In a Vase on Monday: Making a Splash

Cathy

Mar 27

Both daffodils and hyacinths can make a big splash of colour in our early spring gardens, daffodils with their bright cheeriness, even on a dull day, and hyacinths because of the very strength and depth of their colour. The hyacinths are probably 'Delft Blue' and are remnants of indoor pots from previous years - one of these days the garden will be chocabloc with hyacinths like this, and it would be a shame to compost them. The daffodils are from a clump that was the sole survivor from bulbs planted under the apple trees around 20 years ago. With their distinctive pale creamy yellow and darker rim to the trumpet, I could probably work out what variety they are. Since then, the only ones I grow outside are the shorter varieties like Tête-à-Tête.

Choosing the vase for today's post put me in mind of a goldfish bowl; lacking a goldfish to jump out of the vase as a prop I have included a tiny yellow duck instead, which could serve the same purpose. The duck was one of a family of similarly tiny ducks purchased to swim around in our little pond-in-a-bowl; sadly, the fact they all have a 'quack' means they take in water and don't swim for long before turning up their tails, and I still look out for replacements which are better swimmers. In the meantime, I have one with a stick up its backside (sorry!), secured in one of the pots of pond plants and having a prolonged rest from swimming.

You may be interested to know that the hellebore vase from two weeks ago looks just as fetching as it did then, and not only has the plant has gone up considerably in my estimation since then but it has also been the focal point of several other little posies.

If you would like to join us with a Monday vase of your own, filled with pickings from your garden or nearby, then please do so by leaving the usual links to and from this post.

I mentioned last week that I would be hosting another virtual get-together on Zoom on Sunday 16th April, and can now confirm this will take place at 17.00 GMT+1. If you would like to join us please email me.