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Achillea, Alchemilla mollis, Cosmos, Dahlia mignon.mixed, Dahlias, David Austin Roses, in a vase on Monday, poppy seed heads, Rose The Pilgrim, turquoise milk glass
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The heat is building up over the next couple of days and already the dog is flaked out on the cool flagstone floor.
I grabbed a few of the last roses, this one is The Pilgrim from David Austin. A buttery yellow old style rose with a strong rose fragrance I do like it but find that the weight of the blooms cause it to flop over. A chop to shorten the stem ensures the heads are supported by the sides of the glass. To the rose I have added yellow/ lime coloured Alchemilla mollis and Achillea which fades from dark to pale pink. 
In a turquoise glass jug I have put the strong pink coloured Cosmos with more of the Alchemilla mollis and Achillea. I have also added the seed heads of a few poppies.
More Alchemilla has been added to the small Dahlia mignon. This overwintered in the cutting bed which I am very pleased about. Finally I have a few of the tiniest Dahlia which I chose because I do love the look of a daisy.
So there you have it folks my vases for Monday. Do take a look at Cathys lovely blog https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com to see some more Monday vases, certainly more cheerful than world news.
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A lovely collection Dorris. Love the pink Achillea. I have one flowering for the first time this year too, so hope it will grow big enough to use some for vases next year!
Thanks Cathy. I love the look of them but I find their smell slightly unpleasant. Or is that just me?
Oh, I must take a sniff some time! Have never noticed the smell before.
My goodness Dorris this is quite a collection….love the turquoise vase with those poppy seed heads, and those dahlia in the green one. They make a nice summery combo. It is hot here too….so i seek the shade when I work in the garden!
My Pilgrim gets weary too – I am rethinking my staking methods for it and the Poet’s Wife. The alchemilla and achillea are perfect with it – but the dark cosmos is even better and I really must grow that next year. I wouldn’t have realised the last two vases had dahlias in if you hadn’t said – great to have them for cutting already. Mine are budding up but are not quite there. Thanks for sharing for shades today – you will need shade or shades tomoroow even more, I believe…
What is your staking plan?
Ah well, perhaps ‘plan’ is not quite the right word – but I have got a local metal fabricator to weld a ring onto stakes of different lengths which I have beeen using either singly for really tall stems like the inula or in 2s, 3s or 4s with thin rope threaded through. Still experimenting with what works and I am looking at what would be best for things like Clematis heraclefolia and Diascia personata, so possibly ab open topped obelisk sort of thing. All prettier (and more permanent) than canes, anyway!
I love the Achillea with the roses and the poppy seed heads with the Achillea and Cosmos.
Thanks Kris
I enjoyed the contrast of the turquoise vase with the magenta cosmos, very energising.
I am a convert to dahlias, having found that they come in so many different forms and don’t have to be showy at all. I cut them in the summer to place in the bedroom for houseguests (I have a b and b) but haven’t found an effective way of ridding them of pollen beetles before they reach the bedroom. Some of my guests don’t appreciate company!
Thanks Liz, glad you are back. No idea about those beetles, they are a bit off putting I guess.
I like your mini-vases… I do the same, little ones on windowsills, tucked here and there around the house. Very cheering.
‘The Pilgrim’ is a lovely rose. ❤
Stunning arrangements for a sizzling summer’s day. (I think I’ve read/heard that leaving flowers in a cool, dark place – like a shed- with the door ajar is meant to entice the beetles to move on.)
Good tip, thanks Kate will have to try that
That is a lovely collection of vases,colours and flowers. I love those poppy seedheads in the first arrangement. Such a great colour.
Thank you. It’s the first time I’ve used the poppy seed heads. Not an original idea I copied it from another person on a previous vase on Monday.