I was bound and determined that I was, once more, going to take part in 'Vase on Monday', hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Although I tried last week, I really only stuffed some of my favourite roses into a pretty little pot. This week I tried to exercise a little more care with my arrangement. And now I understand the challenge - not just creating a satisfying flower arrangement, but also finding the right light for the photography.
I'm not displeased with the result, but I think that next time I'll try to use fewer different sorts of flowers so that the whole hangs together better. I'm also more aware than ever of the shortage of vases/containers in my house!
This vase has been everywhere in my house and garden (in the rain!) in an attempt to find the right light levels to show off the colours well.
I'm not displeased with the result, but I think that next time I'll try to use fewer different sorts of flowers so that the whole hangs together better. I'm also more aware than ever of the shortage of vases/containers in my house!
This vase has been everywhere in my house and garden (in the rain!) in an attempt to find the right light levels to show off the colours well.
I'm getting a lot of pleasure from my self-sown Cerinthe major 'Atropurpurea'. I had it from Hardy Plant Society seed and It seems to be enjoying the heavy soil here much more than it has the soil of my previous gardens. The habits of the borage have, however, become a bit threatening. My fault, because the lure of those blue flowers means I don't weed it out enough.
Apart from rising to the challenge of creating something lovely for the house, and learning a bit about photography/backgrounds, etc., what I really like about my vase is that I've managed to bring some of my favourite November garden colours indoors! (The kitchen table may not be great for photography, but it's a wonderful spot to enjoy my garden as I cook. Otherwise, at the moment, I'd have to negotiate many steps in the pouring rain to get a fix.) So thanks on many counts, Cathy.
I intend to start posting regularly about the garden on Friday or Saturday night (Wednesday isn't working for me at the moment!) But I'm also hoping to get back to my old 'Wordless Wednesday' habit again this week - I love that one, easy and quick to do my own, leaving lots of time to enjoy the posts of others! Have a good week and hope to see you again over the weekend.