst your family. They are stunning in bud.

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    1. Thanks Noelle. It's a good spot but a bit risky if I leave vases unattended for even a minute as it's a squirrel run. I will have to take some cuttings and pass one on to my sister.

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  2. That is an adorable vase, Anna,and I am thrilled your rose has established well - it is very pretty, both in bud and flower. Could your sister choose the actual rose that was named? I was interested to read about the September sown annuals and I might add these to my sowing list. When did you plant them out? The nigella looks so pristine and fresh

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    1. Thanks for your kind words Cathy πŸ˜„ I'm not sure what the procedure was for the choice of rose so will have to ask my sister. I was behind schedule with hardening the annuals off but they've probably been in the outer world since the middle of April if not before.

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  3. That rose with the chive flowers is just gorgeous Anna! And giving a rose with a personalised name is such a lovely idea. The white Nigella is really pretty - I love the blue most but I had a pink one once which was also very nice.

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    1. Nigellas are all such pretty plants Cathy. I think that I'm with you on the blue πŸ˜„

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  4. I hope that's the last of the strong winds for you, Anna - it sounds terrible! At least your lovely roses were spared. I'm charmed by your sister's gesture in naming the rose for both you and your mother.

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    1. Hopefully it was the last of any strong winds until the autumn Kris. I was relieved that the rose wasn't damaged as it's very near to the willow. My sister's gift was extra special.

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  5. Purple and white is a lovely combination

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  6. A delightful and refreshing vase full.
    I feel for your allotment neighbour. It would be an awful thing to happen. So dispiriting.

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  7. I felt for him too Lucy and wished that I had spare tomatoes to pass on to him. I'm sure though that somebody on the site will come to the rescue if his tomatoes didn't perk up. I will have to ask him what the state of play is when I next see him.

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  8. What a beautiful flower combination, and displayed in such a lovely way. I have to be honest, it would never have occurred to me to use the flowers of chives in an arrangement - or even cut them for the house, but you've shown that they work so well. I noticed a couple of days ago that mine were just starting to flower - and they're in an inconspicuous place - perhaps I should take the snips and give them a more prominent viewing platform in my kitchen, or on my desk. :)

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  9. Thanks for your kind words Catherine. Yes chive blooms are rather lovely as cut flowers and the stems are most obliging πŸ˜„

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