Monday, November 17, 2014

Flowers for a Vase on Monday

Autumn Sage, Pink Muhly, Flower arrangement, Monday Vase
Here I am trying my hand at a first vase for the Monday Vase meme over at Rambling in the Garden .  I was so enthusiastic after looking at some of last week's vases that I nearly ran out and cut one midweek.  But I decided to wait till Sunday so here it is now: grass plumes, autumn sage, and a little perovskia.

My garden is so new that, frankly, there isn't much in it yet.  But happily, there are a few flowers to pick.  All the plants are still quite small so this is a tiny vaseful.

The Pink Muhly plumes have burst into many little stars and make a hazy mist round the Autumn Sage.  One little sprig of Perovskia was added for good measure.  That is about all that is actually blooming at the moment, and I hesitate to cut foliage while the plants are settling in.  The vase itself is one I created - handthrown on the potter's wheel and glazed in copper green with a flow glaze down to the shoulder.  I need to use that combination a little more.
Autumn Sage, Pink Muhly, Flower arrangement, Monday Vase

Pink Muhly, Muhlenbergia "Regal Mist"


Another shot of the "Regal Mist" Pink Muhly seedplumes...































I have always loved flower arrangements but never learned to create them, so perhaps the occasional (frequent?) Monday vase will spur me to better attempts, as well as encouraging me to grow some cutting flowers in the garden.  I hope so!  Happy Monday!
Monday vase, flower arrangement

5 comments:

  1. that vase is beautiful, Amy - how clever you are! I might join in with this next Monday too as it is such a good idea ...thank you for sharing.

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    1. ...and to think I just found your comment now, Ann... not sure whether you'll see the reply, but thank you!

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  2. A lovely arrangement Amy! I love those feathery seed heads with the Perovskia. It is a lovely meme to take part in, but I never remember in time to get it organised! Still I can enjoy everyone else's efforts!

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    1. Afraid I nearly missed your comment, Jane! It has been such an enjoyable meme to participate in. Besides, I needed something to push me to bring flowers inside - I being the type that felt it sacrilege to cut anything out of the garden...!

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  3. Your vase is lovely and the gift of being a potter, to make something than can last for years and years, is wonderful, and then you go into your garden and find a few choice blooms. Now you are sharing them...that's what it is all about. Sometimes my blooms are salvaged from when I do pruning, sometimes I am saving them from the ravages of the weather, and sometimes when they are just perfect, about those I say that it is dead heading five days early! The plants usually repay me with even more blooms!

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