Well the last time until next year - that's a promise - no more snowdrops in my Monday vases! I wanted a chance to though to share my new snowdrop vase before the season ends. It only arrived in the last week. I'm not sure about the butterfly decoration - perhaps a bee might have been more seasonal. Today's gathering is a bit of a rushed smash and grab job which features :
- Galanthus - a trio consisting of galanthus nivalis, galanthus 'Trym' and one which I think could be 'Melanie Broughton' but in the absence of a label I can't be sure.
- The two twiggy bits are a winter flowering honeysuckle, which for the purposes of this photo is proving rather shy and a snippet of Abeliophyllum distichum or white forsythia. The latter is actually tinged with pink. Both are scented. The honeysuckle came to me via a plant stall at one of Cathy's open days so is particularly precious.
Thanks to Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' as always for hosting.
There are definite signs that spring is almost in the air and there is the promise of warmer temperatures both by day and night in the week to come. Time soon to swap my fleece for a T-shirt. Now that's living dangerously!
I never tire of your snowdrops.
ReplyDeleteOh that's a lovely vase for your snowdrops, Anna, although I agree about the butterfly/bee!! I was noticing today how sturdy my Melanie Broughton have been this year - now that my specials have been in the woodland for about three years I am beginning to see which ones are establishing particularly well, and most certainly seem to prefer it. Yes, Lonicera 'Budapest' is meant to have a hint of pink but my goodness your white forsythia is definitely rosy! I have one too, but it' still very sticklike despite being in the Coop Corner for about 3 years, although at least it is still alive!!
ReplyDeleteAll my snowdrops are just plain old common snowdrop, so it's nice to see your different varieties. I do like your lovely vase, though I think the designer/artist isn't a gardener. 😁 It doesn't detract from your arrangement though, I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it.
ReplyDeleteYour new snowdrop vase is enchanting, Anna! If I could grow snowdrops, you'd probably see them tucked into my vases every week until they were gone ;)
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