I spoke on Saturday about the abundance of growth in the garden, and the emergence of blooms on the green spikes of 'Tête-à-Tête' seems, to me that is, to herald the build-up to spring. Plenty of sunshine in recent days, albeit accompanied by a chilly north wind, has served to highlight the joys of snowdrops, hellebores, pulmonaria, prunus, viburnum and now narcissi, accentuating the pleasures of daily rambles. The garden never stops, but it is now gathering pace and won't even think about slowing down until the autumn.
Today's vase demonstrates the freshness of blooms at this time of year, with stems of 'Tête-à-Tête' joined by greenish-yellow catkins on twisted hazel Corylus avellana 'Contorta' and a stout flowering stem of Hellebore argutifolius with its apple-green flowers. A short-lived but avid self-seeder, this often flowers before Christmas and pops up throughout the garden where I generally leave it to its own devices as it is not at all objectionable. The vase itself was bought as a hyacinth vase, which it may or may not have been designed for, its greenness supporting the freshness of the contents - and the prop is a miniature 'slinky', the perfect but not overused accompaniment to a seasonal vase like this!
Gardens in some parts of the world may not yet be stirring, but if you are able to join us on IAVOM by finding material in your garden to pop into a vase or jam jar then please do so by leaving the usual links to and from this post.
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