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Aquilegia vulgaris, columbine, Geum "Mrs Bradshaw", in a vase on Monday, Sparaxis Astrantia Roma
Finally it is raining and even though our gardens really need it, I find myself thinking ‘yuck, enough already’. Wet dog, muddy veg plot equals unruly hair and dirty clothes. ( probably not smelling too great either).
My vase is full of little flowers today. 
Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’ looking a particularly luminous red in this grey, damp day light. Pink and dark purple Aquilegias
, pink Astrantia Roma and peachy petals of Spraxis.
The Spraxis are a mixture of peachy petals with yellow centres edged in black, 
or vivid orange petals with the same interior. The orange ones are the colour of traffic cones and I suppose that helps bring the pollinators in.
My thanks to daughter Dorris for lending me her pink jumper as a backdrop and to Cathy for hosting the Monday vase meme.
Have a good day. D.
Great things come in small parcels, its lovely Doris
Isn’t it interesting how nominally disparate colours go so well together? Your blooms blend surprisingly well, making for such a pretty vase. Does the vase have a gap in the centre (if you see what I mean) ie is it a kind of ring, or just an illusion.? How long is Daughter Dorris home for?
Such a happy posy and so prettily presented! Those colours are all so wonderful, especially the orange Spraxis… new to me and definitely worth hunting down I think. 🙂
It’s a lovely little vase and coordinates so well with the sweater. What a nice way to display your creation!
Thank you Kris. It was just a bit of fun.