In a vase on Monday: sweet petite

More signs of spring are in the air and in the garden. Last night on a walk around the neighbourhood, I noticed the unmistakable sweet plummy scent of Prunus x blireana and followed it to its source, where I relieved the tree of a few little blossoming twigs. Around my area, it is commonly seen planted on the verge as a street tree.

 

Next, I added a few additions from my own garden: spring starflowers (Ipheion uniflorum) and snowflakes (Leucojum vernum)

 

You can see the camellias still in abundant bloom in the background.

Thanks to Cathy, the creator and host of the In a Vase on Monday meme. Perhaps you would like to contribute a bunch from your garden (or surrounds)? Click here to see what other gardeners around the world have gathered from their gardens this week.


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  1. Susie @ pbmGardenAugust 8, 2022 at 3:27 AM

    Lovely signs of spring for you. Ipheion always looks so nice--I have never grown it.

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    1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2022 at 5:24 AM

      Thanks Susie - it is such an easy bulb - it needs absolutely no attention whatsoever!

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  2. StasherAugust 8, 2022 at 6:26 AM

    How refreshing to view spring flowers. I am not a summer person, and your fresh flowers are really soothing in this heat.

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    1. HorticatAugust 8, 2022 at 5:34 PM

      Thanks Noelle, it's hard to imagine summer heat here at the moment! - I do look forward to all the summer blooms, especially the dahlias.

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  3. Kris PetersonAugust 8, 2022 at 12:54 PM

    Lovely! Those early signs of spring bring a rush of joy and fresh hope for the garden year to come. I grew up in an inland valley home with a tiny orchard of plum trees - my brother lives there now but the plum trees are long gone, victims of neglect and the climate change I saw even as a teenager. My current garden has citrus and persimmon trees but, other than one peach tree on the back slope that has never produced viable fruit, I've no stone-fruit trees. They're relatively uncommon in the area, probably because we get so little winter chill. I've had little success with snowflakes but I do look forward to the Ipheion each spring.

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    1. HorticatAugust 8, 2022 at 5:36 PM

      Thanks Kris, yes every new bloom is appreciated and enjoyed at this time of year. Interesting that stone fruit are a rarity in your area. Your beautiful dahlias and zinnias have me excited for summer!

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  4. AnnaAugust 8, 2022 at 2:29 PM

    Oh how exciting to be going into spring with all that anticipation of what is yet to come! I'm sure that you will make the most of it. A most lovely vase of promise.

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    1. HorticatAugust 8, 2022 at 5:38 PM

      Thanks Anna, yes I'm definitely excited for what is to come, but also need to get my act together - lots to do before spring here :)

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  5. Hoover BooAugust 8, 2022 at 3:17 PM

    It's wonderful to see some fresh, delicate springtime when here it's too hot to go outside.

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  6. HorticatAugust 8, 2022 at 5:41 PM

    Thanks Hoover Boo. It's easy to forget that it will be too hot to go outside here shortly, too. It's sort of unimaginable at the moment. You've reminded me that I really must rig up some more irrigation in preparation for summer.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 12, 2022 at 3:57 AM

    Such a joyful spring vase! The first blossom will surely put a spring in your step. 😃

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  8. AnonymousAugust 21, 2022 at 7:17 AM

    If I ever moved to the land down under, more than adjusting my ears to charming accent I'll have a whiplash when seeing snowflakes in August... Love your vase!
    Chavli

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    1. HorticatOctober 9, 2022 at 8:52 PM

      He he, yes it's interesting following all the northern hemisphere blogs and seeing everthing flowering in reverse!

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  9. danger gardenSeptember 14, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    Somehow I missed subscribing to your blog in my reader, but a recent post from Kris (where she linked to it) has solved that issue! I do love this case creation, but I think I love that tablecloth even more!

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