In a Vase on Monday: Spring Blues

A few days ago I showed a picture of a very blue Pulmonaria, along with some other Pulmonarias, as one of my Five Favourites for April. Well, I knew I wanted to use it in a vase, so I decided to collect some other blue flowers to go with it.

There are a couple of different Pulmonarias actually – the very blue ‘Benediction’, then the pale blueish/mauve-white(!) Ocupol, and another unnamed one.

Muscari in all variations joined the party, as did the very blue Omphalodes verna, commonly known as Blue-eyed Mary. And at the front I added a sprig of Catmint (Nepeta) that has not quite opened yet but does show a hint of blue.

I love using Alchemilla mollis leaves as a kind of collar for vases, so was pleased to see they are now large enough to cut. They even had fresh raindrops on them when I went out this morning, and had I been earlier they would probably have had frost on them. Yes, it is still cold here at night, and the days have been mostly cool, so my spring flowers are lasting well.

The icing on the cake is the Snowflake, Leucojum aestivum. The bulbs are so expensive here, and I find they do not always come back reliably, so each one that pops up is adored. I don’t have snowdrops, but I do at least have a few of these!

I am happy to join Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her weekly meme on this chilly but sunny spring morning.

I hope you all have some warm sunshine this week, and wish you

Happy Gardening!🐞

 



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