Sometimes flowers are so beautiful or so striking they can carry a vase on its own. I am talking about the ubiquitous Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle.
To my mind and eye, nothing further is needed. Well water of course but you know what I mean.
The shades of green, the masses of tiny flowers, the imperfect spheres.
Are these slightly early this year? I think perhaps they are. In any event they are very welcome and appreciated for their calming shades of green. I have been given these stems from a friend who has lots and lots in her walled garden. Gardeners are generous folk, don’t you think?
Anyway I am loving them and enjoying their presence in my living room.
This is my vase on Monday and probably for every day this week as they will last well.
Joining Cathy and bloggers from far and wide. If you have something to put in vase from your garden, do take a picture and share it with us and link it back to Cathy’s blog.
Have a good week wherever you are and thanks for reading. D.
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They really are lovely Dorris. I can‘t grow them as it is far too hot and dry in my garden, so I am quite envious. I hope they last well in your garden too. 😃
They do need lots of water and a bit of shade so you are not wrong. Thanks Cathy
Gorgeous! And I love them in their monochrome setting.
Ah thanks Sandra
Lovely. xx
Actually, I believe that just about any flower can excel alone, or with groups of the same, like these few hydrangea blooms.
Thank you Tony
You are welcome, but I did not compose this vase of blooms.
Fabulous and they are early, mine aren’t out yet. You are right they are stand alone flowers.
Thought so!
Thanks Chloris
LLove them! aand simply displayed. well done.
Thankyou 🌞
I love ‘Annabelle,’ esp. when the bracts turn lime green. We cut ours to the ground every fall and I think that makes their blooms so much larger than ones that flower on old wood. Some heads are a good foot across!
I have not been brave enough to cut them as hard as that Eliza and certainly not in the autumn. Advice here for UK growers is to not cut back until spring in case we get a hard winter. I have seen photos of 1 foot across blooms and can only dream!