I was up very early this morning, and went out into the garden to do some work, then gathered some material from the garden to arrange. The pale light suited this arrangement. I made this up to give to a neighbour and for a while the vase went to sit outside, until I felt it wasn't too early to call and offer flowers! Unfortunately both Mr S and I find these flowers affect our eyes, but I felt like joining in with other gardeners who post over on Cathy blog 'Rambling in the Garden'.
This is how I arranged some of the elements in a vase with an oblong cross section. I didn't want the vase too full so as to have space and light.
Phlomis fruticosa Bourgaei and Arum Lily together with some pared down twigs of Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' make a pleasing open arrangement, but later I added foliage and stems from the Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire', and Centaurea Montana Alba, whose hue was a little too blue for the picture above, for my neighbour. She was so delighted especially with the lilies, now I know who to take some to when I have ones that have not been nibbled by the slugs and snails.
What a shame you are both affected by pollen, which will presumably affect how you garden too. I love your pared back arrangement, and I am not surprised your neighbour was delighted with it - do you loan her the vase too? The phlomis picks out the yellow spathes of the arum brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteYes they go so well together. Luckily outside the flowers don't seem to affect us too much, but I can't grow the winter box, and a couple of other heavily scented plants.
DeleteYou've reminded me that I should check whether the handful of calla lilies at the bottom of my back slope survived the past weekend's heatwave - the plants have struggled mightily this year due to our poor rainy season and the heatwave may have dealt the last blow. That's too bad as I'd like to copy your arrangement before my own Phlomis finish their season.
ReplyDeleteThis is very pretty Noelle! I recently saw an Arum lily growing outside which is unusual here as it gets too cold for them in winter, but it had special mulch around it for protection. How fortunate your neighbour is happy to have them indoors as I expect they spoil quickly if it is too hot or wet and they should be enjoyed to the max!
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