There are lots of flowers in bloom in my garden but there isn't much that's new at present. The Agapanthus are at their peak but I've used them more than once "In a Vase on Monday" post already this year. I pulled out my sweet peas last week as they were looking sad, and the larkspur are well on their out way out the door too. So I decided to use three of my Leucadendrons as the centerpieces of this week's arrangement. One of these does a particularly good job of imitating flowers.
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| The dark red rose-like "buds" are stems of Leucadendron 'Blush' |
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| The back view of the vase shown here highlights sprays of the white flowers of Leptospermum 'Copper Glow'. It's blooming well this year. The shrubs are large but the flowers themselves are quite dainty. |
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| Overhead view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left are: Leucadendron salignum 'Blush', L. 'Jester', L. 'Jubilee Crown, Leptospermum 'Copper Glow', and Leucanthemum x superbum (a noID Shasta daisy) |
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| Arrangement in place on the dining room table |
It's been sunnier the past week but thankfully it hasn't gotten hot yet. All but three of my dahlia tubers have sprouted; however, none of those look anywhere near reaching bloom stage yet. And I have scads of Zinnia seed packets I haven't opened much less planted. My nearly continuous therapy sessions and doctor visits give me much less time for gardening than I'd like!
Check in with Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for more IAVOM posts.
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