My Vase to see out August, is a simple affair with just two types of flowers. Both plants were much admired in Alison C's garden, and seedlings found and gifted. How have I missed our visits. I managed to take over some rooted cuttings of Chrysanthemums, and recently collected a bouquet for our gardening club to give to our Chairman.
Cathy has props which really made me smile to go with her cheerful arrangement, together with a tune which will be popping up in my head all day long. My prop this week is a simple leaf, and the vase an old Victorian Glass Poison Bottle.
Allium carinatum subs pulchellum is a lovely late flowering allium, which I had written about for our Six on Saturday gardening group. I found a small later flowering clump when doing some tidying, aka early autumn cutting back.
Teucrium hircanicum has lovely arching flowers and has stood up to the sun, drought and and rains.
Yesterday, Mr S and I followed the path of my last Geology Field Trip, where there were some different views of the Cathedral, with Glastonbury Tor beyond.
On our way back down Walcombe, which I had learnt was the remains of a waddi , we walked through the orchard, where strangely Mr S spotted some apple blossom, and The Combe, which is a beautiful arboretum. I found the grass covered with Ginko leaves, still green so probably blown off during the stormy weather earlier in the week. The leaves are a lovely shape and texture, and very tactile.
Striking arrangement. The leaf completes it. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI love the simple effect of the gingko leaf as your prop, perfectly linking with the poison bottle. I admired your allium on the SoS post and it makes for a happy couple with the teucrium. And a wadi - in Somerset?
ReplyDeleteOf course during the Triassic Period when the high mountains were being eroded when the landmass was close to the Equator, higher rocks were moved down waddis during storms to form fanning delta type formations. These eroded rocks and mud, then went on to become conglomerates. Hope I was listening carefully, probably not, as I love to look at the scenery as well as the wild flowers!
DeleteI love your delightful collection! Such a pretty pink in the allium, and I have a green poison bottle just like yours, which is great for one or two stems! The shape of a ginkgo leaf is so primal! I love the idea that it's shape hasn't evolved over time! A little glimpse into the distant past! Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-tangled-vase-on-monday.html
ReplyDeleteI tried to look around for ginkgo tree but there were so many trees. It is no wonder that jewelers and artists choose that leaf shape in designs.
DeleteThat is a most elegant arrangement in a most elegant vase Noelle. Did you grow the allium from seed? I miss Alison's posts. I hope that she is well and that her business has managed to keep going through the summer.
ReplyDeleteAlison gave me a little pot of recently germinated seed, which I grew on, and since I have managed to get seed from that to grow. From the interest shown, I shall leave one clump so that I can gather good seed to share, later in the year. Let me know if you would like some.
DeleteI love the flowers, a nice movement for the eyes in the arrangement and the Ginkgo is one of my favorite trees. I haven't seen one in a while. You are reminding me of my father the geology professor above.
ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky to live in an area with interesting geology, and to have two Geology Professors in our U3A group. Both still allied to Universities, and on a couple of occasions, what we have found has been further investigated by Post Graduates.
DeleteBottles are my favorite containers for flowers.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, they come in such a variety and I love to see also what others have used and this meme has been a great place to enjoy so many different 'containers'.
DeleteSimple and elegant. The ginkgo leaf was a nice touch! I really admire the Teucrium hircanicum but the fact that my local garden guide doesn't list it isn't a good sign. Regrettably, I also have terrible difficulty in growing alliums of most sorts too.
ReplyDeleteThe Teucrium is not often seen here in gardens, but with its foliage it is quite striking. You can already grow some magnificent plants, what are a few alliums? They just happen to do very well here, and therefore I am exploring a whole range.
DeleteOur crab apple tree had some blossom in September one year, I did contact RHS but never had a reply
ReplyDeleteSometimes RHS are superb, other times I think they are putting a college student 'on the desk' one with no incling of the level of information us gardeners really want. Hope your crab apple survived and continued the following year as normal.
DeleteI love that Teucrium and it was so nice to be reminded of it as I grew it in my old garden. Looks so elegant in a vase. ��
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