In a Vase on Monday: Remnants of Summer

I always enjoy joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her Monday meme. Finding flowers for a vase is such a pleasurable activity, and then the vase itself will usually last the best part of a week. I have in fact been picking lots of flowers for vases like this one…

But my actual Monday vase this week was inspired by a Nigella flowering on the compost heap. And as I made my way back to the house, I picked up some of the last meadow flowers to join it…

Some Queen Anne’s Lace, Yarrow and Knapweed.

We have had so much Queen Anne’s Lace this year and it is finally going over. The yarrow is almost done too.

And the knapweed is only flowering in a spot where the meadow was mown early summer.

Early summer…. seems like months ago now. Summer was long and hot and very busy. I am looking forward to this less hectic season, although it was lovely to see the Nigella and be reminded of the glorious gardening months of May and June. 😃

The vase is what I call my Moon Vase. Did any of you manage to see the lunar eclipse last night? Sadly it was cloudy here until the moon began emerging from its shadow again, but there was still a red shimmer to it.

Have a wonderful week,

and

Happy Gardening!

 



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