A sudden burst of warmth 25C and the upward movement of plants can almost be watched. The palette of flowers to be picked is still fairly limited and I relied on what is considered to be an invasive plant for this week’s vase. Sweet Rocket or Dame’s Rocket, which I love because of its fragrance. As far as I know it has not escaped my garden. I have called this ‘Waste Not want Not’ because I had to cut back the Sweet Rocket which was shading some of my annuals. The German Irises had toppled over as their flowers are so heavy. I needed to prune back the roses before the deer got them and they need some shaping. The Geranium phaeum is now out of hand and taking over!! You could say this is mostly a happy accident. Sooo….

‘Waste Not Want Not’

Plastic recycled urn

Rosa rugosas

Sweet Rocket, Hesperis matronalis

Iris germanica

Aquilegia

Geranium phaeum

Geranium, ‘Johnson’s Blue’

Mountain Bluet, Centaurea montana

Salvia officinalis, variety unknown

Lamb’s Ears, Stachys byzantina

The second of my concoctions was a not so happy accident as my orchid flower lost its support clip and fell, breaking the stem at the base.

‘Unhappy Accident‘

Phalanopsis

Corylus avellana ‘Harry Lauder’

Please enjoy others creations at Cathy’s blog, ‘In a Vase On Monday’ at Rambling in the Garden

https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/category/gardens/in-a-vase-on-monday

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Let your creativity bloom on Mondays. Thank you Cathy and Thank you to those of you in this area who have shared so far! It’s not too late for today!