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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 20, 2018

In Claudia's Vase on Monday

On Sunday, I attended my first meeting/event as a member of the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society in the garden of Steve and Claudia Casebolt.  The CCSS visited my garden in 2016 after which Steve and Claudia kindly invited me to see their garden that autumn.  Posts here and here. It was a thrill to see them and their garden again.  Look for a future post about the visit and a cool new project they've been working on.  It was a busy weekend and by the time we got home, finished watering the pots and repotting a couple of agaves, and other chores (a nap counts as a chore, right?) it was getting dark outside so I decided to steal Claudia's vase for today's post.   Thanks again, Claudia and Steve, for your hospitality!

The contents, all from their garden, include dahlias, rudbeckias, Queen Anne's Lace and  Sarracenia "pitchers." 

Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts IaVoM is always very forgiving of my cheating ways.  Click here to see her vase today and to find links to those of other participating garden bloggers. Better yet, join in the fun and post pictures of something you've brought inside to brighten your week. 

For more about the Cascade Cactus and Succulent society, including information about their Show and Sale (The Odd Plant Show and Sale) coming up on September 8 at Sky Nursery in Shoreline, click here

23 comments:

  1. I love this vibrant, summer-flavored garden bouquet.
    (and napping is definitely a chore!)

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    1. I'm glad you agree that napping qualifies as a chore. I'll sure miss afternoon naps once school starts again.

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  2. Sounds like a great visit, Peter - always good to visit other people's gardens!Sarracenias in a vase? Hmm, that's something for the future, now that I have introduced a few to my greenhouse

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    1. I love Sarracenias in vases but can never bring myself to cut them. It was a wonderful visit!

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  3. Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater. Ha!

    So that popped into my head and then of course I thought about the fact it was actually "Peter Peter" (which of course is even more apt) and then I thought, "what the heck does that even mean?" So I looked it up. Murder! Apparently Peter's wife was a prostitute. I spent far to long reading things like this: https://www.bustle.com/articles/73136-8-nursery-rhymes-with-bizarre-hidden-meanings-because-peter-pumpkin-eater-is-a-murderer

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    1. I'd never looked up the meaning of Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater but your comment sent me looking. How sinister.

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  4. I think it is always appropriate to share good vases that you come across in your rambles. And I love the name "The Odd Plant Show and Sale," both funny and perfectly descriptive. And now Loree is going to send me down a hole that will keep me busy for ages. I love all those nursery rhyme back stories.

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    1. Yes, once you start looking at nursery rhyme origins, more of them pop into your head and make you wonder. We'll be web surfing for quite a while.

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  5. So you have friends you visit that share your passion...well some of them!! It makes for a delightful day out. Lovely vase, and so pleased you enjoyed your visit.

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    1. It's always a delight to meet with others who share plant lust.

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  6. I cheated this week too, I bought mine at the farmer's market. They are so much better at putting flowers together than I am, and I was feeling very lazy this weekend. No naps for me though.

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  7. Your borrowed vase is charming. Only in the PNW would I expect to see Sarracenia hobnobbing in a garden with cactus and succulents.

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    1. It's kind of fun to see plants of such opposite water needs playing together. A grower of carnivorous plants did a presentation about them at the meeting and said that cactus and succulent growers often love carnivorous plants as well because they all share the odd factor.

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  8. Love your "cheat" arrangement. So casual and summery!

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  9. I don't usually nap but I had a 4 hour nap this weekend. It was wonderful. Your vase and flowers are wonderful too. Happy IAVOM.

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  10. Very nice. Your "cheating ways" are always so creative. I'm glad that you had a pleasant visit with your friends!

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  11. Can't go wrong with dahlias - that lavender one is particularly lovely!

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  12. I think it is ok to 'cheat' now and then! Lovely blooms, well worth sharing.

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  13. Lovely collection of flowers and colors for so late in the season. Very nice.

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