The contents of today's vase were all cut back to keep the stop sign at the corner visible or to keep paths passable.
Sweet little very fragrant rose whose name has been lost.
Weigela 'Rubies N' Gold' and lots of Argyrocytisus battandieri (Pineapple Broom that really does smell like pineapple.)
That one-time blooming old climbing rose whose name I keep forgetting. It's incredibly fragrant and although it only blooms once a year, those few weeks find the canes covered in pink.
This vase hasn't been used to hold flowers for the thirty or s years it's been hanging around here.
A mild day meant that I could make a mess outside instead of in the kitchen.
It's a little wide for the vase but the stems just didn't want to stand up and I was too lazy to take it apart and put it back together using wire, foam, or a frog so I'll just avert my eyes and enjoy the fragrance as I pass by this week.
Joining the vase this week is a ceramic leaf made by Jeff Pinto.
In a Vase on Monday us hosted by the fabulous Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see what others have brought inside to enjoy this week. Many thanks to Cathy for continuing to host our weekly party!
The curves and carving in that vase are so dramatic that they really require a dramatic bouquet. That width is perfect to my eye to balance it all out. I can just imagine the rose fragrance from the older types I've smelled.
ReplyDeleteOh I love that blue vase and what a fabulous arrangement....isn't it fun to prune and bring the beauty indoors!
ReplyDeleteToo wide for the vase? No! I think it's perfect. The curly exuberance of the vase is perfectly balanced by the abundance of blooms. And I just mentioned over on Alison's blog how much I prefer arranging cut stems outside. A mess is so much more acceptable there, than on the kitchen counter.
ReplyDeleteThat vase is wonderful! There was a pineapple broom in one of the gardens I toured this weekend, and I was amazed that I actually remembered what it was called. I'll have to clear a spot outside for doing my arranging, it will make the process much less messy. The potting table would work, but it needs a good tidying up, it's covered with odds and ends.
ReplyDeleteI think the flowers balance the vase beautifully, Peter! I'm trying to imagine what rose and pineapple mixed together smells like but I bet it's delicious. As to the Weigela, I think I need to try growing it even though the Sunset folks say I can't.
ReplyDeleteI think your arrangement is well balanced and has a lovely shape. There is always a mess to clear up afterwards, isn't there. My family must despair and it's been getting worse recently - they are very patient.
ReplyDeleteThat vase is incredible - I love it! And the arrangement really does have a garden party feel to it. :)
ReplyDeleteOh that must be a particularly sweet scented vase Peter. It looks a most satisfying shape to me and I love your ceramic leaf which picks up on the colour of the vase.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great vase - it looks like ocean surf, pushing up a swell of blooms. Pineapple Broom reminds me of Thermopsis, another legume. How cool that it smells of pineapple!
ReplyDeleteThe weigela is such a pretty colour, Peter, and despite what you say the overall effect of your vase is not of one put together by a slovenly individual! Thanks for sharing (and pull your socks up next week - only teasing!!):)
ReplyDeleteOh, Peter, your design turned out great and the vase is perfect. Glad you could put it to good use after 30 years for flowers again.
ReplyDeleteWow, wonderful tapestry colors and pineapple !
ReplyDeleteLooks great, it sure is an avalanche of blooms and much better than the pile of weeds I end up with when clearing paths etc. It must smell fantastic, I love pineapple scents.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Good thing the Pineapple Broom smells like pineapple rather then a broom.
ReplyDeleteWhat a luscious vase full. MMmmmm I can almost smell it.
ReplyDeleteBut Peter, I think the proportions are perfect for the vase; it's beautiful. I'm rather envious of the Argyrocytisus battandieri as I have had a plant for about 4 or 5 years and it only produces about 4 flowers! It was very sickly when I bought it (it's not very readily available here so I accepted it anyway). I managed to clear it of the scale insects that were attached to its stems and it is growing now, just not quickly enough!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and fragrant too, what a treat.
ReplyDeleteOh, so very pretty! And representative of the exuberance of June.
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