One of the many joys of garden blogging is linking with gardeners all around the world to see what is growing in their yards each week of the year. This is especially gratifying during those months when nothing is blooming here. One of my favorite memes, 'In a Vase on Monday,' cheers me on those bloom-barren days. 'In a Vase on Monday' is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. My recent, enjoyable exploration of Cathy's wonderful blog revealed that she lives in a part of England near where I was raised. Needless to say, I am now a follower. Now, for the first time this year, I have something blooming to place in a vase: the branches I forced last week. This posting, therefor, is my initial participation in Cathy's meme.
To learn how I forced the branches you can read last week's posting here. I forced forsythia, crabapple, bridal veil spirea, and mock orange. The forsythia is blooming, the other branches have fattening buds. I added pussy willow boughs that I bought from Shoprite.
White hoary frost on Ground crunches beneath my feet Forsythia blooms
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White hoary frost on Ground crunches beneath my feet Forsythia blooms
Read more at: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_forsythia_blooms_201589
Read more at: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_forsythia_blooms_201589
Forsythia |
Fattening buds on the crabapple. |
Green buds on the spirea and mock orange. |
Pussy willow's furry catkin. |
The vase I used is a new acquisition from Home Goods. We were looking for accessories for our bathroom renovations when we came across this beauty. I purchased a matching dinner plate to complete the look.
Flowering Bulbs Update
The bulbs I showed in my last posting, tulips, hyacinth, violets and daffodils, are now in full bloom...
I wish you could smell the wonderful perfume of the hyacinth. |
I deadheaded the daffodils and await new buds to open. I made a vignette atop the jelly cabinet in the kitchen. Lots of pretty English china in that spot.
I placed tulips on each bathroom vanity, as an excuse to show off the renovations now they are completed.
Peach-colored tulips in the downstairs bathroom. |
Red tulips on the new Victorian vanity in the master bathroom. |
If you have two pennies,
spend one on a loaf
and one on a flower.
The bread will give you life,
the flower a reason for living.
Chinese proverb
Going back to my vase of forced branches: I probably wont participate in the meme every week, but I will be sure to visit Cathy's blog regularly to check out her arrangements and concoctions from bloggers around the world. Wont you join me?
What are you placing in a vase today?
Pamela x
Pussy willows and vase gifted to me by my friend Karen some years ago. |
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