There are definitely fewer and fewer flowers about now but here is a small picking for this week's 'In A Vase On Monday' in which there are :
- Astrantia 'Capri' - this is the second new to me astrantia purchase this year. I came across the plant in the plant sales area at Hampton Gardens in Herefordshire when we were on holiday last month. The name sung out to me as Capri is the island where my parents honeymooned in 1950. I've mentioned before on my blog that my Mum was Italian by birth and was born what was then a small town not far from Rome. Her family though moved to Rome during the war. At one point I had astrantia 'Roma' in the garden but she has sadly vamooshed. I hope to replace her and perhaps add other astrantias named after Italian cities namely Milan,Venice and Florence. I wonder if there are others. Unusually for me I had considered a prop last night but some unexpected overnight rain spoilt my plans. It was going to be a music box still in working order which my parents bought as a souvenir of their stay. I wind it it up every now and again to simply listen and to be transported to childhood days when it was a special treat to wind the music box up.
- Unknown long lost label variety of persicaria.
- Some flowers from the lovely perennial aster 'Little Carlow' - this was in flower at the beginning of September if not before and although beginning to go over it is still throwing out colour and attracts pollinators.
The vase is the second of two vases that I treated myself this year on our holidays. This vase was bought at Stockton Bury Gardens, also in Herefordshire which was staging an exhibition of various crafts when we visited as part of Herefordshire Arts Week. One of the exhibitors was a potter who began to work with clay just after the 2021 lockdowns and who has fallen in love with ceramics. Looking at her work it was impossible to guess that she was still a relative novice.
Thanks as always to the lovely Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' who convenes our weekly floral get togethers. Do over to her blog if you haven't done so already!
For the last week since Storm Amy partied for an entire weekend the weather here has been calm and dry with some occasional pleasant sunshine thrown in. The coming week promises to deliver more of the same which is most welcome as there are various jobs to be done including making inroads into planting the contents of my bulb delivery which arrived late last week. Now just where am I going to plant them all 🤔😂
