In a Vase on Monday: Pink Dusk

Beautiful sunshine and one full day of rain last week have really brought the garden to life, but a cold wind prevailed until today, so I decided to pick one of the lovely Anemone coronaria I have in a patio pot from a collection called ‘Pink Dusk’ before they fade. The colours have ranged from sugary pink, a somewhat clashing red, and deep purple. Each one of them has been a wonderful surprise as they open, and this deep purply red one is perhaps the loveliest of all.

Let me zoom in for you…. I wish you could see the shimmery mauve at the centre, but my camera simply wouldn’t pick it up among all that rich velvety red!

The Heuchera leaves are almost the exact same colour, but I couldn’t resist adding some fresh Alchemilla foliage for contrast. Two no-ID tulips also lighten up the arrangement a little, and next to them I spotted my first Aquilegia. It is lovely seeing what colours and shapes evolve as they reseed and cross pollinate. I am pretty sure this frilly mauve one is related to a pink one I bought a few years ago called ‘Pinky Winky’. (Another odd name! 😆).

Finally, the first of the Geranium phaeum are opening. I think I first saw these on Anna‘s blog many years ago (greentapestry) and have grown them ever since. The colour matched my other choices, so in it went!

The vase seemed the natural choice for these colours. 😃 Do go and visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, who hosts this lovely meme on a Monday. I wonder what she is sharing today….

Happy Gardening!



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