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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Monday, August 21, 2017

In A Vase On Monday - It's All About the Base

Many thanks to the dedicated and talented Cathy from Rambling in the Garden, host of In a Vase on Monday. Do click here to see what others are plunking in a container today.

Sometimes on Sunday, I go out in search of flowers and then find a vessel for them; other times the vase dictates the contents.  This week, it's all about the vase, well really not a vase per se but a beautiful object meant  to hold flowers- It's all about the bass base.

This sandblasted glass piece, made by Jerry and Raye Perrett of Port Townsend makes me smile remembering an evening several years ago when my neighbor and friend, Sandy, invited me to be her guest at "The Night Tacoma Danced," a fundraiser for the Tacoma Art Museum.  The gala event featured artists from far and wide selling their work.  Sandy bought this piece and I remember admiring it sitting on her living room table on many visits to her home.  During her recent purge, this was one of the items up for grabs.





So, what could go in such a container?  Cattails were the first thing to come to mind but none grow in my garden and they tend to frown on people cutting things in the nearby park. three callas would be simple and lovely but mine are done blooming for the year.   I'm not entirely pleased with this arrangement of variegated Miscanthus 'Giganteus,' a plume of Macleaya cordata, Anemone hupehensis, and a tillandsia.

 Perhaps I'll remove those two floppy blades on the right.  

Nope.

Oh well, since this will certainly make a, hopefully more satisfying, reappearance some Monday hence.

If you're in the path of the eclipse, here's a public service announcement taken from the Onstage Blog:






16 comments:

  1. I think you did a good job for this extraordinary vase!

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  2. Wow, that's quite the dramatic vase/base. I had a vase years ago (another lifetime it seems) with a similarly small reservoir for the water. I ended up only using it for dried things. Love what you did!

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    1. While the opening is small, the reservoir holds four cups of water so I can play with living stuff.

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  3. Oh no, it was much better uncut, I liked it. You should have taken a page from Loree's book today, and turned those grasses into loops. It's quite a nice vase, but I can see that it's hard to work with. Now that I'm planning to turn my raised veggie beds into a cutting garden next year, I'm starting to notice all the interesting vases at the thrift stores. I need to start buying a few.

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    1. You're right. Fortunately I cut a couple stalks of that grass and re did it again with uncut blades. How exciting that your veggie beds will become a cutting garden next year. You'll become an IAVOM addict!

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  4. The variegated blades of grass looks very good in the vase, and reflect the green tones in the glass; better then Cattails would, I think. Nice cool green-gray tones with just a pop of color.

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  5. That is a wonderful vase/base. You always seem to be in the right place for the right deals, as in this case of the giveaway from your friend and neighbor, which I credit that to the good karma you've earned. I think your floral and foliage selections for this container are just perfect.

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  6. A wonderful and very original vase and an impeccable combination of flowers and foliage! Chapeau!

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  7. What a stunning vase, you really do have an interesting collection. It must be difficult not to overshadow this one. The grasses are just right, though, and I quite liked them floppy but you don't want to know that now.

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  8. What a gorgeous base/vase. Your treatment for it today was beautiful, even before the trim!

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  9. I think you've come up with a great solution. Sometimes you just have to go in a different direction. The vase is beautiful but not easy to use.

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  10. Ikebana design takes practice. I don't know how to do it. It would be fun to see what you can come up with for that vase/base for each season.

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  11. The vase is definitely a work of art. I like the air plant at the base of the stems. Happy IAVOM.

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  12. Wow, that is stunning in so many ways! And of course your post title was perfect! Thanks for the public service announcement. ;-)

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  13. Amazing vase ,very pretty and hope not hard to use.
    your ideas are wonderful regarding vases i enjoy these ventures

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  14. What an intriging vase, especialy when you say how much water it holds. I could see some attraction in the cut grass, but perhaps left taller? Such fun to experiment :)

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