This week's Monday vase is a simple concoction of three flowering stems of amelanchier lamarckii. I snipped these in advance on Friday having seen the weather forecast. Yet another named storm 'Storm Kathleen' battered us over the weekend with gale force winds and more in the way of heavy rain. Surely it must cease soon - this seemingly never ending pattern of grey and rain. I do hope so.
Last week the amelanchier had a spell looking subtly glorious in the limelight with it's starry white flowers and soft coppery foliage. Today it looks somewhat bedraggled and it has definitely lost a substantial amount of blossom. However pear blossom and crabapple 'Red Sentinel' have taken on the baton in the blossom stakes. Apple blossom is not far behind.
My vase is the teeny tiny vase which has featured in vase posts before. It's that small that I'm unable to find the twin vase that I bought at the same time! A search party will be launched shortly.
Thanks to Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' as always for her hosting skills whatever the season or the weather. It's much appreciated.
What a fascinating flower I am not familiar with. Lovely in that vase.
ReplyDeleteOh how lovely to see the blooms and the gorgeous coppery leaves of your amelanchier close up, Anna - the blossom on our original one had certainly gone by the weekend, and without leaving a carpet on the ground either!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought they were the blooms from one of the early flowering clematis for some daft reason, but how beautifully paired they are with that vase. The winds quite blew all the petals of our trees, but I was happy to have had at least a couple of weeks of blossom.
ReplyDeleteYour Amelanchier looks like my sweet autumn clematis at first glance. It's very pretty and I'm sorry it was beaten up by that storm. I looked up the species and, while it's actually listed in my western garden guide (many plants from the UK aren't), it's so outside the range of plants that considered suitable to my climate, it explained why I've never heard of it.
ReplyDeleteI think that is my favorite vase, I hope you find the other one. I thought the Amelanchier was SA Clematis too and was puzzled by the foliage. The tree must be a beauty, there are a few of them native to the southeastern US that are nice, but not like that. Amelia
ReplyDeleteThis is the most beautiful cultivar of Amelanchier I've yet to see. Gorgeous! Eliza
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this! Beautiful blooms and vase: The arrangement really cheered me up. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am glad you had the forethought to secure a few sprigs of this blossom for your vase Anna! And the vase is a perfect match! My Mum has been lamenting the relentness rain and wind too - I do hope it warms up and dries up for you soon!
ReplyDeleteSome of our apples are flowering now and being battered.
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