Monday 2 November 2015

In a Vase on Monday - Colliding seasons

Its early November, and usually I would not have very much at all to cut from the garden...maybe a late rose, and I have quite a few red Etoile de Hollande on the pergola...but it is misty or foggy and damp today, and I hardly feel like getting out the ladder, plus they may keep for a little longer.

I have primroses out, just the odd bloom, a little nibbled, and the squirrel continues to go round the garden digging up bulbs!  I very nearly gave up on a Vase on Monday today, but looking out thought to put two items to stand witness to the colliding seasons: Dahlias and Holly in full berry.



Cathy has come up with a colourful bunch and managed to get some good light on her Vase, so it well worth going there to have a look.  I look forward to viewing some of the vases from sunnier and warmer climes, and those in the southern hemisphere.

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  1. Those Dahlias are lovely in that beautiful vase, they look so elegant!

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  2. Oh look at your holly berries - hope you can keep the birds away for the next few weeks! They are a lovely contrast with the purity of your white dahlias. Thanks for sharing

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  3. That is a fabulous vase...very holiday looking actually...love those dahlias.

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  4. Colliding seasons but this pairing works well.

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  5. It was rather murky out there today and perhaps not the most suitable day for mounting ladders. You have my sympathy regarding the squirrel (s). They are an absolute nuisance here and bulb planting needs to be strategically planned to thwart them :( I like that white dahlia Noelle. Which one is it?

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    1. This is the same Dahlia I have been picking for some time. It is pale pink, but as the season has progressed it is getting paler and paler...name unknown. I bought it as a rooted cutting from the Horti Club, and it has been a stunner all season.

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  6. Well done Noelle! It was foggy here this morning too and I almost didn't bother but then I did a spot of pruning and the sun came out and before I knew it I had a little posy in my hand! Love your dahlias and holly combination. Gillian

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    1. You well lucky to have some sun in the afternoon...we were fog bound all day...I can't remember the last time it was so. I am with you when it comes to going out and doing a little gardening...there is always something discovered to go in a vase.

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  7. Your collision makes a beautiful arrangement, Noelle! You have my sympathy concerning the squirrel - mine have taken over the garden, even tunneling through a pumpkin I'd placed at the front door prior to Halloween.

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    1. Yes it is the American Grey Squirrel that causes us so much trouble! They are quite cute and fun to watch...except when they are eating precious bulbs and rose buds. The trouble is that if you put food out for them, they just multiply...and if you don't they eat everything else.

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  8. So many lovely holly berries! I hope there will be some left by Christmas! The Dahlias look lovely with them. I also find light a problem in the dark half of the year as we get a lot of fog and cloud here in autumn and winter.

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    1. I happened to look back at some of the blogs about the garden from earlier this year which I posted, my spirits soared. Before that I have my knitting, sewing, reading, baking...and now going to the gym to make up for the hours not gardening!

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  9. The lovely dahlias are so dependable this time of year, yours look great with the holly berries. The deer seem to be after mine this year and nipped a few flowers, so I don't know if I can cut more.

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