In a vase on Monday: blue

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blue, Grape hyacinth, hyacinth, in a vase on Monday, March, Muscari, Scilla siberica, Siberian squill

Hi Cathy. In case you do not know, Cathy is the the host of this meme to share something from the garden.

I am happy to report that blue refers to the colour of my flowers for today’s vase, rather than my mood.

World news frankly beggars belief. I feel as if I am taking part in some dodgy science fiction film ( and I mostly hate science fiction). The virus is all consuming unless we are careful to limit our exposure. Social distancing is the new norm.

I have clustered these glass vases in reckless close proximity. Taking kicks where one can.

I have had rare moments in my garden this year thanks to the wet weather. The incessant rain and heavy clay soil left the garden sodden all winter. To have tried to walk on it, let alone garden, would have done more damage than good. So it is a very welcome relief to see the sunshine over the last couple of days.

The perennials are all cut back and I have my dahlias potted up. The lawn has had a light trim. Just an enormous amount of weeding needs to be done, once I have taken the other debris to the household waste site. ( I hope they are still open?).

For those of us who are lucky enough to have an outside space we can keep calm and carry on gardening in our free time.

I will be trying to catch up on my garden now that it is beginning to dry out. With heavy clay there is a window between when it’s too sticky, when wet, or like concrete, when dry.

The flowers are shades of blue: Hyacinth, Muscari, and a delicate Siberian squill.

I hope you are staying safe, keeping to the new rules. If you are WFH perhaps you could try joining in, it would be lovely to see what flowers you have in your garden.

Have a good week wherever you are, stay safe and thanks for reading. D.

Wordless Wednesday: iris

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blue, favourite, iris, iris silver edge, RHS Chelsea flower show, wordless wednesday

Silent Sunday: carpet

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Ashridge Estate, Beech trees, blue, bluebell woods, Bluebells, carpet, Dockey Woods, Fagus sylvatica, National Trust, Silent Sunday

In a vase on Monday: blue is the colour

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blue, Brunnera macrophylla Dawson’s White, cerinthe major, Grape hyacinth, hyacinth, in a vase on Monday, March, old bottles, pulmonaria, purpurascens

Good evening, I hope you had a good start to your week. It has been a bright, clear day here with a little warmth in a sheltered spot, most welcome.

I wanted to share some of the many blue flowers about at the moment: Pulmonaria at the front, not really blue at all, they are more pink and mauve but they have a blue tone to them and so I am including them.

Grape hyacinth, which some of you love to hate, I have no such strong feelings about them but just like to see their blue colour under the hedge.

Cerinthe major purpurascens are self sown. It does seem early for them to be sharing their glaucus blue foliage and dark purple flowers but I am not complaining.

I planted a dozen Hyacinth in my raised beds this autumn and this colour is sumptuous.

In the bottle marked ‘California fig syrup’ given to me by sister Dorris, is a tiny sprig of the brightest little blue flowers of Brunnera macrophylla Dawson’s White

Cathy will be hosting our flowers gathered into vases, you should take a look and perhaps join us, it is lovely to have garden flowers at close quarters.

Right time to go and prepare supper, have a good evening wherever you are. D.

Silent Sunday: blue

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blue, bulb time, hyacinths, March, scented flowers, Silent Sunday, Spring flowers

Wordless Wednesday: Chelsea Flower Show (sights which caught my eye)

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blue, camassia, Chelsea Flower Show 2018, David Austin Roses, favourite sights, Iris Sibirica, lupins, shadows, Tottering by Gently, vases, wordless wednesday

Auricula theatre

David Austin Rose ‘Tottering by Gently’

Lupins everywhere

Blues

Blue sky over London plane trees

Shadows

Hanging vase

Tiny vases

Blue vase

Sarah Raven trade stand vases.

Delightful poppies

Camassia and Iris

Moss and Japan

In a Vase on Monday: this old thing again

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amaryllis, blue, blue glass, Cadiz, in a vase on Monday, Mallorca, Spain, white

Apologies to those of you who saw this as my Silent Sunday post.

This is the last flowers from my bargain Amaryllis bulb I purchased before Christmas. A cut stem as suggested by the in a Vase host Cathy.

The blue glass bottle was a water bottle from a cafe in Cádiz last Summer.

The fabric is a piece of hand woven linen, typical of the island of Mallorca. It was an off cut from kitchen cupboard curtains, no doors, in a place Brother in law Dorris used to live. A little blast of Summer.

Have a good week and remember we are nearly half way through February which can only mean that Spring will really be on its way.

Silent Sunday: blue and white

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amaryllis, blue, cut flower, fabric hand woven in Mallorca, grown by me, Silent Sunday, Spanish blue glass water bottle, white

In a Vase on Monday: blue

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blue, cornflowers, I hope you see them x, in a vase on Monday, Larkspur

There is a friend out there (and you know who you are) who loves blue cornflowers. They were in her wedding bouquet I believe. I had been hoping to share these with her as the mild spell has generated a new bunch of flowers. 

The Larkspur has also given me a bonus couple of new flowers. 

How lovely to see these in the house in mid October. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing them. See what Cathy and the numerous in a Vase on Monday participants have shared with  Cathy today. 

In a Vase on Monday: blue is the colour

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Ammi majus, blue, blue enamel jug, Bupleurum rotundifolium, calendula officinalis Neon, cornflower black ball, in a vase on Monday, Larkspur

On Saturday I spotted a blue enamel jug for sale in Wendover. I did not need another vessel for flowers but the colour grabbed me and I gave it a home. 

To set off such a strong colour I have picked blue Cornflowers of course, and a dark purple/blue Larkspur to match. Then, so that it is not too  ‘matchy matchy’ I have added lime green Bupleurum rotundifolium and Calendula officinalis Neon. 

I could not leave out the pretty Ammi majus although to be honest it was not really fair to put her amongst the show off colours today. 

Cornflower Black Ball has done really well but it has been bashed to the ground by the heavy rain so I had to pick some of them too.

Cathy hosts the Monday vases and it is always wonderful to see what other contributors have found to display. Stop for a minute and take a look.