In a Vase on Monday - Cheating Again

A busy weekend of garden touring and trying to keep potted plants hydrated left little time to bring flowers inside.  Since I'm spending more time outside these days, I decided to do an arrangement to enjoy in the garden.  Several Christmases ago, my dear friend Florence gave me this delightful  Italian cherub holding a basket.  It sat in our entryway where I very much enjoyed it.  My plan was to pump water through the base and have it tumble over the sides but that never got done. While strolling through Molbak's on Sunday after touring several fantastic gardens in Snohomish, my eye caughtFestuca glauca 'Beyond Blue.'  Hey, that looks a bit like a fountain.  Throw in some Sedum forsterianum 'Antique Grill' and Sedum spathulifolium 'Silver Moon' and there you have it a dry water feature.  If one can have a dry creek bed, why not this?

The exposed soil was covered with some glass bits I had around and a bit of Spanish Moss was gathered from the greenhouse to cascade even lower.  This is by far the easiest water feature I've ever done.  Yes, I'll sweep up the spilled soil and ever present bamboo litter on the ground beneath.

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