A quick pick and plonk from me in this week's 'In A Vase On Monday'. I don't anticipate that the contents will last any great length of time in water but they were most appealing when picked. In my vase are :
- Stems of amelanchier lamarkii - if only the bronze juvenile foliage and flowers lasted longer! They are so quick to come and go.
- A couple of snippets of what I think is some sort of euphorbia which appeared in the garden all by itself.
Thanks as always to Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for encouraging us to share our vases at the start of the week.
Well here March seems to be confused as it is going out like a veritable lion. The last few days have seen the first and probably now only frost of the month whilst another day was intermittently peppered with intense hailstorms. We've also experienced extremely windy weather which has taken the edge off the temperatures. Whilst the garden has been somewhat battered by the elements fortunately the greenhouse has remained snug and warm so seedlings are germinating and growing happily. We now have that extra hour of daylight in the evening to make use of outdoors which is most exciting. Yesterday afternoon though saw me and a good friend safely installed in seats at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, listening to a talk by gardening guru Monty Don on the subject of 'Great British Gardens'. He is a most articulate, knowledgeable speaker and is also quite humorous. A most enjoyable to spend a very wet and windy afternoon. Wishing you all a good gardening week.
I have never thought to cut amelanchier for a vase and of course now is the time to do so. The dark euphorbia looks intriguing and makes a nice contrast - how odd that it has just appeared. No doubt the theatre was packed for Monty Don! I read an interesting interview with him in the Sunday Times Style magazine, talking about his wardrobe (everything seemed to be navy!)
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