In a vase on Monday: just in time

It's Tuesday here in Australia, but as it's technically still Monday in the UK, where the In a vase on Monday meme originated, I figure I'm still just in time to participate. 

It's mid Autumn here and most of my showy go-to blooms for arrangements (dahlias, zinnias, strawflowers etc) are finished. I thought I'd struggle to find enough cutting material, but despite a lack of showy flowers, there was still plenty of interesting foliage to pad out my arrangement. 


Foliage: Plectranthus argentatus, snowball tree Viburnum opulus, bicoloured ivy-leaved Pelargonium sp., Phormium 'Sunrise', Nandina domestica (coloured up thanks to cooler weather).

Flowers: Salvia leucantha 'Harry's Red', shrimp plant Justicia brandegeeana, anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum, Ageratum houstonianum 'Hawaii Blue', Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix', Hydrangea macrophylla (unknown cultivar).

Seed heads: sweet basil Ocimum basilicum

A different angle: 

Zooming out:

To view the creations of other IAVOM participants, head over to Cathy's blog, Rambling in the Garden https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/

 


Comments

  1. Kris PetersonMay 2, 2022 at 8:20 PM

    It's great to see what's going on in your part of the world, Horticat! I haven't seen any IAVOM contributors out of Australia recently. Although I grow many Australian plants, you've included flowers I've found hard to grow in Southern California - for example, I've had only nominal success with Penstemon and zero success with Justicia. I mistook the Viburnum for spent hydrangeas at first as I'm not acquainted with it. My Sunset Western Garden Book indicates that I could grow it but it looks like water would be an issue for me, as it so often is, especially now with additional water restrictions looming ahead.

    Thank you for sharing your link and I look forward to seeing more posts!

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  2. HorticatMay 2, 2022 at 10:40 PM

    Thanks for visiting Kris! You're absolutely right, there are spent hydrangea blooms in there, I just forgot to list them! I've corrected the caption now, thanks for spotting. The Viburnum opulus foliage is in there too - just a couple of stems of green foliage, blushed with autumn shades at their edges. It is a commonly grown plant here, but yes, I think water would be an issue in your climate, at least until it was well established, after which it is tougher than it looks.

    It's great fun seeing what others are growing in their gardens around the world, isn't it? I've learned a lot from reading your blog and appreciate the time and effort that must go into producing it. Keep up the good work! :)

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  3. Cathy Lyon-GreenMay 5, 2022 at 1:01 AM

    This us so lovely - and definitely not plonked! It's always intriguing to know what is blooming in other parts of the world.the hydrangea makes a great filler here, accentusted by the other contributions, all used to great effect. Thanks so much for joining us - is there a name we can call you?

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    1. AnonymousMay 5, 2022 at 11:18 PM

      Thanks Cathy, I'm so glad I came across your IAVOM meme. It gives me a nudge to do an arrangement each week. I saw you are planting out your cutting garden. How lovely. I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labours in various IAVOM creations! - Horticat

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    2. CathyMay 9, 2022 at 9:52 AM

      I started the cutting beds a few years ago, following the lead of a couple of other bloggers at the time, but found I love them to look at as well as cut from

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  4. AnonymousMay 5, 2022 at 5:36 AM

    Wow, that's stunning. Scary-wonderful to think what you could do with a mass of spring or summer flowers. Even better with your houseplant swags. Bravo! --hoover b.

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    1. AnonymousMay 5, 2022 at 11:07 PM

      Thanks Hoover Boo, it will be fairly slim pickings, flower wise from now on, although luckily the camellias are just starting to open. I have a feeling they might feature in future arrangements ;)

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  5. AnonymousMay 5, 2022 at 6:28 AM

    A gorgeous fall abundance. Good on you!
    A bit odd of a mind twister to think of an autumn garden, when ours in the northern hemisphere are just waking up...

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    1. AnonymousMay 5, 2022 at 11:09 PM

      Thank you, yes it's interesting seeing all the vases of long-awaited flowering bulbs in some of the norther hemisphere blogs. And also...snow!

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  6. www.wordsandherbs.comMay 7, 2022 at 12:31 AM

    Lovely to see some familiar as well as unfamiliar flowers on the other side of the world! The penstemon is a gorgeous colour, and your hydrangea flowers are looking so 'vintage' in their late summer (autumn?) glory!

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  7. AnonymousMay 7, 2022 at 9:22 PM

    Thank you, yes it's fun to see what others are growing - I'm always learning new plants from other gardening blogs :)

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