It has been 35C for three weeks now with more of the same predicted. It is very dry and most plants are showing the effects. We make the most of watering times and my biceps are feeling the effects of carrying watering cans! Despite that, the Bee Balm is in its glory right now and the Bells of Ireland have shown their tiny flowers and the calyx on each flower has developed its characteristic ‘bell.’ Although I will dry most of them I used a few to show them off in this tall arrangement.
Bells and Bergamot
Phlox paniculata, Bergamot, Monarda and Bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis all in a wonky slab vase with a prop of my only Irish Belleek China as a tribute to the Bells. The backdrop of Echinacea by Jeannette Oostlander also compliments well.
With the leftovers plus odd first blooms from the annuals and a few Zinnias that are finally blooming, I put this together.
Zinnia, Rudbeckia, Antirrhinum, Bells of Ireland, Bupleurum, Statice and Cynoglossom.
Thank you to Cathy of https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/ for hosting ‘In a Vase on Monday’. Do check in there to see her Elvis tribute today – gorgeous.
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