It took a bit of determination to go out and pick a few bits just after lunch, but here I am joining in with Cathy's weekly In a Vase on Monday.
On this very dark dismal and damp day the snowdrops show up in the garden. One of the smallest snowdrops is Galanthus gracilis 'Vic Horton', and I had sufficient out this early flowering variety to be able to pick a little posy. The leaves of this snowdrop are small and narrow with a little twist in them.
This is a distinctive snowdrop not only because it is so small about a quarter of the height of Galanthus Colossus shown last week, but also with narrow glaucous leaves with a twist in them. With two mark one below the ovary and a pair each side of sinus. The ovary is more of an olive green. Alongside the snowdrops in the very small vase, are pieces of the little shrub Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Little Star'. The little three sided cut glass antique vase is half the height of the vase shown last week, was probably designed to hold a little bunch of violets.
On the mantle shelf behind the snowdrops is an abalone and I have placed the two birds.
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ReplyDeleteOh that's a sweet and distinctive snowdrop Noelle and the abalone looks like a nest for those gorgeous birds. I wonder who Vic Horton was or is and must look him up in my snowdrop book. I've not heard of that book so something else for me to look up 😂 Your group is most civilised meeting up at lunch time. My u3a group meets up at 10.30am once a month in the local library that provides our books, although we do fit in the occasional lunch together which is always a most relaxing get together.
ReplyDeleteYes lunch which we each take turns at hosting: coffee and cake and discussion, then lunch and a whole range of topics on discussion too, including forthcoming books and date and venue of next meet. A little looking at each others gardens of course. Our WI book groups are so popular we have four groups, each having a different place some at pubs in the evening for example!
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