Mondays seem to come round very quickly and it's time to celebrate the start of the week with a vase of flowers joining in with the 'In A Vase On Monday'. In my vase this week are :
- Flowers of what maybe 'Madame Julia Correvon' but I honestly don't know. Maybe Cathy our Clematis Queen might have some ideas. This is the second lot of flowers it has thrown out this summer.
- A sprig of astrantia 'Cerise Button'. This is a new to me astrantia which I fell for on a visit to the fabulous Holehird Gardens in Cumbria at the beginning of July this year. I was hoping to track it down at a nursery but was most surprised to see it for sale at a local garden centre last week. The flowers on my plant aren't either as big or as deep pink as the plant I saw in the garden (see photo below) but I will give it time to establish and confirm whether I've got the correct plant.
- Some foliage from pittisporum 'Silver Ball'
Thanks as always are due to the lovely Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for her most excellent hosting.
It's a Bank Holiday today and unusually warm and sunny - this looks like the end of what has been another long dry spell with rain predicated to arrive overnight and then feature daily for the next week or so! What a relief that will be especially to our farmers. I'm off out when I've posted this to collect some poppy seedheads before the change in weather - if anybody reading this would like some papaver orientale 'Lauren's Grape' seeds just let me know. I'm collecting some for the seeds and will dry the others for future use in a vase.
Love the Astrantias! I've never grown them here, but I love to see them in other people's gardens and arrangements. Maybe one of these days... Gorgeous combo in your vase!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit and comment Beth. Do have a go at growing astrantias if you can. They're great plants and here provide two flushes of flowers every year.
DeleteLovely arrangement this week Anna, and I hope your Astrantia lives up to your expectations next year. I wouldn't mind some of those poppy seeds, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Noelle. I hope that it will deliver given time. Poppy seeds collected yesterday and I will be delighted to send you some 😀
DeleteSince when have I been the Clematis Queen, Anna?! I do think it looks like Mme JC though. Isn't it lovely to have astrantia flowering at this time of year? Cerise Button is gorgeous and I hope when yours settles it turns out to be the correct variety. LIke nandina, pittosporum foliage is so useful to add to vases, and the latter sets your blooms off perfectly. I would be happy to have some poppy seeds if you have some spare 👍
ReplyDeleteI always think of you when it comes to clematis and roses Cathy 😂 Thanks for confirming my thoughts that it could be Madame JC. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the astrantia is the real deal and not a seedling. Poppy seeds were duly collected yesterday and will wing their way to you soon.
DeleteI love astrantias - we have several differeny=t colours
ReplyDeleteMe too Sue - they're great garden plants 😀
DeleteAstrantia AND Clematis! I'm very envious...
ReplyDeleteThanks Kris 😀
DeleteLove the Astrantia Anna! They are such pretty sparkly flowers and that colour is lovely. I think mine is sulking because it has been so dry, so hope it comes back next year. Hope you get that rain!
ReplyDeleteHow delightful that your clematis bloomed twice. I think you ID'd it correctly as I have the same vine. I can see why you loved the astrantia, it is a gorgeous colour! Eliza
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful arrangement! The pinks are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful pink Astrantia! I must keep scanning for that. Late blooming too? a lovely vase.
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