Everything is late this time around: a Monday Vase on Tuesday and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day on the 16th -- if I'm lucky! I posted
Part 2 of my
About the Desert Garden series, and it does seem like something has to get bumped off schedule when I write those -- in this case, two somethings! But here is this week's vase, one day late for In a Vase on Monday, and two days late for Valentine's. But a little red, pink, and crystal is elegant anytime!
It had to be pink and red, not so much because of the holiday as because I was ecstatic about my newest mini rose and wanted to share the dainty blooms. Or perhaps it was because of the holiday after all, since the rose was clearly meant as a gift plant. Alas, it never had the opportunity to be one as I swooped down on it for the garden. It now has pride of place in the South Border. But I snipped three blooms to bring indoors.
A favorite Google Plus photography theme had "floating" as
yesterday's theme word. (I was late for that too!) It inspired this week's display with the flowers, which was all the better since it allowed me to keep stems quite short, leaving more rosebuds to flower on the little bush.
It also seemed a very good choice for the Dianthus....
...and worked surprisingly well with the one rather exotic addition: three flowers from Eremophila maculata "Valentine".
I used a bowl from a set purchased at a then-local antiques mall years ago. The crystal set has remained a favorite, but this is the first time I have floated flowers in it. Perhaps not the last time?
I'm beginning to wonder whether I was the only person to put up Valentine's colours this week: so kitsch! Do check Cathy's
Rambling in the Garden to see what others have done!
Weather Diary: Sunny; High: 84 F (29 C)/Low: 51 F (11 C)
I like the fringy edges of your lovely red dianthus flowers, Amy, the look great with the sweet pink mini roses, and the tubular Eremophila flowers. I also floated my short-stemmed hellebores, they were hard to get level but yours fit together well.
ReplyDeleteI love these dianthus, Hannah -- just some unnamed plants from a couple of six-packs, but they're quite pretty and have bloomed their hearts out ever since planting. I had no trouble getting the dianthus level as they were so very flat; in fact, I worried whether they would waterlog too quickly, but so far they're okay. Like you, I had to size up to a bigger bowl as I began putting flowers in! It's nice to have so many, isn't it :)
DeleteSo romantic! Not kitsch at all. When you have such pretty flowers this is a lovely way to display them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Cathy -- that was about the way I felt about it too ;-)
Deleteso pretty! The roses almost looks like they are crafted from sugar icing and would make super cake decorations!
ReplyDeleteDon't they?? Little sweetheart buds of just the sugar icing colour... They vary a little on the plant, from cream to pink, but all are lovely :)
DeleteIt's a very pretty display, Amy, and so appropriate for Valentine's Day, belated or not. My own Eremophila finally bloomed - a day late for Bloom Day but welcome nonetheless. It's got gold-orange blooms, which I don't like as well as your 'Valentine' variety but at least I now know the plant can make it in my dry garden.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your Eremophila is coming through; they've been marvelous plants here, though "Outback Sunrise" (species unknown!) threatened a takeover... The others have been quite well-behaved, and on minimal moisture! Thanks so much, Kris!
DeleteSorry I am a bit late with getting to see your (belated!) post Amy - worth waiting for as it is SO sweet! The little roses are just exquisite, so perfectly miniature, and the colour is perfectly complemented by the dianthus and Eremophila - a variety called 'Valentine'? Couldn't be more opportune than that! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteNot so late as my reply Cathy!! These last two weeks have been quite hectic and it isn't over yet... I did love the mini sweetheart roses and, yes, what could be more perfectly named than that Eremophila? Thanks :)
DeleteWhat a lovely display Amy...sweet flowers and beautifully presented.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed them as I did... thanks so much Kate :)
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