Just a little posy is on offer this week as I join Cathy and others for In a Vase on Monday.
Inevitably after hanging out the washing, a quick peer round the garden revealed some strong tall snowdrops tucked in at the far corner. To add to the vase nearby the leaves on the Mahonia 'Soft Caress' seemed just the right shade of green, and inevitably a few blooms from the Cyclamen coum could also be spared.
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| Galanthus Colossus in a Vase with Cyclamen coum |
Discovered by Caroline Elwes at Colesbourne Park and variously known as G. 'Colesbourne, or G. 'Colesbourne Colossus', this snowdrop is probably twice the size of last week's offering.
Today just happened to be wash day because the weather forecast yesterday evening said it was going to be fine today. I didn't really think I would post today, however when I had hung out the washing after breakfast: who wants to have breakfast looking out at washing hanging on the line, if it is just a question of timing? I think there used to be a saying called 'Wash Day Monday' but now we have automatic washing machines, no planning is necessary, but looking out for fine weather means the washing hopefully a good blow and dries nicely.
By lunch time after I returned from spending the morning with my knit and natter friends the snowdrops has opened out.
Your Snowdrops offer hope to those of us in a deep freeze...and not expecting Snowdrops until March. Such a graceful combination in your pretty vase, too. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Beth, so pleased you enjoyed them.
DeleteI've developed a real fondness for snowdrops since seeing them in IAVOM posts over the years. Regrettably, that's the only way I get to see them as they won't/don't grow here. I haven't even been able to get more than a bloom or 2 from the so-called summer snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum).
ReplyDeleteWe only get one bloom per bulb here too, some special varieties may send up a second smaller bloom, but at least one hopes that they will come back another year. Some make a second bulb for the following year, but it may take two or three years for a first year bulb to be mature. The special ones can be quite tricky to grow and do not suit all gardens. You have a fabulous range of plants, enjoy those.
DeleteOh Noelle, this is such a good example of how you don't need a lot of big and blowsy blooms to make a pretty vase. Your clutch of Cyclamen coum have prompted me to look more carefully when I walk through the woodland tomorrow, to see if I can find any bloom, although as I am still awaiting snowdrops it is probably unlikely. Thanks for sharing it with us
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathy, enjoy your exploration of your woodland.
DeleteOh that looks like a fine tall 'drop Noelle and looks so good with the cyclamen flowers. I think that there is a variety called 'Colussus' too. I have galanthus 'George Elwes' which is another staturesque specimen. Do the snowdrop and the cyclamen grow together in your garden? Drying washing out on the line is something I look forward too but not sunny enough here to do so today!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna, this is 'Colossus', it is just that it has had several names. Yes they do grow close, but I happen to have hederifolium near Colossus and that snowdrop is amongst lovely foliage. I can dry washing even in overcast conditions I just look at the paving stones, if they are drying then so will clothes.
DeleteI love seeing cyclamen and snowdrops in gardens, so having them indoors in a vase is very appealing. Especially as you can then see the snowdrops close up and appreciate them more.
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth Cathy, I don't think I have anything else in flower at the moment. Yes close up in a vase is a lovely way to appreciate their differences.
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