It's certainly a red letter day today celebrating eleven years of 'In A Vase On Monday' a brilliant meme started by Cathy. I was slow to participate so my first vase which you can see below wasn't until April 2014. Unfortunately my imagination has been thwarted by domestic concerns over the last couple of days so my vase above doesn't reflect the eleven theme but I'm sure that Cathy will understand. The dominant colour of my vase is red and in it are ;
- Chrysanthemum 'Bigoudi Red' which is a deep red perennial hardy chrysanthemum Unfortunately I've allowed the plant to become rather leggy and must do better next year.
- A stem of one of Cathy's signature plants in the shape of persicaria 'Red Dragon' which I know she has shared with other bloggers as well as no doubt with other folk.
- A couple of berry carrying stems from the decidous shrub of symphoricapos or snowberry, a gift from my parent's garden. Unfortunately it has a thuggish suckering habit which I know Cathy has had problems with it too. Oh well the berries do look most pretty at this time of year.
- Some stems from leucothoe also known by the intriguing name of dog hobble - a small evergreen shrub which occupies a pot near the front door kindly identified by Cathy over at 'Words and Herbs'. Now I need to try to work out which variety it is - the leading contender for that title is currently 'Scarletta'.
My Very First IAVOM |
My Cup Runneth Over |
Of Course There Had To Be Some Snowdrops! |
Summer Sizzle |
Shimmer |
Celebrating Easter |
Sunshine |
Sweet Peas - An Absolute Must Every Year |
A Family Wedding |
I Saw A Mouse |
Celebrating A Graduation |
Now I'm off to cover the seedlings in the greenhouse - there's a chance that we may have snow overnight and temperatures are set to plummet as the week goes on reaching levels normally seen in January and February. I've managed to bring my potted snowdrops under cover just in the nick of time (you could say at the eleventh hour) and hopefully some of them might feature in Monday vases in the very near future.
P.S. I've amended the second line of this post - thanks to Cathy for pointing out my chronological typo.
What a lovely selection of vases from times past, and the one for this celebratory week is lovely too.
ReplyDeleteI loved looking at all your previous vases Anna. They are all gorgeous. And the red chrysanthemum is eyecatching, I haven't seen that one before.
ReplyDeleteThank you Chloris. It's a rather sumptous deep red - if I have any cuttings in the future you would be welcome to one or two. I know that you love your chrysanthemums 😍
DeleteOh thanks Anna, that would be lovely. Likewise, if you see any on my blog that catch your eye, let me know. I hope your domestic problems have been resolved. x
DeleteOops, a typo in your first paragraph suggests you have been been contributing since April this year, Anna!! 🤣 I know you have in fact been loyally contributing when you can for many years, and it was lovely to look back over some of your previous vases too, complete with the titles..made me realise that I could have included titles with mine too, as they are always an integral part of my posts. I am glad you were still to join in without feeling pressurised to stick to the theme, as theme, as I know you have had some difficult days.
ReplyDeleteYou have shared a very striking chrysanthemum, and it alays lovely to see Red Dragon in the supporting cast - mine from a few weeks ago has been rooting in the vase, where it still lingers with some chrysanthemeums finally past their best. I liked how your chrysanthemum picked out the hearts on your vase - and I am mightily intrigued by 'dog hobble'...why on earth?!
Thanks for pointing out my typo Cathy which I've now corrected 😂 I was suffering from sleep deprivation when I composed my post. Yes I most intrigued by 'dog hobble too' - I must do some research!
DeleteOne of the things I most appreciate about Cathy's meme has been the opportunity to get to know so many wonderful bloggers like you, Anna. Coincidentally. I started participating in the IAVOM meme about the same time you did (March 31, 2024 in my case). I also took a very similar approach to Cathy's anniversary challenge as you did. It's lovely to get another look at some of your beautiful arrangements.
ReplyDeleteAaaaw thank you for your lovely words Kris. I'm touched. Oh so you were just ahead of me by a fortnight then in the annals of IAVOM history 😀 It's been a pleasure getting to know you and your garden.
ReplyDeleteOh, I did enjoy this post Anna! Your arrangements are always exceptional - beautiful choices in lovely jugs and vases. And looking back at past vases is a bonus for us all this week. Your summer sizzle one is fabulous. Love your red Chrysanthemum and the fact that you used one of Cathy's favourite 'Red Dragon' too. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for sharing all the vases! They are all beautiful. I'm going to go back through and view them again. :)
ReplyDeleteDear Anna, I'm sorry to hear about your domestic problems and hope they're not too serious and can be sorted out soon. Your vases are always a joy to behold and this one is no exception. I grow Symphoricarpos too but it's not suckering, depends on the soil, I guess. Cathy gave me a piece of her Red Dragon and thanks to all the rain he's been thriving for the first time this year. Wishing you all the best and see you at the zoom meeting, Annette
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of images.
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